Header recommendation

[gprimm]

Looking for experienced recommendation for headers that fit well and provide good clearances between the engine & components and the ground clearance. 1978 Malibu wagon, lowered 1" in front. Hooker? Flowtech? Dynomax. they will be ceramic coated.

George

 

[ProJunk]

Dynomax full length on my '78 wagon right now... fit great, went in very easy with no additional clearance work, lots of ground clearance.

 

[lilbowtie]

Dito Dynamax - Worked w/ straight and angle plug heads

 

[Anonymous]

im running hooker super comp 2"

 

[Brian79]

Super Comps are nice but they weren't the easiest to get in. I had to lift the motor to get them in. Maybe I did it wrong but that is my experience with them. Also I run the Fram PH30 oil filter cuz it is shorter. I had a different brand on there that was longer and man did I have a time getting that one off. Switched over to the PH30 and no clearence problems. Put in and taking out the plugs are easy, lots of room. I have had other headers and some can be a pain

 

[Malibu355]

Super Comps are nice but they weren't the easiest to get in. I had to lift the motor to get them in. Maybe I did it wrong but that is my experience with them. Also I run the Fram PH30 oil filter cuz it is shorter. I had a different brand on there that was longer and man did I have a time getting that one off. Switched over to the PH30 and no clearence problems. Put in and taking out the plugs are easy, lots of room. I have had other headers and some can be a pain

You have these on a small block right? Are they the ones that has one tube over the frame rail?

 

[Brian79]

on a 355 and one tube over the frame rail.

 

[gprimm]

Ordered the Dynomax headers along with the A/C bracket. Should be here on Friday. Nice. Thanks for the advice fellas. George

 

[DOUG213XRJ]

I run Hedmen # 68310 on my 81 Malibu.

 

[ProJunk]

The 68310 Hedman fit well, but they only have 1-1/2" primary tubes. This isn't necessarily a bad thing for a stock or very mildly modified engine and/or small displacement V-8, but the 1-5/8" headers are nice to have because they work well on a stock engine and give plenty of room to grow into.