I am thinking about putting on headers for my'97' f350. I was looking at banks torque tubes but my Father-in-law recommends hooker headers. What have you guys dealt with and what are your opinions? I will not be doing this for a few months so I got time to figure it all out. Thanks Gabe

 

Header quality seems to change like the decades do...
Hedmann in the 60's/70's an excellent product and considered one of the top mfg's with Hooker....they were built in Culver City, Ca until a few years ago. Beginning in the late 80's Hedmann quality began declining & today, they are considered an "inexpensive Header", meaning, you get what you pay for. IMHO I would place Patriot & Blackjack in the same category (although both seem to be offering a higher-quality header line also). In general, the head plate should be at least 3/8" (1/2" is best), tubing should be at least 16 gauge (14 is best).....otherwise leaks and burn-though are going to be a problem as well as the longetivity of the headers.

 

Thanks I will keep that in mind when I start to really get serious about headers… Money and time and all that.