Headers for 350 swapped Cutlass

[S.Ghayeb]

Hey gents, I want to purchase long tube headers for my upcoming project car, a 1980 Cutlass with a 350 swap.

What options do I have when it comes to long tubes?

Painted will do just fine. I don't really care about rusted headers no matter how ugly they look

 

[bill]

Flowtech is the cheapest you can buy...but I do recommend ceramic coated to prolong their life. What engine are you swapping? Chevy or Olds?

 

[DoubleV]

What engine are you swapping? Chevy or Olds?

He has an Olds and is posting this in the Cutlass section of the forums. Obviously he's talking about a Chevy engine. :wink:

S.Ghayeb, this topic is brought up like once a week ( or so it seems ). A search on these forums will bring up all the info you'll need. Just pick the set you want to spend the money on. Buy the best ( American Racing ) and get the best but they'll cost you accordingly. Buy cheapos and you'll get cheap but they're lighter on the wallet.

 

[S.Ghayeb]

It already has a SBC 350 installed. I plan on swapping the heads for some 206cc Vortec heads modified for higher lift.

I checked SUMMIT for 1980 Cutlass before creating the thread, but not sure which one I would need for my setup, so many options available on the website.

http://www.summitracing.com/search/year ... lock-gen-i

Part numbers would help, especially for best fitment for oil filter access, ground clearance etc

Sometimes asking people with experience is better than using filters on a website to choose what works best.

 

[S.Ghayeb]

Help a NOOB out guys!

 

[DoubleV]

Help a NOOB out guys!

You have all those headers to choose from ( with part numbers ) shown in your link and the search function here on these forums. What else exactly do you need to know?

 

[S.Ghayeb]

Help a NOOB out guys!

You have all those headers to choose from ( with part numbers ) shown in your link and the search function here on these forums. What else exactly do you need to know?

I just want to know which ones have the best fitment and have decent clearance. Tried, tested and proven is all i ask for 🙂

 

[DoubleV]

Mass produced headers by the big header manufactures will never be consistant on how they will fit. For every person who says brand X fit's like a glove there will be someone who's had nothing but problems with the same brand X. Some brands may fit good more often than others though. As I posted above, do a search and you can read peoples first hand accounts of 'brand X' and you can decide for yourself which headers seem to have the least amount of fitment suckage.

 

[GT_80]

My limited experience with G bodies, long tubes require some finess to get it. I have used Flow techs in a 1980 Malibu wagon I had years ago, and it took a while to get them in. I scratched the hell out of the paint on the drivers side because i was frustrated, but they were OK fit and finish, they just don't last too long if your car sits a lot or unless you paint them once a year.

I only had that car a year, so it wasn't a big deal to me.

The questions I want answered, is how do people account for the drivers side header pointing straight at the trans crossmember? do you have a funky bent pipe or simply flatten the crossmember (which is really hack!)?

The cutlass I am getting has manifolds with header back 3" exhaust, and someone along the line has 5lb sledge hammered the cross member for clearance, but I would like to fix it correctly and put headers on it.

 

[GT_80]

http://www.transdepot.net/product.asp?i ... MgodV3cAmA

I guess something like this is the answer... Summit, jegs, everyone sells one. I answered my own question 🙂 at $220, I will probably make my own or use what I have till I can afford one