Yes, the 3 tubes look much more manageable. Can I install them without lifting the engine?
Originally Posted by oldskool
[quote=Purple haze] Ok, I have Hooker headers on my 69 LeMans and the bolts are a real bear to deal with. I haven't tried Hedmans yet, I hope they're better. That's mainly why I was leaning towards stock. Does anyone have a pic of the 56 manifolds? This is what mine look like.
I Have used both Hooker & Hedman. My experience with the Hookers was just like yours. I had to modify a 7/16 open end wrench, by grinding it down real thin, to turn one of the bolts.
If you look closely at the pics of the Hedmans you can see that all the bolts appear to be fairly easy to get to. I recently took some 3-tubes off my '68 Bird & put 'em on my '80 Bird. No problem at all. And I'm 70 years old. The 3-tubes are the easiest to install/remove Pontiac headers I've ever used. But, I never had any problems with the 35270 4-tubes either. Used them on quite a few Birds, including several race cars, where I had to install/remove 'em several times, over a several year period. Never any problem.
Summit will sometimes meet or beat the best legitimate shipped price you can find. They definitely don't have the lowest price on the 3-tubes.
Yes, the 3 tubes look much more manageable. Can I install them without lifting the engine?
Many Thanx 67 Firebird 400 conv 69 LeMans 400 auto od
