F-body headers on 5.3 truck?
06-21-2004, 01:28 PM
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for my application, i feel the thorleys are too restrictive for my truck, even tho they are long headers. they only have 1 5/8 primarys, and the asms have 1 3/4. my cheap edelbrok shorties have 1 5/8 primarys. i think the togs may even have 1 7/8 primarys. im thinking bigger is better. plus im runnin 12 pounds of boost, so i need to let this thing breathe, not plug it up.
06-21-2004, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryan23silverado
You didn't sell it for a truck did you?
.......no chance.........Camaro......what Camaro
......and what are these "mods" your talking about......my car is/will always be STOCK j/k......I'm waiting for the pipe to show up so I can mod my headers (had to cut the #s 4,6,8 primaries off to fit the motor plate). I'll drop the valve covers off tomorrow to get powder coated (I grafted a set of center bolt SBC valve covers onto part of a stock valve cover to make tall covers.....take that $450+ ARE
). Once I get the headers and valve covers back I SHOULD just need to put things like the rad/oil cooler/accesories/etc. on and see if it runs. 
06-21-2004, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryan23silverado
What did Brian (blownchevy) have on his truck? I thought they looked like f-body headers 
06-21-2004, 11:33 PM
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Sounds cool Chris! Good idea with the valve covers. I never even thought about that. 
$450 is a ton of cash for taller valvecovers.
SportSide 5.3 - i was trying to find a picture that he had posted on his site a while back, but all of his links now go to his shop.
$450 is a ton of cash for taller valvecovers.SportSide 5.3 - i was trying to find a picture that he had posted on his site a while back, but all of his links now go to his shop.
06-22-2004, 01:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Ryan23silverado
Sounds cool Chris! Good idea with the valve covers. I never even thought about that. $450 is a ton of cash for taller valvecovers.
$450 is a ton of cash for taller valvecovers. , man was it a PITA 
........I won't be doing that again for a LONG LONG time (or for a lot of money 
)......
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If you do a search there was a guy on here from louisianna that had them on his 5.3L
He had to notch the drivers side front support right below the #5 piston.. as well as move/cut(plasma cut) a few other things in the engine bay
the #1 primary header isnt sloped enough to clear the frame..
the passenger side will fit..
its the driver side that you will run into fitment problems.
He had to notch the drivers side front support right below the #5 piston.. as well as move/cut(plasma cut) a few other things in the engine bay
the #1 primary header isnt sloped enough to clear the frame..
the passenger side will fit..
its the driver side that you will run into fitment problems.
