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Summit Headers #601548 02/02/10 12:57 PM 02/02/10 12:57 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 47 California D Drip OP member
Drip OP member D Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 47 California	Anyone use Summit brand headers for a 440 B-body? If so how did they work? Major clearance problems? thanks

Re: Summit Headers [Re: Drip] #601549 02/02/10 01:28 PM 02/02/10 01:28 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts
DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada	Using them on mine. Had to a few dimples in them in a couple spots but nothing crazy. I thought they actually fit quite well for the price. Only thing I would do different is to buy remflex header gaskets to get them to seal, the copper ones I bought didn't do the trick. Also, my flange is cut between the tubes.

Re: Summit Headers [Re: DaytonaTurbo] #601550 02/02/10 04:29 PM 02/02/10 04:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 24,562 Brookeville, Md Mr.Yuck Not enough dumb comments...yet
Mr.Yuck Not enough dumb comments...yet Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 24,562 Brookeville, Md	These are Summit headers. Went in pretty easy but then again I have a mini starter and the steering column was out and the motor jacked up....oh and the car was jacked up too. 5777250-5183594-4402.jpg (80 downloads)

Re: Summit Headers [Re: Mr.Yuck] #601551 02/02/10 05:30 PM 02/02/10 05:30 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,073 Niles , Ohio T therocks oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
therocks oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah. T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,073 Niles , Ohio	I used them in a buch of SBs and on my 2 4 wheel drives.Fit good and I just used the cheap gaskets that came with them.They never did leak.Got 6 years out of the last set on my plow truck and that was good for it with all the sitting and salt.Rocky Chrysler Firepower

Re: Summit Headers [Re: therocks] #601552 02/02/10 11:55 PM 02/02/10 11:55 PM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,380 St. Charles, MO wingman Uncreative Title
wingman Uncreative Title Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,380 St. Charles, MO	On my 440 with P/S I had to beat on #3 and #5 pretty good at the steering gear--if you do not have P/S you should be OK. Also #7 down tube grazed the steering column coupler--had to dimple it. And the collecter flange on the passenger side was rubbing the torsion bar. Little work with the grinder. A fair amount of but they're in there--and the price was right!!! 1969 Dodge Coronet Super Bee 383 A4 1970 Plymouth Road Runner 440 FC7 (sold)

Re: Summit Headers [Re: wingman] #601553 02/03/10 12:01 AM 02/03/10 12:01 AM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,319 Puyallup, WA S StealthWedge67 master
StealthWedge67 master S Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,319 Puyallup, WA	I just bought a pair for my 67 Satellite. I'm going to sandblast them and coat them with the summit header coating. They look just like the Headmans I took off the car. I hope they fit as good as the headmans did. LemonWedge - Street heavy / Strip ready - 11.07 @ 120

Re: Summit Headers [Re: Drip] #601554 02/03/10 12:21 AM 02/03/10 12:21 AM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 356 NE M moparpoolman enthusiast
moparpoolman enthusiast M Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 356 NE	I know they are higher priced but I have a set of tti's and wouldn't go any other route. My tti's went in so easy, never leaked and I left my hammer in the tool box! Plus, coated headers will last so much longer and look great too. SO, Easier to install, lasts longer, looks nicer, works better(when there's not a bunch of dents for clearance). You have to ask yourself, after you go through 2 sets of X brand headers and the work to put them in, how much are you really saving.

Re: Summit Headers [Re: moparpoolman] #601555 02/03/10 12:48 AM 02/03/10 12:48 AM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,380 St. Charles, MO wingman Uncreative Title
wingman Uncreative Title Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,380 St. Charles, MO	Quote: You have to ask yourself, after you go through 2 sets of X brand headers and the work to put them in, how much are you really saving. Actually, you'd have to go through about 7 sets to break even! I agree, TTIs are very nice--if your budget allows. Last edited by wingman; 02/03/10 12:50 AM. 1969 Dodge Coronet Super Bee 383 A4 1970 Plymouth Road Runner 440 FC7 (sold)

Re: Summit Headers [Re: wingman] #601556 02/03/10 02:20 AM 02/03/10 02:20 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts
DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada	Quote: Quote: You have to ask yourself, after you go through 2 sets of X brand headers and the work to put them in, how much are you really saving. Actually, you'd have to go through about 7 sets to break even! I agree, TTIs are very nice--if your budget allows. For the price and problems I've heard some guys having with TTI's, I'll stick with my summit cheapies thanks. That's a lot of money I can spend elsewhere on my car. For a nearly $600 dollar savings, I will spend a day to install a set of cheapie headers. For that price my time is worth it. That money saved will buy me a LOT of other goodies for the car, but to each his own.

Re: Summit Headers [Re: wingman] #601557 02/03/10 10:34 AM 02/03/10 10:34 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 24,562 Brookeville, Md Mr.Yuck Not enough dumb comments...yet
Mr.Yuck Not enough dumb comments...yet Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 24,562 Brookeville, Md	Quote: On my 440 with P/S I had to beat on #3 and #5 pretty good at the steering gear--if you do not have P/S you should be OK. Also #7 down tube grazed the steering column coupler--had to dimple it. And the collecter flange on the passenger side was rubbing the torsion bar. Little work with the grinder. A fair amount of but they're in there--and the price was right!!! I had PS on the car didn't have to ding anything. Going to Manual this spring. It really helps if you pull the column...and as for TTi's... well 1. they are very very expensive and 2. they are not prone to a little beating either. many people have had issues w/ them. Best advise I can give you is TAKE YOUR TIME and don't over-tighten the bolts. I left all my ex-mani studs in! [IMG]http://i66.tinypic.com/pui5j.jpg[/IMG] Coming soon!!!!

Re: Summit Headers [Re: Mr.Yuck] #601558 02/03/10 01:50 PM 02/03/10 01:50 PM
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 102 Virginia M MACDiesel member
MACDiesel member M Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 102 Virginia	Quote: These are Summit headers. Went in pretty easy but then again I have a mini starter and the steering column was out and the motor jacked up....oh and the car was jacked up too. Just looking at that side, those look just like the Hooker Competitions I just put in my Belvedere. They went in really easy. I have a full size starter too. Speaking of the starter, I had to have help because the header and the starter had to go up simutaniously. -1967 Belvedere II 440/4speed

Re: Summit Headers [Re: MACDiesel] #601559 02/03/10 02:19 PM 02/03/10 02:19 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts
DaytonaTurbo Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21,318 Manitoba, Canada	Quote: Speaking of the starter, I had to have help because the header and the starter had to go up simutaniously. I wouldn't want to attempt it again, but I managed to install my junkyard mini starter into my 440 with the summit headers already bolted in place. Was able to weasel the starter through the header tubes, but not easily.

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