hate my headers, looking for an alternative..

[pfcvdv]

hey guys

in the past 4 years i drive my chevy-powered 79 regal, i own a pair of long tube dynomax headers. there definatly not the worst you can get, but i hate them.
they are noisey, the always find a way to leak, and they are getting a bit rusty now...

i was wondering if there are any alternatives besides these longtube headers. i am looking for something with a good flow, and quiet performance.
i recently found a company named sanderson who makes cast iron block hugger headers. but will they actually fit on a g-body?

http://www.sandersonheaders.com/Sanderson-QP1000-Cast-Series-Small-Block-Chevy-Header-Set.html

does anyone know more about the options on this subject?

i would like to hear your opinions
Thanks

 

[RegalBegal]

Those are center dump headers and will not fit a G Body. Your best bet are coated or stainless rear dump shorty headers. While your at it, use copper header gaskets and locking bolts. That will fix the leaking. Of course, you could port a pair of factory manifolds.

 

[Qdub24]

Those are center dump headers and will not fit a G Body. Your best bet are coated or stainless rear dump shorty headers. While your at it, use copper header gaskets and locking bolts. That will fix the leaking. Of course, you could port a pair of factory manifolds.

x2 what RegalBegal said. Summit Racing has pretty affordable, ceramic coated, full-length headers for your setup. I prefer the dead-soft aluminum-type header gaskets though.

 

[Clone TIE Pilot]

Sad the direct fit TES and Hooker 2040 headers are discontinued since they work pretty well. The used set of TES headers in my Regal are pretty quiet and don't leak. Long tubes do hurt low end power for street driven cars, for daliy driving shorties and mid tubes are a better choice.

 

[G-Body_Vet]

FWIW, how about trying out a set of headers with a ball/socket collector flange vs. the traditional flat faced flange. Anyone have any experience with those? The last time I bought a set of headers, that design hadn't been on the market yet but I would imagine that would seal much better at the collector anyway.

 

[JBreu]

I have the flowtech afterburner headers and couldn't be happier. I've had them for 5 years now and have no issues. Made by Holley

 

[pfcvdv]

yeah those ss shortys look nice. but $800 for a pair of tubes is a bit silly. how about the headman s-10 shortys? will they fit? because it looks like they could...
if they could, i can make the head flanges myself, maybe of 3/8'' steel plates making for a better seal. wrap the tubes up in a iron-epoxy composite to dampen the sound (mixing iron powder and epoxy creates an awesome material btw) and they already have the ball flanges.

good idea?

i dont know i i want to go with the full tubes again. it doesnt really makes a lot of sense to me.. im not racing it, its my daily driver

 

[DoubleV]

Properly sized long tube headers will gain power everywhere in the rpm range. The only thing that sucks about long tubes is fitment when buying cheapo ones.

 

[Elky81]

I have the flowtech afterburner headers and couldn't be happier. I've had them for 5 years now and have no issues. Made by Holley

No clearance issues with the Flowtech Afterburners,then?

 

[Fastmax32168]

I used LT1 exhaust manifolds on my build so that I would never have to deal with all of the header problems and i could not be happier with that decison. If they cost me a few HP so be it. They are one of the best flowing exhaust manifolds GM ever built, and they are rear dumps. I have no clearance issues. I did have to grind on them a bit as there is a slight mismatch between LT1 ports and regular SBC ports that I wanted to eliminate but in the end they worked out.
Roy