Coolformula

I have some, I like them. If there cheap and all. I got BBK offroad pipe going to 3 inch and it did help it out a good bit. As soon as the headers were installed, you could gas on it and get it to kick sideways a good big easier. NO thats not a dyno run, but you can tell, you put them on there....

Good luck

TexasTechTA

yea I got a hell of a deal. I cant wait, what gaskets yall reccommend? Felpro 1406 or mr. gasket copper?

SS MPSTR

Check those headers carefully when you get them - I had serious issues with them and sent them back, only to find their customer service sucked too.

Scream And Fly

Haha, the ONE thing I do remember about te BBK headers is comparing the welds on them to a Huffy bicycle frame. Very sloppy.

Greg.

TexasTechTA

yea they have been rewelded for strenght already too.

LT4orbust

Yeah ... I think you should save yourself the time of installing them and just send them to me

TexasTechTA

well if any of you guys are intrested i can get you soem barely used hooker longtubes witha brand new mufflex or y pipe for 425!!!!!!!!

Spinner

Your credibilty is blown with your opening statement! The fastest bolt on LT 1 in GMHPP shoot out went to a car with shorties! They are easier to install, dont drag on speed bumps, a lot cheaper with out the added exhaust work and will produce as much horsepower. A set of long tubes, free flow cats and full cat back only produced 14 hp on the dyno.[/QUOTE]

Note: They weren't crap BBK shorties in GMHTP, either. Reread what I wrote

sikz28

I gained .3 and 3mph with a set of bbk shorties, but I would never buy them again. The welds are very sloppy and the bolt holes did not line up properly with the cyl head. I also had to modify the egr tube to fit into the header. 6 months later I was happy with the power per dollar I gained, but I was so pi$$ed off at the install that I didn't want to even drive the car for 6 months.

TexasTechTA

the boltholes did not line up? how did u get them to fit?

Coolformula

I used the Dead soft alum ones...they have worked good, my friend at the same time put them on long tubes and his blew out qucikly but he had a 6 speed and a hot cam, maybe more pressure???

TexasTechTA

right now its between felpro 1406 and mr gasket coppers?

which would you do?

stereomandan

Felpro 1406. I've used copper and they leaked.

I'm using Mr. Gasket Ultraseal's (very similar to 1406's) and they work great.

Dan

TexasTechTA

do u have the pn for the ultra seal gasket?

1 Nasty Bird

I had 1406's blow out on both sides on my 95 9C1 (police pckg) LT1 caprice. The material thats on the metal shim in the middle was blown off the gasket on one side. The other side the metal part was almost totally gone on 1/2 the gasket!!! I did drive on a leaky gasket for a month before fixing it though. HUGE power gains after that leak was fixed. You dont want any leaks before your O2 sensors. Personally im trying to decide between the MR Gaskets and some of the percys "dead soft" aluminums now. Speed INC. Told me theyve seen problems with the aluminums too though. I was never a big fan of MR Gasket but their the only ones i havnt heard bad stuff about as far as the LT1 yet. So that will probably be my choice.