well i been doing some thinking and while im waiting for my motor i may as well see if i can find a cheap set of shorties for my Phamspeed kit. I figure the 02 headers will flow decently but a set of shorties will flow better,which ill need to help the 383 breath.ive noticed that some are finding cheap truck shorties on ebay and such,but not sure which ones work.So id like some recommendations.Thanks guys

 

so far ive found
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-9...91732923QQrdZ1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...MakeTrack=true

and these
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OBX-H...3440QQtcZphoto
it says with no EGR which is what i want

but need to know if they'll fit,i know its been asked before but never heard an outcome

 

the turck haders are different from F-body ones

 

i realize that but the flanges and such seem the same,i know a few have tried them and wanted someone to post if they worked.

 

or if someone could recommend ls1 shortie headers that are a good price that works too!

 

I can't seem to find a definite answer on this one eather. If there's a set of shorty headers that work i'd like to know.

 

Check the classifieds. That's where I got mine, hooker ceramic coated shorties $175 shipped. Usually you'll see a set of shorties for sale at least once a week for a good price. There was a thread on here a couple months back where someone found a guy on ebay who sells brand new JBA's for like two hundred and something.

 

Got mine here for about $80 I think. Do a search alot of times someone posts a set and they never sell so they just give up. Thats what i did and the guy still had them. Im saving mine for a future upgrade. Im getting bored with the TTi street kit

 

any links anybody?

 

Stupid question, but doesn't phamspeed come with it's own set? Some of those truck ones looked nice, you're just reversing them on the engine right?

 

I believe the budget kit is designed to run off of the stock manifolds.

 

Warning: IF you have the phamspeed kit the TRUCK HEADERS WILL NOT FIT IT!
the truck headers will not fit in a fbody facing the orignal way, the will only fit in it facing forward.
so dont buy them for your phamspeed kit, buy the fbody shorties!

 

ddnspider what kit did you buy? i'm considering phamspeed

 

i bought the Pham budget kit....thanks smokinHawk for the warning ill stay away from the truck headers now. It drives me nuts though cause when you look at them they look like they'd fit with no problem!WuTupYo ill more than likely be selling my 02 headers if you want them ill sell them cheap.I decided that since im building a forged motor i might as well try and get the best flow i can through the exhaust. So anyone have a recommendation of some Fbod shorties thatll work well?

 

ok WTF! heres a link for some ls1 fbod shorties
https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachmen...achmentid=6315
they look identical to the truck 1's i linked to earlier!

 

look at the driver side, that is the one that wont fit. the truck one is longer and hits the firewall badly.

 

gotcha....so any recommendation smokinhawk for where to get a good set of headers cheap????so far ive only seen them in summit for entirely too much money....i cant see spending $600 for an extra 20hp!

 

ya definatly not summit or jegs.
not sure of a good source other then used, just keep your eye out.
i think some of the sponsers have them for around $300-350ish but not sure who.

i bought a set for my older turbo tech used from the board

 

i searched the for sale section and had to go back to Feb 2004 to even find a set for sale for an 02.everyone sells them for like a 98-99.Guess ill try to search some of the sponsors to see.....if anyones got any ideas please throw them out there.

 

The JBA's wont work either. They are a mid length header and wont fit with the phamspeed kit.

Nate