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lets talk small block a-body headers.......... #81684
06/29/08 04:18 PM
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...going to be doing an engine swap in the duster soon, currently have cheapy mopar speed bump crunching, leaking collector tube, horrific headers. I'd luv to go with tti's; however, the price they want for a set of those just isn't in the budget so I'm looking for a bargain priced alternative that isn't going to have me crunching tubes and constantly wondering if I've got a bad lifter etc. due to flange and tube leaks aaarrgghh lol

please discuss and share your experience, thanx in advance

Re: lets talk small block a-body headers.......... [Re: squeek360] #81685
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dougs and tti are the only ones i know that don't hang low like that.. could try spitfires maybe. think i remember guys running them on the 67-up a-bodies. in my opinion i would just wait and save the money for the tti headders. well worth it.

Re: lets talk small block a-body headers.......... [Re: squeek360] #81686
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my headers got a date with mr hacksaw. Nevr on an a body again unless they were ttis


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Re: lets talk small block a-body headers.......... [Re: cogen80] #81687
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If you want good fit your going to pay for it. If not may as well buy a set of Summit headers. $100 and they fit just as good or bad as everything else.

Re: lets talk small block a-body headers.......... [Re: AdamR] #81688
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The std hooker header fits pretty good

Re: lets talk small block a-body headers.......... [Re: RobR] #81689
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my advice is to bite the bullet and buy the tti's.
park the car and mow lawns if you have to.

Re: lets talk small block a-body headers.......... [Re: west] #81690
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I have hookers on my duster and the #3 tube has to get quite a ding put in it to clear the steering box. I got them used/cheap so I can't complain but if I ever buy another set they will be TTI's.

Re: lets talk small block a-body headers.......... [Re: west] #81691
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Quote:

my advice is to bite the bullet and buy the tti's.
park the car and mow lawns if you have to.





I first put DynoMax/Blackjack headers on my Dart and dinged the pipes on the first drive with them.
I got tired of that and tried Spitfires. They choked my engine.
I cut them off and went with TTIs. I've had them three+ years so far and they still look good and I have not hit them on anything.


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Re: lets talk small block a-body headers.......... [Re: 340727dart] #81692
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The best way to handle the cheap headers vs the ground situation is to limit suspension travel. I put some taller bump stops on the lower control arms and it helped quite a bit.


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Re: lets talk small block a-body headers.......... [Re: Bad340fish] #81693
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Dougs fit as nice as tti and aren't as expensive.

I have cars with both and would spend my money on Dougs every time.

Re: lets talk small block a-body headers.......... [Re: RobR] #81694
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Quote:

The std hooker header fits pretty good


Mine do too. No dings at all. I don't have PS though but they fit nice. I did split the flange in the flange in the center.


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Re: lets talk small block a-body headers.......... [Re: squeek360] #81695
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I have Hookers on mine too and I love them!!

Re: lets talk small block a-body headers.......... [Re: Stew4706] #81696
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I agree with the hookers fitting well, forgot to mention that in my earlier post. I did have to move some tubes when I got larger milodon pan though.


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Re: lets talk small block a-body headers.......... [Re: Bad340fish] #81697
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Can someone tell me what these headers are? They are old I aquired them with a car back in the early 90's. I suspect that they are pretty old I know they fit an E body. The style is allot like the tti's, they do not hang low, they do not have the center link go through them, or have the number 1 cylinder tube cross back like all the other small block headers. The collecter is gradual and not abrupt like hedmans.

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Re: lets talk small block a-body headers.......... [Re: UCUDANT] #81698
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Those look like Hooker Super Comps for a B & E body small block. IIRC, the part # is 5115. Tubes are too big for the average small block, but they do fit fairly decent.

Re: lets talk small block a-body headers.......... [Re: JDMopar] #81699
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I have a set of tti's in the box waiting to go on my dart as soon as I get the engine finished. I hope they fit as well as everyone says.


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Re: lets talk small block a-body headers.......... [Re: JDMopar] #81700
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These are super comps

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Quote:

I have a set of tti's in the box waiting to go on my dart as soon as I get the engine finished. I hope they fit as well as everyone says.




Hope your's fit better than mine with the 4 speed...

Re: lets talk small block a-body headers.......... [Re: UCUDANT] #81702
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The #1 cyclinder exhaust on my supercomps is removable and snakes down through the k-member.


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Re: lets talk small block a-body headers.......... [Re: UCUDANT] #81703
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Quote:

Can someone tell me what these headers are? They are old I aquired them with a car back in the early 90's. I suspect that they are pretty old I know they fit an E body. The style is allot like the tti's, they do not hang low, they do not have the center link go through them, or have the number 3 cylinder tube cross back like all the other small block headers. The collecter is gradual and not abrupt like hedmans.


hooker supercomps have equal length tubes.


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