anyone running these headers?
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anyone running these headers?
I'm considering fender well exit headers for my built 400. Just because I like the look of'em and I'm considering side pipes on my 78 F250.
Lemme know what ya'll think.
Lemme know what ya'll think.
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Curious what people think as well because I'm wanting a set for my truck eventually when I get it finished. Main benefits I see are more room to get to the starter than manifolds, easy exhaust routing, gets the heat out of the engine compartment. They just seem like a great idea to me but I'm curious of what everyone else thinks.
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Justblaze: that's what I was thinkinking too. But the L&L headers for the 460 says you have to have a 3" body lift... I'll cut up my inner fenders to make'em work before I body lift it...
I want the ease of exhaust routing too... Plus I think they give it that old style gasser drag racing look... Bad ***.
I want the ease of exhaust routing too... Plus I think they give it that old style gasser drag racing look... Bad ***.
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Justblaze: that's what I was thinkinking too. But the L&L headers for the 460 says you have to have a 3" body lift... I'll cut up my inner fenders to make'em work before I body lift it...
I want the ease of exhaust routing too... Plus I think they give it that old style gasser drag racing look... Bad ***.
I want the ease of exhaust routing too... Plus I think they give it that old style gasser drag racing look... Bad ***.
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My brother bought a set of L&L shorties and even though they were used in heavy mud they are still on a friends truck to this day... they don't rust out. If I can afford a set I plan on trying to get some too. The fenderwell exits make it easy to run the exhaust along the outside of the frame rail where there is more room. Personally I think it looks better to run it along the inside but thats a personal preference. I think someone else on here said with big enough tires (if you are trying to do big tires/low lift) they can rub the headers before they hit the cab, but I'm not sure that was the L&L's.
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Just put a set on my 460. They are shorties but they are beautiful headers. Finest I have ever owned and fit with no issues. Not even a scratch putting them in.
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From: spotsy va
Me personally like my exhaust inside the frame but if ur runnin open headers it looks cool but I'm runnin hooker super competion headers on my 400 n I have a 9 qt oil pan n I don't have any clearance issues had to heat the driverside a lil but no pronlems getting to the starter at all its all in what u like
