Anyone have any experience with the stage 8 locking header bolts? Do you think they are worth the money? Which would you prefer, stainless or regular? 6 point or 12 point?

 

I have stainless 6-points. I'd recommend them, torque your bolts, lock them up, never worry about them working loose again.

 

OEM,works flawless

 

I have a 86 s blazer v8 with long tube headers on I run the stage 8's and have never touched them. 20k+ of hard miles.

 

have them on the ol 4.8 with the new pacesetters as well as the Z kind of a bitch when the lock clip flys off while trying to get it on and then you cant find it anywhere

 

I had them on my 94 Sonoma. I didn't think they would work very well on the Avalanche so I went with these:

http://www.go-breslin.com

I put them in, hot/cold cycled the truck for about a week, retorqued them and have never had to touch them again. They are a little pricey but you WILL NOT have to touch them ever again.