Any one here using hooker long tubes???
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Any one here using hooker long tubes??? I am installing mine on my motor that is out of my car. And i was noticing that it is going ot be a bitch to work on when they are in. What bolts did you guys use to put the headers on. I have these star type ones that i got and i am not going to use again. Thanks for the help..
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Re: Any one here using hooker long tubes??? Yep, same here. They are not that bad to do if you have a racheting wrench or thin walled deep well socket...it does take time I'll say that.
Once you get it all done, plugs are a breaze (as far as LT1 F bodys go) though....The only ones I do from the bottom are the rear 2 passengers.
Once you get it all done, plugs are a breaze (as far as LT1 F bodys go) though....The only ones I do from the bottom are the rear 2 passengers.
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Re: Any one here using hooker long tubes??? How does your guys car sound with these new headers. and are any of your jet hot coated. MIne are coated and i just can not wait to hear my car start up......
Re: Any one here using hooker long tubes??? it will sound alot better than the manifolds. the power increase is what will really make you smile though
mine sounds even better (and alot louder) now that i switched to a 1-7/8 primary, 3.5" collector header
mine sounds even better (and alot louder) now that i switched to a 1-7/8 primary, 3.5" collector header
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Re: Any one here using hooker long tubes??? Darren, you got your new headers on? How do you like them? How was the fit? Any possibilities of retaining the heater box with some modification?
Let me know
Thanks, Jason
Let me know
Thanks, Jason
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Verdad Gallardo Re: Any one here using hooker long tubes??? you could probably modify the heater box enough to make them fit. i thought somebody had already done that? dont know who.
found something else out that i didnt know when i got them though, they will not fit with the factory steering rack and shaft. i had to get a manual rack from Madman so they would fit. not THAT big of a deal since i was going to get one eventually anyways.
lets not even talk about doing plugs/wires on them <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[bang head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" />
overall i still like them a lot better than the Hookers. the quality and fit are much nicer, they just weren't intended to be used on a street car
<small>[ March 02, 2003, 07:24 AM: Message edited by: chevyguy3 ]</small>
found something else out that i didnt know when i got them though, they will not fit with the factory steering rack and shaft. i had to get a manual rack from Madman so they would fit. not THAT big of a deal since i was going to get one eventually anyways.
lets not even talk about doing plugs/wires on them <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[bang head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" />
overall i still like them a lot better than the Hookers. the quality and fit are much nicer, they just weren't intended to be used on a street car
<small>[ March 02, 2003, 07:24 AM: Message edited by: chevyguy3 ]</small>
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Re: Any one here using hooker long tubes??? SO LET me see if i understand u correctly..The hooker long tubes will not work with the stock steering rack?????? What needs to be done to the heater box and how much does the new sterring rack cost??? This info should have been stated when i bougth the headers. Or are u saying that they will not work with your set up...Please let me know....thanks..
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Re: Any one here using hooker long tubes??? I was going to say, I had the stock steering rack, arm, and heater box in my car with the Hookers and they fit just fine. Only close issues I had with mine were a couple wires and one of the brake lines that runs along the drivers side frame.
Do you have any pics of the Hedmans??
Do you have any pics of the Hedmans??
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Re: Any one here using hooker long tubes??? Thats good i was not looking forward to having to change that crap. Even though i am thinking about removing that big black box from the fire wall. Will my heater still work??? It gets cold in Ny even in the summer a heater is a must.
Re: Any one here using hooker long tubes??? Ditto on the brake lines. I was starting to think I was the only one with the brake line issues. Did yours rub thru like mine did? One in 2000 and the other in 2002. I checked other friends Z28 w/Long Tubes and they had plenty of room. My primaries were right up against that shield covering the lines and after a few months the pipes rubbed through. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> Fortunately I was only going about 20 mph when the brake pedal went to the floor. Thank god for emergency brakes. <img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> Lol. Please check your long tube installs for brake line clearance!!
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Re: Any one here using hooker long tubes??? when i installed my supercharger i had to relocate my brake lines. But i will double check. I have the tendancy to drive my car to its limits and the last think i need is to have the breaks go out at 150+mph. I think that would be a bad ending for me and my car.....thanks for the heads up.
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