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What heat problems would I encounter with having Edelbrock shorty headers?

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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 12:06 PM
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Default What heat problems would I encounter with having Edelbrock shorty headers?

They're uncoated.
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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 01:52 PM
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They'll rust in about 2.5 seconds. That's about it. I think you have bigger fish to fy like those headers are not power makers. Don't know if you could call them a power restriction but you certainly won't gain anything.
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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 01:57 PM
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They'll rust in about 2.5 seconds. That's about it. I think you have bigger fish to fy like those headers are not power makers. Don't know if you could call them a power restriction but you certainly won't gain anything.
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i dropped .4 and gained 3 mph from them, they are plenty a bolt on/ cam only car


i ran them for 3 years without any issue, yeah they get ugly becuase of the lack of coating but so do all headers.
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Well I started with them cuz that's what I had at the time. I could only manage 333 rwhp on the dyno with a 396. It was pretty sad. So I ditched them and got the Hookers. It was just my personal experience. Like you said though, it's a bolt on/cam car, mine was not.
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Well I started with them cuz that's what I had at the time. I could only manage 333 rwhp on the dyno with a 396. It was pretty sad. So I ditched them and got the Hookers. It was just my personal experience. Like you said though, it's a bolt on/cam car, mine was not.
All I have done to my car is K&N CAI and TransGo shift kit. I'll definitely add a catback sometime, soon, but nothing major at all. The guy selling them painted them with a black high-heat paint enamel. They look pretty nice. I hope they don't rust anytime soon.
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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 07:40 PM
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I run them and I think there one of the best shorty headers. Pretty easy install, nice price and nice gains.
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yes i noticed a big difference, but be sure to wire your wires correctly so they do not hit the headers or go near them, i am encountering this problem so i have 7 cylinders at the moment until i find some high temp/coated wires or go with the high temp coating headers to solve this as well..

oh and to the post, you wont encounter any heating problems
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Originally Posted by dhdenney
Well I started with them cuz that's what I had at the time. I could only manage 333 rwhp on the dyno with a 396. It was pretty sad. So I ditched them and got the Hookers. It was just my personal experience. Like you said though, it's a bolt on/cam car, mine was not.
what did you gain after the switch?
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I think they'll be pretty much ideal for my car. I'm going to put on a Borla catback in conjunction with this, and I might buy a high-flow cat. I might also do a few more simple mods such as an LT4 knock module.
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