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Jan 20, 2008 | 06:43 PM

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hellbents10

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Why not just stick with manifolds. Cheaper, more reliable, and they retain heat better. They seem to be fine up to 1500hp.

Jan 20, 2008 | 06:46 PM

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what he said ^^^

Jan 20, 2008 | 10:58 PM

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what he said ^^^

I agree. What was I thinking.

Jan 21, 2008 | 07:57 AM

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Nick bought that car friday...

doh! well good at least i can stop thinking about it then.

-again, why do it compared to truck mani's... well for one they are shaped a bit different.. its a good idea to keep your eyes open in case one day a set come around that clear the a/c pump or alternator

-anyone would admit headers look nicer too; that holds some value to me.

Jan 21, 2008 | 08:52 AM

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I used JBA headers, for an H2 hummer lol

hey tiago, what material are they made out of, have you had any cracking problems yet (and how many miles do you have on them?)

Jan 21, 2008 | 10:37 AM

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Hell ill sell mine if anyone wants them. im just gonna use the truck manifolds.

Jan 21, 2008 | 10:55 AM

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hey tiago, what material are they made out of, have you had any cracking problems yet (and how many miles do you have on them?)

they are coated mild steel. Never had any cracks, they are about 3 years old now, some 2000 miles.

Apr 15, 2008 | 02:21 AM

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has anyone tried anything other than truck manifolds? I guess they would help engine breathing, especially equal-length like Mightymouse posted

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Apr 15, 2008 | 07:44 AM

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Mine are super thick wall 304 stainless. We went to great lengths to make the runners as equal as possible. I know some may argue that it isn't nessasary, but I believe it has to be better to be equal. I agree that you can make 1500 hp on stock manifolds, and they work great. But I wanted to make a visual statement too! The thick wall helps retain heat like a casting does. They are extremely heavy, but a small sacrifice. Especially when Cody at LoveFab gives his manifolds a lifetime warranty on cracking. His failure rate is almost non-existent.

Apr 15, 2008 | 09:04 AM

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To anyone interested you may want to take a look at SBF 302/351 turbo headers. The exhaust port layout is exactly the same but one has to whack off the flange and put on an LS1 flange. Ask me how I know............