[BossHogg69]

Well, the rusty ram horn manifolds didn't last long... after finding a pretty good sized crack on the drivers side manifold (that hadn't started leaking yet) I started looking for headers. I found a set of headers on eBay that supposedly fit '65-89 full-size Chevy cars (along with chevelle and camaro) with a small block. They are from the vendor 'speed-daddy'. I used a set of headers from them on my '05 GMC a few years back and they worked out okay (they're actually still on truck and they're 7 years old now), so I went for it. They were $138 shipped to my door and are listed as 304 stainless steel, 1 5/8" tubes, 3" collectors, 2.5" reducers. The ones on my GMC were listed as stainless, but have about 60k miles on them and look like hammered cat poo now, but haven't rusted through and never leaked. I never clean or polish them either, so there's that... I fully expected these new headers to not fit well since they are basically one size fits all, but was willing to spend a few bucks to find out. I soaked the manifold bolts down in CRC 'Knock'er Loose' and let it sit for a few hours. Everything busted loose with no drama or cussing. Much to my surprise, the new headers slid right in from the bottom, the spark plugs went in with no issues and they didn't hit the lower control arms, steering box or trans crossmember. They even came with bolts, gaskets and reducers. Got a Hedman Hedder's a/c bracket, which needed an additional hole drilled in it and a little persuasion from a bench vise, but it all bolted up nicely in the end. They added a little more growl to the exhaust and I can definitely feel a seat of the pants improvement over the manifolds. Overall I'm pleased with the purchase.