fastpenney
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Has anyone had success with the Headman Elite long tube headers on a B body Mopar with 440 motor? Do they tuck up tight like TTI or do they hang down?
Headman Elite long tube headers on a B body mopar with 440
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ga66mopar
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Here's my experience. After three years they still look great and are leak free but the driver side was kind of a pain in the ***.
I'm running Hedman elite headers on my 66 belvedere with a 440. You will need a mini starter. Power steering box clearance was a problem. I pulled the steering box off and slotted the two mounting holes at the top (of the steering box). I slotted the holes about a quarter of an inch. I didn’t have to slot the bottom hole. It tilted the steering box away from the header. I could have shimmed the motor mount on the driverside up a little but I'm running a edelbrock rpm intake and didn't have the hood clearance. I used felpro header gaskets and Mr. Gasket hi-temp lock washers. The headers come with header bolts but don't use them. They make longer header bolts that work better and don't cost much. I used 452 heads which is probably the heads you have. There was a casting above the exhaust ports that had to be ground down. You shouldn't have any problems with the pass header. I wasn't very happy with the headers when I first started installing them. That was three years ago and I have not had the first leak and they still look like new.
Make sure you use lock tight on the steering box bolts if you go that route. Also use a thread sealant on the header bolts.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mrg-3416
http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/showthread.php?54980-Hedman-Elite-Hedders-67-Coronet-500
I'm running Hedman elite headers on my 66 belvedere with a 440. You will need a mini starter. Power steering box clearance was a problem. I pulled the steering box off and slotted the two mounting holes at the top (of the steering box). I slotted the holes about a quarter of an inch. I didn’t have to slot the bottom hole. It tilted the steering box away from the header. I could have shimmed the motor mount on the driverside up a little but I'm running a edelbrock rpm intake and didn't have the hood clearance. I used felpro header gaskets and Mr. Gasket hi-temp lock washers. The headers come with header bolts but don't use them. They make longer header bolts that work better and don't cost much. I used 452 heads which is probably the heads you have. There was a casting above the exhaust ports that had to be ground down. You shouldn't have any problems with the pass header. I wasn't very happy with the headers when I first started installing them. That was three years ago and I have not had the first leak and they still look like new.
Make sure you use lock tight on the steering box bolts if you go that route. Also use a thread sealant on the header bolts.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mrg-3416
http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/showthread.php?54980-Hedman-Elite-Hedders-67-Coronet-500
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fastpenney
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Thanks for the information. Do the headers hang down much? I worry about ground clearance.
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Do you have a stock oil pan?
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