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**MikeB** · 07-19-2002, 11:00 PM

DynoMax p/n 86118 ceramic coated Chevelle shorty headers. Prox $225 from Summit Racing. Lifetime warranty against rusting. Decent fit, although I had to remove a little metal from the passenger side motor mount bracket (maybe .100" from 1 square inch). It was hard to find a header gasket to seal the imperfect flanges, but stock metal-faced Fel Pro exhaust manifold gaskets seem to work OK. Another drawback is they have only 1.5" diameter tubes, which is probably a bit small. I like the fact that they don't hang down below the frame like full size headers, and after 3 months they still shine like new. Had some "HPC coated" Hedmans that started rusting after a few weeks! Turns out the coating was nothing more than high temp silver paint!

07-19-2002, 11:00 PM	#2
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 3,440	DynoMax p/n 86118 ceramic coated Chevelle shorty headers. Prox $225 from Summit Racing. Lifetime warranty against rusting. Decent fit, although I had to remove a little metal from the passenger side motor mount bracket (maybe .100" from 1 square inch). It was hard to find a header gasket to seal the imperfect flanges, but stock metal-faced Fel Pro exhaust manifold gaskets seem to work OK. Another drawback is they have only 1.5" diameter tubes, which is probably a bit small. I like the fact that they don't hang down below the frame like full size headers, and after 3 months they still shine like new. Had some "HPC coated" Hedmans that started rusting after a few weeks! Turns out the coating was nothing more than high temp silver paint! __________________ Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 34 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 23 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!