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Offline 1981 ss chevy

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Headers, different exhaust tones??
« on: December 12, 2009, 08:35:56 pm »
can headers make your exhaust sound better, or will factory manifolds give you the same tone, im thinking about putting headers on my 81 c10 silverado 350 bone stock, any suggestions?
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Offline malibu795

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Re: Headers, different exhaust tones??
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2009, 07:54:14 am »
headers  1 1/2 on s stock 350 will imporve everything
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Re: Headers, different exhaust tones??
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2009, 09:39:09 am »
Definitely as long long as they aren't cheap headers with exhaust leaks
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Re: Headers, different exhaust tones??
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2009, 07:19:16 pm »
what kind shorty or full length and i was looking for a direct replacement as i want to reuse my y pipe is their anything like that out there
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Re: Headers, different exhaust tones??
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2009, 08:27:29 pm »
Yeah you;d have to use shorty's to use the y pipe otherwise I wouldn't bother.
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Offline 1981 ss chevy

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Re: Headers, different exhaust tones??
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2009, 08:58:46 pm »
i'll still need a reducer of some sort though right cuz stock size is like only what 2 and 1/4 or 2 and 1/2 and the flanges arent the same either right?
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Offline Layne

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Re: Headers, different exhaust tones??
« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2009, 02:38:51 pm »
I got some flowtech shorties for my 88, and they fit right in.
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Re: Headers, different exhaust tones??
« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2009, 07:04:23 pm »
thats what headers i have they came off a 93 but the 3 bolt flanges are different size then the ones on the y pipe im just gonna have to well a reducer on there
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