OT. Alright guys! This Is Driving Me Crazy!!! I Need Slant 6 Headers, Best & Where??

[BloodyKnuckles]

I know this is a bit OT but a close friend of mine and I have been looking for a set of headers for a 225 slant 6. We have found Hooker (very expensive), Clifford (flakey service, very:confused:), Dutra Duals (very nice but pricey).

So who has the best bang for your buck?

Who would you buy from?

Does anyone hand build them that you would recommend?

This is driving us crazy. We need help bad!!!!!!!!!

Thanks.

BloodyKnuckles

[Olddaddy]

I built and run a lot of slant/6 engines over the years. I have a seriously built engine in my shop right now that is looking for a home. I would not run headers on a street vehicle, but to each his own. My friend Terry Bogusz is a slant/6 master with a wheelstanding A100 pickup and he recommends the following:

Use the STOCK hyd push rods. They work excellant up to 6500 rpms.

What carb you going to use?

Even a 500 Holley 2bbl, without bigger valves and some HEAVY porting, is over doing it.

The old factory 273 and 318 Carter-Ball & Ball or Stromberg is only 290 cfm. Work good.

Don't foget these motors don't breathe too well.

Headers are even an OVERKILL now. They only help at 5000 rpms and up and that's at wide open throttle.

Use the stock exhaust manifold but open the outlet up to 2 1/4" (in as deep as you can too) and then use 2 1/4" ID pipes all the way back. WORKS GREAT, Cheaply, and you don't lose any torque.

I have about seven exhaust manifolds if you want to make up a dual outlet manifold like the ones I do for flatheads.

I also have 25 years worth of slant/6 stuff in the shop if you need anything for an engine.

[BloodyKnuckles]

I should have known you would be able to help.

Thanks alot!

BloodyKnuckles

[dezeldoc]

Charlie, tell me more about this motor, head work? bore/stroke? pistons.comp ratio? cam? thanks.

[Rollie���]

ever thought about a turbo for that /6 ?