GXPWeasel
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- Joined
- Nov 5, 2019
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- Location
- Kansas
- First Name
- Greg
- Truck Year
- 1982 | 2015
- Truck Model
- Sierra C15 | Silverado Z71
- Engine Size
- 5.0 | 5.3
I'm getting to the point where I'm just about ready to attach the trans back to the engine, and stab it back into the truck. I don't want to put the stock manifolds back on, so that leaves me with the endless choice of headers. I'll be honest, this isn't a show truck, and the engine is painted blue (similar to stock) and I'm not going to have a lot of flash under the hood except maybe a chrome air cleaner. So needless to say, I'm not interested necessarily how the headers look. I don't care to have them fancy ceramic coated, and I plan to just high temp paint either black or white. Where I'm stuck though is header length, and then, less worried about, but maybe just as important, primary size...
So what say you that have header experience? I'm lowered, but only 2", so I don't feel like I really have to worry about having them tucked up tight under the truck. However, I don't want long tubes sticking below the frame by 4" either. So do I skip what could be an iffy selection, and just go with mid-length headers? I do want it to be relatively easy for me to run exhaust. I thought about doing myself by purchasing plain tubing and bends and a muffler, and going to town. This would probably be easier with long tubes. I know, I have a lot of questions, but I really don't want to purchase headers twice.
Help please!
So what say you that have header experience? I'm lowered, but only 2", so I don't feel like I really have to worry about having them tucked up tight under the truck. However, I don't want long tubes sticking below the frame by 4" either. So do I skip what could be an iffy selection, and just go with mid-length headers? I do want it to be relatively easy for me to run exhaust. I thought about doing myself by purchasing plain tubing and bends and a muffler, and going to town. This would probably be easier with long tubes. I know, I have a lot of questions, but I really don't want to purchase headers twice.
Help please!