alright guys i need your help... im looking for long tube headers for my 87 iroc. for those of you with long tubes please list what brand you have, how you like them, and a part no. if possible... thanks

 

headman longtubes
not sure of the part number i think its like 6480 or something
1 5/8 with 3" collector


i love them the only thing i dont like is that they arent ceramic coated but i didnt want to pay 500$ for headers. they fit good kinda hard to get in tho. and u have to cut a whole and weld in an 02 sensor. they tuck up alot tighter than the hooker supercomps tho so thats a big plus for ground clearance.

 

I've got the Heddmens as well and hated them. Had to dent a primary tube on the drivers side in two spots to get them to fit correctly on my 87 bird and 91 bird.

 

look at the stickies

 

i have hedmens, but i don't hate them, even tho i had to bend them slightly on drivers side and notch a frame slightly too

 

I just got some 2210 hookers. Look extremely nice but I dont have my motor done yet to try them out. I here there about the best fitting and there onlt $479 at advance auto

Seth

 

didnt have to notch/dimple my headmans at all. hookers seem to be good but everyone complains how they sit so low and dont tuck up as nice as the headmans as far as ground clearance

 

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/exha...vs-hedman.html

Two brands Im running right now

 

Hooker. Had them since 2003. They don't work well with straight plug AFR heads & Hooker's coating sucks. I had them redone by Jet-Hot.

 

what exactly was in you way that made you have bend the tubes???
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im thinking of getting the heddmans and im wondering (since i have a t5) have you guys heard there to be more problems with the t5 or with the auto when it comes to the fitting issues???

 

I've got a t56, and had no problems with the collectors. I'm running an x-member with notched out of it to tuck up the exhaust. The primary tubes had to be dented to fit around where the a-arms bolt to the k-member, and that was with grinding down the k-member A LOT.

 

It would help if you mentioned WHAT headers you're talking about.

 

It would help if you read the f'ing thread. I haven't changed headers since my first post in this thread if that clears anything up for you.

 

So you're saying you're running the Hedmens on both your cars both with a T56?

 

I don't have the 87 anymore, but I swapped the trans/exhaust over from it and yes, I ran into the same clearance issues when I put it all in the 91.