I just ordered the edelbrock tes chrome plated headers for my 94 z28 and I was wondering how good these headers are. I'm sure they are better then my stock manifolds and are definitely smog legal, but how good do they actually flow? How good is the chrome plating for headers? The guy at the shop told me they would turn a light blue if anything. What gaskets should I use and what bolts? thanks in advance-
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just an FYI but questions like this should probably be asked BEFORE you buy 
Do a search, you should be able to turn up lots of info about them. Most people don't like them because the primary tubes are welded on the inside which reduces the effective pipe diameter...however in the recent LT1 bolt on shootout the fastest car there had them. I think the overall concensus is they are fine for a bolt on car but will probably be too restrictive when you get into heads/cam/etc.
The chrome will probably turn blue, but no biggie.
Do a search, you should be able to turn up lots of info about them. Most people don't like them because the primary tubes are welded on the inside which reduces the effective pipe diameter...however in the recent LT1 bolt on shootout the fastest car there had them. I think the overall concensus is they are fine for a bolt on car but will probably be too restrictive when you get into heads/cam/etc.
The chrome will probably turn blue, but no biggie.
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I had them on my car when it was just a bolt-on car and loved them. Fit and finish was excellent and it came with every single bolt/gasket/hardware required. I went to long tubes when I stepped up my mods.
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I JUST got done installing a set of these onto my car. Pretty easy, it has everything with it that you will need. Unless you want stage 8 bolts, cause it comes with stage 5. I stuck with the stuff that came with it. Most people tell you to get Felpro gaskets, the ones that came with it are working fine so far for me. I did notice a little more 'umph' with them installed.