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Old Feb 20, 2004 | 08:38 PM
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exhaust headers

i have a '70 f-100 custom w/390 block and a 2bbl motorcraft.
4 the exhaust i have dual 2 3/4 inch pipes with dual flowmasterers, i want 2 buy new headers, which ones are going 2 give me the most HP for my buck?
 
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Old Feb 20, 2004 | 11:13 PM
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i know u can order flowtech headers thru a parts store like autozone for about $110. a lot on here have said theyre a good brand. any headers at all should make a big difference over those awful manifolds
 
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Old Feb 20, 2004 | 11:25 PM
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i have a set of hookers and the biggest thing i have found with them is they dont leak at the heads. the flange is thicker and appears not to warp with time. i have not had a gasket blow out either. good luck
 
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Old Feb 21, 2004 | 03:56 AM
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I got some headman 89100's. They work fine, but the installation was a pain. I had to remove the starter to get the header in...

And guess what, if my starter ever goes out, I have to remove the header to get at the starter.

If I was doing it all over again, I'd look for a header that clears that starter etc...

I know there at least one out there, some one mentioned it. I don't remember which brand. Someone will fill us in.

Sam
 
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Old Feb 21, 2004 | 04:34 AM
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thx 4 the advise. can't wait 2 ditch those manifolds and get some
good headers, and more hp!
 
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Old Feb 21, 2004 | 09:44 AM
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go wit the hookers, headmans are thinner, and won't last as long. The thinner the header, the faster the collecters give out. I would spend the extra now for quality, otherwise you will spend it later on a replacement set.
 
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