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- From: Nick ALFANO <71amx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 05:32:51 -0700 (PDT)
Bill,
I just finished a 401 for a guy in Racine with a solid
roller cam and Edlebrock heads. He brought me a set
of the shorty headers to check the fit and see what I
thought for his engine so I got a chance to look them
over fairly well. For an engine like a 401 with
increased hp, (his was about the 550 range) my opinion
is, they are not the right part. The tubes were far
too small with areas that were flattened reducing the
tube size even further. Where they came together at
the collector, all 4 outer corners were shrouded by
the lip of the reducer. The dog leg was marginal and
I had a little concern over the flange area for
sealing purposes. These would be fine for the smaller
engines and maybe a stock 401.
Nick Alfano
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From: "Bill Dettman" <javelinman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Shorty Headers
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:05:35 +0000
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<P><BR>Has anyone out there tried the new Edelbrock
shorty headers? Do
they really flow better than the stock manifolds? I'm
thinking about
getting a set, but would like to know if it's going to
be worth the
money. I've always used full-length, but on my latest
project, I want to
give these a try - mainly because of clearance issues,
not cooking my
starter, and ease of installation/connection to
existing exhaust. Will it
just look nicer and not have any better performance?
I'm thinking of
these for a Matador Coupe with a 401 engine. The
engine is not stock, but
is close. Air Gap intake, Edelbrock 750 carb, Comp
Cams XE262H cam and
kit, otherwise stock but freshened up very
recently.</P>
<P>Thanks</P>
<P>?</P>
<P>Bill Dettman</P>
<P>'74 Matador X 401, '70 Javelin BBG
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