Headers on my C10
Gents, I have a 70 C10 that u am currently restoring and will be picking the montor up from the builder tomorrow. My question is for those who have run headers. My truck is a 350, short bed, 3 on the tree with 2 ½ inch drop spindles. Is there any issue buying a nice set of long tunes for the truck? If not what do you recommend? I have been running headers on my Z06 Corvettes for years and never had any issues but this is a different animal. I think the manufactures for those applications may be better than for our trucks.
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I'm running these I have been really happy so far. They hang about 3 in down below the frame. I did not use the gasket that came with them, I went and got a Mr gasket thick crushed gasket for it and haven't had a leak. Also your linkage will hit the header if you don't adjust it period mine is three on the tree also, so what I ended up doing once I figured out what was going on was just unhooking the linkage and flipping it over there was a little bracket in there that allowed me to move it left or right. I assume that the bracket is because multiple engines went in these trucks but it was pretty simple once I saw it. Not that you'll need to if you do it ahead of time but after that I went and put a little vht high heat gray on the spot that it was hitting to keep that from rusting out period been really happy with them had them on for about a year and it's a daily driver.
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I like hedman headers look them up
Some guys like headers some hate them Like stated use a better quality gaskets of them turf the cheap gaskets that come with them I never changed out a header because it blew apart i have changed many stock manafolds that have |
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2" Headman long tubes here. They have never had a speed bump hit them.
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Look into Summit brand headers, I was going to buy Hooker headers ($480.00 ceramic coated) for my 1965 C10 with BBC, but found Summit brand long tube headers already ceramic coated for $270.00.
That is a bargain in my mind, they look well made, have not installed yet, waiting until it gets out of the 100's here in Phoenix area. I have had a C5 for over 17 years and still have not added headers, the prices blew me away years ago, they say it's called Corvette tax, some headers and midpipe kits sell for over $2000.00!! Looked once at LS1 Camaro/Trans Am headers, prices much lower than Corvette. Look into Summit brand headers, if you can't find any you can call in or do a chat and see if they can help you find a set. |
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I have run Blackjack headers ($100 back then) with 1-5/8" primaries (maybe even 1-1/2" don't recall back then), and had a huge performance increase with just a mild cam and vac sec holly 600cfm carb. Later I stepped up to 1-3/4" primary Hooker Super Comps, with no performance increase.
So my moral is, if you go headers, keep the primaries small unless you are running aftermarket heads. You will retain a lot of torque and it will sound great. Ground clearance should not be an issue as the collector is pretty high of the ground at stock height so 2.5" shouldn't be killer. BTW, dual 3" pipes with Flowmasters sounded great albeit a tad loud. |
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My dad is a retired auto body man with 43 years under his belt. Kind of helps a lot with the restoration process to have him there. I'm lucky to get to spend this time with him and we are having a lot of fun. |
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So if you look at the third picture originally the linkage was on the other side of that and bumping my header so I disconnected it from there. Took the bolt out of the back that's in those 2 holes (first and second picture) and flipped it over to reconnect it all. I didn't have to heat anything or bend anything in my case |
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I ran headers with the three on the tree for a long while and raced it like that. There were no clearance issue at all that i recall. Had to switch to a 4 speed because the 3-speed trannies kept breaking.:cool: Then finally went auto as the stick was too abusive to the drive line with slicks. :devil: Now that i am mostly done with racing I'm looking to go back to stick. Though about trying to get the three on the tree adapted to a muncie 4-speed and have a little shifter on floor for reverse. Just an idea of course. :)
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I install summit brand ceramic headers. Used a sealant with the gasket. Never leaked and no problems.
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