LT1_Fireman

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Is headman the only company that makes 1 7/8 headers that aren't stepped?
Also how do they fit? Any help is welcomed.(I need them fyi)

Thanks,
Ben

1eyedmaro

iTrader: (11)

i have seen dynos of people loosing much horsepower on 1 7/8 headers compared to 1 3/4.
Why are you wanting these?

kinglt-1

iTrader: (26)

Nah bro I think your mistaken. A stock lt1 might lose some bottom end power from headers that big, but they make up for it in the upper rpm's. Especially heads/cam 355's and strokers. The op would definately benifit from the 1 7/8 headers, especially for that D1R.

1eyedmaro

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my bad man, didnt see the D1R.

94 guy

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i have a set of hedmans brand new in the box coated by jet hot. very nice header. i may be getting rid of them

wrd1972

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If your not making big power IE 300RWHP, go with the 3/4's. I dont see how it would hurt with big power engines. I have LPP stepped 7/8 on my 384RWHP motor and cant say if they helped or hurt.

To answer your question.
Hedman
Kooks
LPP

FASTFATBOY

iTrader: (23)

Hedman, to my knowledge is the only company who make a 1 7/8 non stepped header for these cars.

They will not fit with an A/c Box under the hood, I modded mine to work with A/C.

Bigger headers DO NOT hurt power, where this crap came from I dont know. It may MOVE the power around in the RPM range, thats about it.

I have them on my car.

BTC

I thought Kooks made a 1 7/8" header for these cars, but that doesn't appear to be the case. And bigger isn't necessarily always better.

z_speedfreak

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the OP asked about NON-STEPPED headers. the people who can read have been answering w/ the only non-stepped 7/8 headers.
sorry but the reading skills on here have gone way down hill lately.

halucinator

iTrader: (3)

When you use 1 7/8 headers don't you have to use the Stahl pattern to get them to work correctly?

BTC

Could you please point out exactly what it was about my post that lead you to believe I was referring to a stepped header design? Personally, I don't see anything, but apparently my skills for reading & comprehension leave something to be desired. And wouldn't 7/8 headers be really small?

z_speedfreak

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wow I have to spell it out?..kooks does make a 1 7/8, ppl said hedman was the only manufacturer(non-stepped) so you took it as kooks didn't make a 7/8 size. and a strict 7/8 header would be small which is why ther aint such a size for sbc's jackass, you know it was short for 1 7/8

BTC

I guess you do have to spell it out, because I'm certainly not clear on what you're trying to say. I was curious why you jumped my **** about stepped headers when I didn't even mention stepped headers. I thought Kooks made a 1 7/8" header for LT1's because I thought I had seen it listed on their website, but I no longer see such a product on their website, or their vendors' websites. Perhaps I'm mistaken in my belief that I had seen the product, or perhaps the product has been discontinued, or perhaps it's a special order product.

wrd1972

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Using 1 7/8 and NON stepped is like throwing a screwball IMHO which can easily be misread. So please excuse the **** out of me.

94 guy

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i would buy 1 7/8 it will give you room to grow. works well with nitrous or charger for sure. buy once not twice. i also have a set forsale.

FASTFATBOY

iTrader: (23)

Yes they require adapter plates.

Nostang

iTrader: (4)

BTw, the adapter plates come with the hedman headers. A great quality header.

LT1_Fireman

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94 guy you have a pm. Thanks guys for the response I still didnt read if they fit well though and does anybody have pics? I need these for the car in my sig I am going for the 1k rwhp mark with a ltx and blower so every little bit help and the motor turns 7400rpm so it is very peaky anyway.

z_speedfreak

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well I'll go ahead and pull my head out of my ***, sorry for being a ***** earlier guys. was in a bad mood this mornin..was supposed to be working. anyways my bad

Bersaglieri

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I've only seen hedman's used, where can you buy them new?

-Dustin-