Headers?

[winningz]

Thinking about buying some headers. Mine look pretty bad. Any suggestions on some quality ones that will fit my 78 chevy k10?

[rich weyand]

I have Hooker headers on my '78 K10.  No invoice with a part number, as they were on it when I bought it.  They look like they are #2453.  I compared the pics (on JEGS: http://www.jegs.com/i/Hooker/520/2453/10002/-1), and they are pretty uniquely bent, and match mine exactly on both sides.  I like them.  They're holding up well.

Get these to put them on with.  Much easier to keep torqued.  http://www.jegs.com/i/Mr.+Gasket/720/3420G/10002/-1

[DustyRusty]

I also have Hooker headers and really like them.  They are long tube 4-into-1 headers.  They sit high up into the frame and cannot be seen drooping down under the frame like some brands.  They are either 16 or 18 ga., though.

If I was going to do it over I would go 14 ga. for longevity and get them ceramic coated inside and out.  I happen to like the bolt-up flanges that connect the headers to the exhaust pipe.  That's what my Hooker's have.  I forget what the name of the other style is at the moment.

There are also other styles of headers:  Shortys, 4-into-2-into-1 and probably others.  Each have merits.  I suppose Google is your friend.  All comes down to personal preference.

Rusty

[81_Chevy]

Ive got Flow Tech headers on my truck, got them from O'Reilly's for like 130$ ish. they arnt the most high quality ones, but i ceramic coated them and then work great! no rust, no leaks, and a decent price. 

[ehjorten]

I've got Hedman Elite, ceramic coated headers on my '77 K20.  They fit great!  I got the ball-n-socket collector flange ones and wish I got the standard 3-bolt flange instead, but other than that they are excellent!  3/8" thick flanges, so you will need longer bolts to mount them to your heads, especially if you use the Remflex header gaskets, which I highly recommend.  Just use LS header bolts, they are longer.

On my '91 V3500 with the 454 I have Doug Thorley Tri-Y's.

On both I have installed the Nordloc header bolts.  They are more expensive, but they DO NOT loosen!  I've never touched a header bolt after installing them.

[Engineer]

I went to Hooker headers from Hedman.

I'm running a 454.

The Hedman headers would not allow me to use my front drive shaft after I took my lift off. The Hookers are bent totally different, and they work fine with no lift and having the front driveshaft.

When I called Headman about my problem they basically said I installed them wrong. I was like what the.......?

Anyhow, Jegs swapped the Hedmans for Hookers without any flak.

No more Hedmans for me.