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Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: radical faith on January 16, 2014, 07:08:03 PM

Title: car headers bbc?
Post by: radical faith on January 16, 2014, 07:08:03 PM: Can you flip a set of car headers over and run um dry? bbc yea I know it will be loud, I was thinking bolt on a set of those short 4' dia. race mufflers and let um talk. what I want to know is will the flanges line up?
Title: Re: car headers bbc?
Post by: mash on it on January 17, 2014, 08:30:21 AM: DON'T do it!! Car headers look like crap-

I ran SPRINT car headers on a SBC, Down side up, they look better than the Bassetts in design, and BBQ gray would last 2 or 3 trips.

Speedway and Schoenfeld have BBC sprint car headers for a reasonable price...http://www.schoenfeldheaders.com/CBB-SPRINT.htm (http://www.schoenfeldheaders.com/CBB-SPRINT.htm)
The heat WILL be a concern. My sprint car headers have water injection, and 'baffles', I've been checked for baffles MORE than once :thumbdown:

There is usually a set of used Bassetts for sale here and other sites, too

Dan'l
Title: Re: car headers bbc?
Post by: GT Jets on January 17, 2014, 11:36:35 AM: Quote from: radical faith on January 16, 2014, 07:08:03 PM
Can you flip a set of car headers over and run um dry? bbc yea I know it will be loud, I was thinking bolt on a set of those short 4' dia. race mufflers and let um talk. what I want to know is will the flanges line up?

I have some beater Bassett BBC headers if you want them.. $100 plus the transportation.

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Title: Re: car headers bbc?
Post by: ka0tyk on January 17, 2014, 11:44:17 AM: Quote from: radical faith on January 16, 2014, 07:08:03 PM
Can you flip a set of car headers over and run um dry? bbc yea I know it will be loud, I was thinking bolt on a set of those short 4' dia. race mufflers and let um talk. what I want to know is will the flanges line up?

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Title: Re: car headers bbc?
Post by: Six-Oh-Nine on January 17, 2014, 08:50:47 PM: They will bolt up, but the tube location to the bolt holes are offset enough that they will not line up properly, and the flange will cover about a quarter of the port, and have a pretty gnarly exhaust leak. Plus, I'd imagine the flanges may get in the way of the spark plugs, depending on how they are cut. So... short version is... you can, but shouldn't.

This also goes for gaskets... upside down gaskets really can be a lame situation... not that I have ever done that before... ???
Title: Re: car headers bbc?
Post by: radical faith on January 17, 2014, 08:52:27 PM: Quote from: GT Jets on January 17, 2014, 11:36:35 AM
I have some beater Bassett BBC headers if you want them.. $100 plus the transportation. I'll take um. PM sent

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Title: Re: car headers bbc?
Post by: GT Jets on January 17, 2014, 09:07:06 PM: I need to fire up the other computer, gimme a bit... :sly:

GT
Title: Re: car headers bbc?
Post by: SoCalPSD on January 17, 2014, 10:13:04 PM: Quote from: GT Jets on January 17, 2014, 09:07:06 PM
I need to fire up the other computer, gimme a bit... :sly:

GT

Must be one hell of a computer if it takes an hour to warm up
Title: Re: car headers bbc?
Post by: GT Jets on January 17, 2014, 10:19:33 PM: Quote from: SoCalPSD on January 17, 2014, 10:13:04 PM

Must be one hell of a computer if it takes an hour to warm up

Bite me diesel boy, I had me some Belgian waffles and watched me some frikken Gold Rush.... :sly:

Plus, I forgot the computer had a dead battery.... :D

Be up in a jiffy.
Title: Re: car headers bbc?
Post by: GT Jets on January 17, 2014, 10:38:28 PM: They're a little ugly, but I was going to use some DEI header wrap to hide a few sins and buy some life from them...

The water lines are not by any means perfect, but they'll work. ;)

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Title: Re: car headers bbc?
Post by: radical faith on January 18, 2014, 06:01:34 AM: I'll take um, I'll pm you my phone # to work out the shipping. Thanks!