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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 10:02 PM
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BBK Headers

Anyone run these and have any opinions on them? Thanks.
Old Oct 4, 2004 | 10:12 PM
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I have shortys... the welds are kinda sloppy in places...however I got a good deal on mine (PM me if you are intersted in BBK Shorts coated for 150.00 ) I had to unbolt the drivers side motormount and lift the engine a little to put the drivers side in...passenger side I needed to remove the starter...then they slid right in. Routing wires on the drivers side was cake.. but on the passenger side there is a spot that gets kinda tight. As long as you keep the wires near the stock routing placements you should have any issues. Overall for the 150.00 I spent for headers, Y-pipe and OR pipe...it was well worth the money IMHO.
Old Oct 4, 2004 | 10:22 PM
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If you have Edelbrock shorties like your sig says i don't think there will be much of a gain. I've heard some real bad stories about the BBK quality on the headers. A lot of people have to drill out or egg the bolts on the flange that bolts to the head because they don't line up.
Old Oct 5, 2004 | 10:50 AM
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It wouldn't be for this car. Sorry I didn't mention that. It would be from stock manifolds.
Old Oct 5, 2004 | 11:25 AM
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I had them for a while, and they worked out well. I saw a good improvement in throttle response along with a nice power gain. On the flip side the bolt holes for the heads didn't line up the best. If you can get a good deal, then go for it. But if your going to pay full price, then I would go for a set of the Pacesetter LTs. I installed these this last summer and can't say enough good things about them.

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Old Oct 5, 2004 | 12:46 PM
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Stay away from the BBK headers. The only thing worse than the quality control was the customer service.
Old Oct 5, 2004 | 06:56 PM
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Re: BBK Headers

I think I am going to go with some slp's.
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