Ok I am looking at a set of header they are edlebrock 1 5/8 headers with a y pipe for 200.00. Is this a fair price they are used and he says they are about 10k miles old. Is the a good deal or should I go with the hooker lt's

 

Most of my experience is from thirdgens, but from everything I have heard about the edlebrock headers(for thirdgens) says they suck. I dont imagine it would be different with fourthgens.

Ben

 

the edelbrocks are ok, but if you're comparing performance between the Hooker LTs and the edelbrock headers, then there is really no comparison.

hooker.

 

I would say bite the bullet at get some Hooker longtubes If you want to go with a shorty then I would recommend going with a set of Mac headers over Edelbrock.

 

edelbrock's are shorties don't get them they suck. you could get macs which are mid lengths they bolt up great and work good. the lt are a little better but not much. but everyone has there own $.02

 

I just bought a set of used edelbrock headers. They were ceramic coated and 7 years old. They looked great. Yet when I taped up the bottom and filled with water they leaked. On the inside of the primarys at the collector. It looks like a ****ty design. Works good new I assume but a few years and a few speed bumps later you've got a leak.

Most people will say go with long tubes. I myself don't think the extra 200-400 dollars is worth it. I called Chris at Jet-Hot and got a set of Hooker headers shortied with y-pipe both the headers and ypipe are coated shipped to my door 490.00 Gm tech magazine installed a set last month and they had no problems.

I would say coated hookers with y-pipe would make equal HP as non coated macs or long tubs all in the same price range when you have to fab or buy a custom non coated y-pipe. Plus with coated pipes you lower the engine bay temps. Because heat = in a V8.

If your cheap pacesetter coated headers are 400.00 from JC whitney. I doubt anyone would recommend them.

Next in line is coated BBKs around 470.00 I belive the ypipe is noncoated thats why I went with Jet-hot hookers.

 

Just get what you want and can afford. Any thing is better than the stock maniflods.