i want to instal some new headers on my car. I do not have many upgrades to the engine if any at all. I was thinking of getting the hooker 2055s for my 350 with the air tubes. The air tubes is what I'm questioning. If I went with the long tubes will not having the air tubes hooked up cause any real problems with the engine. I would like to keep the ecm for the tpi system functioning correctly because no one likes a check engine light. Any input helps thanks.

 

read the stickys, there is one for your question.

 

The Hooker 2055's are much easier to install than long tubes are. They're also better made to fit with the rest of your exhaust.

 

going with the 2055s

 

I was going to the 2055's and finally opted for the 2210 Long Tubes. You won't be disappointed and you won't have to modify as much as I did to get them in.

 

I had hooker coated hooker long tubes.
from the performance angle I loved them BUT.
ground clearance was always an issue, and you had to bend a little bit of the header tube in one area to clear the spark plug.

 

for the people with 2210 hooker headers how much did you pay for them and where did you get them from?

 

Got mine from Summit, they're listed at about 520 bucks. Found them to be very easy to get in and out of the car, through the bottom.

 

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What's your budget? You're also looking at needing a y-pipe custom built.

I'd go with the 2055s.

With the way your car sits now, you're not going to gain anything that worth the the extra difficulty of getting the 2210's set up on your car. The 2210s are only going to be worth the hassle if you plan doing some serious upgrades (heads, cam etc) and going to the track.

With the 2055s, you can drive your car in the garage, install them, and drive it out of the garage in a few hours.

 

I completely agree with this post, for the money the 2210s cost you can get a whole lot more bang for the buck, and not have to cringe everytime you see a pothole even a lowrider would no notice.

 

yea im going with the 2055s. the ones at summit for 520 or whatever. they are not coated so would it be necessary to get them done or will they be ok in there with some exhaust wrap or something like that. its a big difference between the 800$ ones and the $520 ones.

 

You can run them without coating if you want. But they will rust. I've heard mixed reviews about wrapping headers. Moisture getting trapped in there or something? I don't know for sure. Never ran wrap before.

If you can swing it, I'd get them coated. They will run cooler, not rust and look A LOT better.

 

I paid a little over $800 from Jethot with their new coating shipped for Hooker 2210's