got my hooker headers in today.....did i get ripped?? pics*
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You guys are off your rockers
Those flanges look fine. The ports may need some light cleaning up with a cutter, but the raised welds are A-ok. The main thing to check is that there is not weld splatter or excessive grooves in the raised areas. Generally a file will clean them up
Examples from a quick ebay search. In addition to these, both my hooker and headman SBC headers in my 3rd gen were raised like that along with several others Ive installed over the years
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PACES...item5ad831e0aa
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Super...item2302a63eff
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JBA-C...item439e61004f
Hooker is very proud of their headers. If you dont have a hooker tag welded onto the #1 primary, they're not hookers
Those flanges look fine. The ports may need some light cleaning up with a cutter, but the raised welds are A-ok. The main thing to check is that there is not weld splatter or excessive grooves in the raised areas. Generally a file will clean them up
Examples from a quick ebay search. In addition to these, both my hooker and headman SBC headers in my 3rd gen were raised like that along with several others Ive installed over the years
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PACES...item5ad831e0aa
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Super...item2302a63eff
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JBA-C...item439e61004f
Hooker is very proud of their headers. If you dont have a hooker tag welded onto the #1 primary, they're not hookers
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You guys are off your rockers
Those flanges look fine. The ports may need some light cleaning up with a cutter, but the raised welds are A-ok. The main thing to check is that there is not weld splatter or excessive grooves in the raised areas. Generally a file will clean them up
Examples from a quick ebay search. In addition to these, both my hooker and headman SBC headers in my 3rd gen were raised like that along with several others Ive installed over the years
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PACES...item5ad831e0aa
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Super...item2302a63eff
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JBA-C...item439e61004f
Hooker is very proud of their headers. If you dont have a hooker tag welded onto the #1 primary, they're not hookers
Those flanges look fine. The ports may need some light cleaning up with a cutter, but the raised welds are A-ok. The main thing to check is that there is not weld splatter or excessive grooves in the raised areas. Generally a file will clean them up
Examples from a quick ebay search. In addition to these, both my hooker and headman SBC headers in my 3rd gen were raised like that along with several others Ive installed over the years
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PACES...item5ad831e0aa
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Super...item2302a63eff
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JBA-C...item439e61004f
Hooker is very proud of their headers. If you dont have a hooker tag welded onto the #1 primary, they're not hookers
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My first thought was there is no way those look right, but I am not sure. I did an image search for headers on google, most of the flanges were flat. Then I looked up hooker headers and a lot of them looked like yours. Those could all be defective ones, but I doubt that. Best bet would be to call and double check, hopefully they are ok.
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Who shipped them to you Hooker? If they did you may be **** out of luck as ws6 store will tell you if you bought from them then 'THEY (Hooker)' have to return it. They'll be happy with your money though. This is what happened to another member on LS1.com who just bitched about ordering from the ws6 store and couldnt return his coil overs because ws6 store didnt want to be stuck with them sitting around. Sounds like great customer service to me.
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well i just took these headers out to a GM mechanic to get his opinion and he said they look fine... he's going to be putting them on for me next saturday... he said there wasn't anything wrong with them and they would be fine....
do u guys think i should put them on or send them back? and a couple people said they look weird and look like knockoffs.... can you please specify exactly what it is about them that doesn't look right?
do u guys think i should put them on or send them back? and a couple people said they look weird and look like knockoffs.... can you please specify exactly what it is about them that doesn't look right?
I will NOT take my care or take advice from a "GM mechanic", they almost always know little to NOTHING about ls1.. Especially the aftermarket. The vast majority of them is a joke at best.
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What the hell is wrong with you? I don't care what you are dealing with... If you say "The GM mechanic told me", chances are the statement you are about to make is incorrect.
I will NOT take my care or take advice from a "GM mechanic", they almost always know little to NOTHING about ls1.. Especially the aftermarket. The vast majority of them is a joke at best.
I will NOT take my care or take advice from a "GM mechanic", they almost always know little to NOTHING about ls1.. Especially the aftermarket. The vast majority of them is a joke at best.
but anyway im not stupid, if the majority of you on here say they are crap then apparently they are.. and because of that, im sending them back.
and i did know if they came directly from hooker or from the ws6store... i guess ill find out monday when i call them....
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I just bought some used hookers and they look like similar to yours. I guess I'll find out if I get any exhaust leaks when I slap them on in a few weeks. Previous owner said never had a problem with them.
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They are fine...Every set of hooker headers is that way...Don't waste your time in trying to send them back because the next set will be exactly the same...
Blowing header gaskets, are you kidding me, come on guys, every header flange does not have to look the same...Just slap them on along with the gaskets and call it a day...
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Blowing header gaskets, are you kidding me, come on guys, every header flange does not have to look the same...Just slap them on along with the gaskets and call it a day...
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They are fine...Every set of hooker headers is that way...Don't waste your time in trying to send them back because the next set will be exactly the same...
Blowing header gaskets, are you kidding me, come on guys, every header flange does not have to look the same...Just slap them on along with the gaskets and call it a day...
Kev
Blowing header gaskets, are you kidding me, come on guys, every header flange does not have to look the same...Just slap them on along with the gaskets and call it a day...
Kev
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