Speed Engineering Race Version Headers Now Available!!
Got mine installed yesterday! Cannot believe how easily these went in, sound, look under the hood. The ONLY negative feedback would be the clamps. I have ran the TSP's, Pacesetters in other fbods that I have owned. The Speed Engineering Headers are well worth the $$$... Great job Sean!
Got mine installed yesterday! Cannot believe how easily these went in, sound, look under the hood. The ONLY negative feedback would be the clamps. I have ran the TSP's, Pacesetters in other fbods that I have owned. The Speed Engineering Headers are well worth the $$$... Great job Sean!
Overall, the sound is great with my factory exhaust, fit was good, I am pretty satisfied.
I just put these in and the installation was easy breezy, the only complaint I had was also the clamps. They were to small to fit around the joints so I had to buy crappy u-bolt clamps for the time being until I can figure out a clamp to use that wont sacrifice ground clearance these u-bolt clamps take away.
Overall, the sound is great with my factory exhaust, fit was good, I am pretty satisfied.
Overall, the sound is great with my factory exhaust, fit was good, I am pretty satisfied.
WALKER 33272 Mega Band Clamps. They around $8 a piece from Rock Auto. I've used them on every exhaust system I've had on my car and are the only clamps I've not had leak. I especially like them for the y-pipe to header collector slip connections. When you crank them down they'll stretch over and create a nice seal.
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo 14BFF: The only work on 2wd.
Thank you guys.. Ya, we are continuously working with the factory to provide better clamps. They have just recently added a wedge in the middle, which helps tremendously with clamping strength. Unfortunately, they didn't extend the straps to compensate. You can get the clamps on, they are just very tight. If you remove the wedge they should side on just fine. Or, if you grind a little of the wedge down it should side on smooth as well. Hopefully, our next batch will have a little longer straps.
Thanks
Sean
Thank you guys.. Ya, we are continuously working with the factory to provide better clamps. They have just recently added a wedge in the middle, which helps tremendously with clamping strength. Unfortunately, they didn't extend the straps to compensate. You can get the clamps on, they are just very tight. If you remove the wedge they should side on just fine. Or, if you grind a little of the wedge down it should side on smooth as well. Hopefully, our next batch will have a little longer straps.
Thanks
Sean
14BFF: The only work on 2wd.
Thank you guys.. Ya, we are continuously working with the factory to provide better clamps. They have just recently added a wedge in the middle, which helps tremendously with clamping strength. Unfortunately, they didn't extend the straps to compensate. You can get the clamps on, they are just very tight. If you remove the wedge they should side on just fine. Or, if you grind a little of the wedge down it should side on smooth as well. Hopefully, our next batch will have a little longer straps.
Thanks
Sean
Thank you guys.. Ya, we are continuously working with the factory to provide better clamps. They have just recently added a wedge in the middle, which helps tremendously with clamping strength. Unfortunately, they didn't extend the straps to compensate. You can get the clamps on, they are just very tight. If you remove the wedge they should side on just fine. Or, if you grind a little of the wedge down it should side on smooth as well. Hopefully, our next batch will have a little longer straps.
Thanks
Sean
Overall the headers and y-pipe are really nice, but I would suggest using some of the savings to go buy some good band clamps. Would still buy again though.
I have a 72 2wd k5 Blazer dropping in a 6.2 LS, my Blazer has a 6/8 static drop so ground clearance is my biggest factor, how low will the 1-7/8 hang below the frame rails, should I just stick to shorty headers? Any Pics of them installed?
Thanks guys..
Stilo: Our longtube headers are 16" from the center of the bolt hole down to the bottom of the collector. Hope that helps. If they are too low for you, our universal swap shorty headers will be back in stock next week.
Thanks
Sean
Stilo: Our longtube headers are 16" from the center of the bolt hole down to the bottom of the collector. Hope that helps. If they are too low for you, our universal swap shorty headers will be back in stock next week.
Thanks
Sean
S&E: Thanks ill have to wait a few weeks till I drop it in and measure, I already have a set of your shortys but now im leaning towards the full size ones, and my buddy has a bagged 64 c10 gmc LS2 he's building and offered to take the shorty's off my hands
Teching In
Joined: Aug 2015
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
Do you guys have better clamps for your 1 7/8 long tubes? I put what you sent on and they don't tighten enough to prevent leaks. They won't even fit around the slip joint to be tightened down without taking the camp apart, and then you can't get the nut back on.
use the Walker mega clamps mentioned above like 5 posts. I just put the ones I got on and they are the best clamps ever. Sealed up all my leaks. They wont fit the y-pipe to i-pipe though becuase they dont make a two size clamp so I'm stuck with a 2 3/4 inch u-bolt clamp there.
Has anyone tried using V-band clamps and having them welded to the collector and Y-pipe and then on the Y going to the I pipe? I'm considering this as an option for my car as it would make pulling exhaust out so much easier (no lift). Also, is the Y-pipe shipped with plugs for the O2 bungs? Lastly, can someone post up a picture of how tight the system sits to the car floor once installed and how close the Y-pipe is to the cross member?
That's what I'm thinking about doing. Do you have any issue with it banging on the floor pans? Anyone running a MWC Torque arm and have issues?
Last edited by ICRAZY6; Apr 7, 2016 at 06:45 AM.