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Sold these nos headers over the weekend. I bought them for a 67 so many years ago, 2inch tubes adjustable. It appears the fender wells would need cutting as one tube on each side is separate. Anyone ever have these and what did you have them on? just curious, guy wanted them for a 68 and up 442. Funny he called Hooker Tech, they had no idea.
They wouldn't be small block, 64-67, would they? They look really short from the collector to flange. ARH is the only one currently offering them.
The G body Super Comps wrap a tube around the frame.
They wouldn't be small block, 64-67, would they? They look really short from the collector to flange. ARH is the only one currently offering them.
The G body Super Comps wrap a tube around the frame.
Doubt they are small block, I believe when these were made they were designed for 65 thru 67 442. That was marked on the box and later written in black marker 68 up... These were probably discontinued in the late 1960's early 70's if I had to guess...
Sold these nos headers over the weekend. I bought them for a 67 so many years ago, 2inch tubes adjustable. It appears the fender wells would need cutting as one tube on each side is separate. Anyone ever have these and what did you have them on? just curious, guy wanted them for a 68 and up 442. Funny he called Hooker Tech, they had no idea.
These look like true "race car" headers because there is no flange on the collector to bolt up to an exhaust system. Smother's Bros Racing team as well as others used them, since Hooker was an NHRA sponsor. The slip joints on a couple of pipes allow them to be installed. They are very visible when installed.
These look very similar to JR's Competition headers. That company is no longer in business. I got mine from Berejik Olds and ran them on the '68 H/O. I have them on my '70 W'30 now.
The flange theory doesn't make sense. They're bent that way to make the primary tubes equal length.
I'd love to see pics of the JRs.
Ralph is talking about the lack of a flange at the collector outlet where you would normally bolt up the rest of the exhaust system. Yes, they are race car headers. Yes they are tuned to a specific primary tube length. Yes some of the pipes run around the outside of the frame rails to ensure they are equal length.
I have a set of the earlier Hooker (fit '64 thru '72 "A" body big block) that do not go out around the frame on each side; they pass one tube from each side under the leading edge of the oil pan making a conventional dropped pan a no fit! I shall have to dig them out and post pictures along with the pan and oil pump pick up which I dropped and modified to work. Yes, they shall be available for sale.
Ralph is talking about the lack of a flange at the collector outlet where you would normally bolt up the rest of the exhaust system. Yes, they are race car headers. Yes they are tuned to a specific primary tube length. Yes some of the pipes run around the outside of the frame rails to ensure they are equal length.
A flange doesn't make it a "street" header. In fact, any full length header requires custom exhaust, flange or not. Only shorty or mid will or can bolt up to downpipes. I cut the 3 bolt flanges off my Hookers, so I can use a slip fit and band clamp.
The equal length tubes make them more "race" than the absence of 3 bolt flanges, if that's the route you want to take. Make sure you have a minimum 3/4 race cam to take full advantage. LOL
I'm more curious about how the front tubes route. They look to go under the control arms, judging from the hole in the design.
These do not run outside the frame rails. The two forward pipes on each side run in front, and then back under the engine cradle frame cross member. These look like the set I sold to someone on ROP about 15 years ago,, could be them?
the 67 Brainbeau Olds runs this style of header. I have pics from the 100th anniversary in Michigan of the car under the front showing the pipes..they were white on the car at that time so easy to see. There is also a pic online somewhere of the car doing a big wheelie where you can clearly see how the pipes snake under the engine cross member.
A couple pics of my early Hookers in "mock up" on the engine stand. These look the same as the ones Oldsmaniac posted in the opening of this thread; they do not go outside of the frame and do not require any cutting of the fender well. They do pass two pipes under the leading edge of the oil pan sump making a dropped sump pan a challenge as I have tried to show.
A couple pics of my early Hookers in "mock up" on the engine stand. These look the same as the ones Oldsmaniac posted in the opening of this thread; they do not go outside of the frame and do not require any cutting of the fender well. They do pass two pipes under the leading edge of the oil pan sump making a dropped sump pan a challenge as I have tried to show.
