thebluemax
1/2 ton status
Anyone here ever run the Jegs/Summit Brand headers?
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BLIDVL
1/2 ton status
Yup,they didn't work well for me,collector flanges hit my spring shackle on the passenger side and both sides had recurring leak issues. This was on my 75 Blazer,sb 350.
Unless you like exhaust leaks and changing gaskets...headers are not a place to cheap out on.
Im running dynomax headers on my truck that came off a 2wd and have not had any problems with them. I cut the flange on the engine side between middle exhaust ports to the outer ones and I have only changed the passenger side gasket in 3 or 4 years of use, still using the original driver side one with no leaks.
wheeler
1/2 ton status
great...my jegs headers should be arriving tomorrow...weak. i didnt want to spend the big bucks right now, but i guess i should have.
In my experience headers hitting the spring shackles is an almost guaranteed problem with front leaf sprung trucks, unless of course you're shelling out for a pricey pair.
In fact, on an old Wilsonette milk van my roommate is converting to a rat rod, he bought the hooker comps ($160 to our door) and simply made pie cuts at the 12 and 6 o'clock positions and bent the whole header tighter to the block to prevent this problem.
He then tigged the cuts shut and voila, perfect. Some high temp wrap looks good too, especially when dealing w non ceramic coated headers. It looks very racecar and at least you wont have old rusty headers under the hood like I do.
In fact, on an old Wilsonette milk van my roommate is converting to a rat rod, he bought the hooker comps ($160 to our door) and simply made pie cuts at the 12 and 6 o'clock positions and bent the whole header tighter to the block to prevent this problem.
He then tigged the cuts shut and voila, perfect. Some high temp wrap looks good too, especially when dealing w non ceramic coated headers. It looks very racecar and at least you wont have old rusty headers under the hood like I do.
djtejas
1/2 ton status
i have the headers from Summit and had no problems with fitment, and no leaks so far..installed them 2 years ago
i have about 1" space between the header and spring shackle...
i have about 1" space between the header and spring shackle...
jeff_buob
Registered Member
flowtech longtubes from summit are another option 120 bucks clears every thing ( including mech. clutch linkages) with room to spare. so far there holding up good for me
