2 Inch headers??
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2 Inch headers??
Does anyone know where I might find 2 inch headers for a 1970 f250 4x4 360cin.not hooker,not gibson,not summit.Where else would I look,they seem to only have 1 3/4 Any clues
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Re: 2 Inch headers??
2 inch tubes would make your engine sick. Really Besides the tubes would barely fit in any engine compartment.
Diggers (AA/FD) and Funnies use 2 inch pipes but their exhaust is blown out not scavenged out by the other cylinders.
All normally aspirated engines with headers depend on scavenging (exhaust gas acceleration) caused by the vacuum of the other cylinders sucking on the ends of the tubes as they vent their hot gases. If the primary tube size is too big the tubes lose velocity and scavenging fails.
Diggers (AA/FD) and Funnies use 2 inch pipes but their exhaust is blown out not scavenged out by the other cylinders.
All normally aspirated engines with headers depend on scavenging (exhaust gas acceleration) caused by the vacuum of the other cylinders sucking on the ends of the tubes as they vent their hot gases. If the primary tube size is too big the tubes lose velocity and scavenging fails.
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Re: 2 Inch headers??
I'm useing edelbrock performer RPM heads and they said for best performance use 2 inch tubes.Now maybe thats not possible but I'll look a little longer. This is bored to a 418.It also has edelbrock intake,4 barrel,Harland Sharp roller rockers and Performer RPM camshaft.
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Edelbrock does wow
Actually I just searched in all my edelbrock install PDFs and no where do they mention 2 inch headers for FE engines.
Actually I just searched in all my edelbrock install PDFs and no where do they mention 2 inch headers for FE engines.
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Re: 2 Inch headers??
How is a 360 bored to 418?Power By Ford 70 F250 4x4 wrote: This is bored to a 418.
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Re: 2 Inch headers??
I believe on Edelbrock's Dyno chart, there's a caption that says their built 390 was dynoed with 2" hedders.
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Re: 2 Inch headers??
Maybe .060 over with a 428 crank....convincor wrote:How is a 360 bored to 418?Power By Ford 70 F250 4x4 wrote: This is bored to a 418.
EDIT: funny, I just saw 418" FE in your sig. How did you do it?
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Close, it's .040" over with a 428 crank.fomocoguy wrote:Maybe .060 over with a 428 crank....convincor wrote:How is a 360 bored to 418?Power By Ford 70 F250 4x4 wrote: This is bored to a 418.
EDIT: funny, I just saw 418" FE in your sig. How did you do it?
4.090" bore x 3.98" stroke = 418.321 cu.in.
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Re: 2 Inch headers??
The only 2" I find are Mustang/Cougar applications
http://www.summitracing.com/search/Depa ... Rank%7cAsc
Otherwise Mustang/Fairlane 1-7/8" or 2-1/8" Hooker SuperComp.
http://www.summitracing.com/search/Depa ... Rank%7cAsc
http://www.summitracing.com/search/Depa ... Rank%7cAsc
Otherwise Mustang/Fairlane 1-7/8" or 2-1/8" Hooker SuperComp.
http://www.summitracing.com/search/Depa ... Rank%7cAsc
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I have had Hooker 1-7/8s several times and even in trucks they can be a tight fit.
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On a FE? Did you use car headers?Dragon wrote:I have had Hooker 1-7/8s several times and even in trucks they can be a tight fit.
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NO racing headers not street headers.
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Re: 2 Inch headers??
maybe they don't make them any more??
I can't find them.- http://www.holley.com/division/Hooker.asp#46
I can't find them.- http://www.holley.com/division/Hooker.asp#46
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I never saw them in the catalog in the later years but in 1986 I bought Hookers for a 4 cylinder hemi and got 1-7/8s for it and the catalog then( paper) did not list them.
Funny too that you go to Hooker now and where are you really On the Holley site. With very limited search functions. If you search for the headers they give you a phone number to call. So I did I will see if they do larger tubes anymore. I used my 67 Mustang 390 1-7/8s in my race truck to save money but I had to dent the floor board on the passenger side. It did not matter there was no seat on that side.
http://www.fordpowertrain.com/Fe4x4.htm
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Funny too that you go to Hooker now and where are you really On the Holley site. With very limited search functions. If you search for the headers they give you a phone number to call. So I did I will see if they do larger tubes anymore. I used my 67 Mustang 390 1-7/8s in my race truck to save money but I had to dent the floor board on the passenger side. It did not matter there was no seat on that side.
http://www.fordpowertrain.com/Fe4x4.htm
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