Project: L-body headers

[ForcedFirebird]

Well we are not trying to getahead of ourselves and making them a few at a time to cover all the vehicle platforms.

You will have to be slightly patient, theses headers are not a money maker and we do them because we love you (OK, maybe we just love to see these motors go fast)

[bob442]

the n and w body headers are the same part number on S&S, but i couldnt verify if they are identical, i think i'll just buy a set raw, mod em and send them back to you for coating, or John. we'll work something out guys

[eckoxl]

Any turbo n-body headers? I'd buy the first set.

[SappySE107]

S&S only sold N body headers. We are still working on the J and L, and the N is next so we are not looking for money just yet.

[bob442]

i think the headers are the same part number on S&S, thats what i was going buy. the n and w body styles are fairly similar. so you want me to get 2 other people together with a down payment?
in all retrosprect, the rear manifold has to come more straight out. i think maybe i should buy a raw set from you guys, modify them and send them back to you for ceramic coating. is that plausable?

[SappySE107]

No, they likely won't fit very well into a W body, but we can get some made up to fit if there is demand. I asked on an impala site and was told not to waste my time, but I am used to 3800 owners telling me these motors are junk. Its the 60V6 owners that matter, so if there are at least 3 people wanting a set, we can make it happen (especially if any are in south Florida).

[bob442]

so grand am headers will most likely fit on my montecarlo, so when will those be done the tig welded headers are pieces of art. ART!

[pocket-rocket]

Yes you are, and that's why we like you. That and you build headers

[ForcedFirebird]

Well, yeah, I'm still a punk, but whatever...

[pocket-rocket]

I actually typed out : wink: to get 4

[wasas9]

So excited to get these on my 3500 Z24....Maybe into the 13s this spring/summer All I know is with the 3500 and 2.8 log manifolds...bitch chokes out at around 5200 RPM.

[lolwut]

If I wanted nice looking stuff I wouldn't have spent three hours getting lost knowing full well this was a test case As far as I can tell everything back there looks fine after a month of my shenanigans, so I'm happy!

Oh God I remember the cutting wheel in the pipe story.
*whiiiiiiiiiir-SNAP*
*whiiiiiiiiiir-SNAP*

[ForcedFirebird]

^^ 4 characters

[pocket-rocket]

What had to be adjusted on his? Just curious.

Front went in with the engine in it's normal position once the intake tube and radiator hose was pulled (and of course the coil packs), it was all the rear that will give you the fight.

In fact, it was so tight back there, I had to modify the rear header and make the adjustments on the jig...

THEN when the rear was all in and was bolting everything back up, the sway bar hit the extension I put on the collector (2.5" ID to hook to exhaust) and had to cut that off with a die grinder/cut off wheel inside the pipe! But one I got back to the just the collector, welded a 90* on.

So the production headers will more than likely have a bend on the end of the collector that's too long, so you can cut off what you need and put a slip-coupler on to continue to the back of the car (or have an exhaust shop weld etc).

<- only in here to make the post over 4 characters long so it could be posted until I said this...

[IsaacHayes]

What had to be adjusted on his? Just curious.