will they fit in a stock front suspension sbc 74 camaro? and who would make them?

thanks

 

Headers that big especially for a SBC will be considered a race item and very expensive.

www.lemonsheaders.com
www.headersbyed.com
www.stahlheaders.com

 

dang those are pricey. might just stick with mine though. thanks for the links man

 

Go with the heddman husler headers 1 3/4 primary to 3 inch collector, worked out perfect in my 76 and they weren't too pricey at all.

 

thats what i have now. 1 3/4 to 3

 

any more then that is overkill on a street motor...unless you have a BB or incredible flowing heads.IMO

 

2" into a 4" collector is what I have on my 460 big block. they are huge, and cost about $1200. anything bigger than 1 3/4" to 3" is overkill for a street small block.

 

My BBC had 1-7/8" into a 3" collector. I now have 2-1/4" into a 4" collector but then my engine doesn't start making power until over 4000 rpm. Camshaft specs say valve float is 7800.

What you want is way to big unless you're building a comp eliminator car and spinning the engine over 8000 rpm.

I agree than 1-3/4" into a 3" collector is more than enough for any SBC street engine.

 

well its a 14:1 408 sbc
with pretty decent heads
and almost .700 lift
5000 stall
rpm range up to 8500rpm

 

oh and it'll have a healthy shot of nitrous coming soon

 

my dad just put a new 408 BBC in his 69 camaro and he ordered some hooker competition headers for 100 something, VERY inexpensive but they are 2 inch primarys with 3.5 collectors and hes worried they are too big and will lose torque and what not. you dont need any thing that big for a small block. BTW they are huge headers and fit fairly well in his car. made a small dent in the 3rd tube i believe it was on the drivers side for his steering box. however he has manual steering and no a/c or any other crap that gets in the way.

 

OK. Well that makes it a lot different. You wern't too specific on what type of engine it was going to be. If you're going to invest that kind on money into an engine then $1000+ for a good set of headers is cheap.

 

oh sorry. ya i figured you guys would have just pointed me in the right direction. thanks for the info.

your dad got 2" headers for $100??? did he get em at a swap meet or something? dang thats cheap, wish i could find a deal. were they ones he had to weld up himself?

thanks guys

 

heres what my dad got.hooker 2" competition headers.

http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...pe=Competition

 

aren't those for a big block?