Single Flange Headers

ChunkFunky · 06-24-2003, 07:41 AM

I'm a little disapointed with summit's sales guys... I called and asked what my options were for shorties with a single peice flange and they didnt realy understand what I was talking about and then went on to say "oh yeah,. they all have a single peice flange" wich I know is not the case....

so with that... Ive seen the BBK EQUAL shorties with the single peice, it specificaly says so on thier website... though I wanted to know who makes a single flange UNEQUAL shorty and if you had some part numbers or something...

I have set of individual flange BBKs and I dont even want to try to install them, I know they dont line up.... I matched them to my heads before I put the heads in, so I just stayed with the stock headers.... they still lined up... it's just going to be an ordeal, I can see it allready... i can pick up a set of chrome BBKs for 159 bucks, that's pretty cheap... but as long as they have the single flange...

-as

glenn95gt · 06-24-2003, 09:36 AM

Flowtech, JBA, Bassani, FMS, all have single flange.

BigEd · 06-24-2003, 10:27 AM

Chunky,
I just got a set of BBK chrome equal length with the one piece flange for my 94 and they wont work. The header flange ports are wrong. They wont seal at the bottom of my exhaust ports. The header flange opening extends too far down and actually extends past the outside edge of the head port.

Has any body else run into this problem?

ChunkFunky · 06-24-2003, 10:37 AM

hmmm... I notcied the FMS ones had the single.. but they are expensive.. I was hoping for a cheap set.. I was seeing that the BBK has un-equals .. I figured I'd try them... they are cheap money at 159 for chromes... I have a broken stud on my stock headers, I figured if I'm going to pull them anyway might as well replace them with new headers... I'm not really concerned with looks so I dont care if the chrome discolors... and they cant be any hotter then the stock pipes.. so I figured I'd go the cheap route and spend the big money on something that's going to help performance... rather then the "hypothetical 8-10" the header comapnies claim
-as

Dark Knight · 06-25-2003, 07:32 AM

I have the BBK unequal length shorties... no probs at all.. ceramic coated, solid flange..

silver_pilate · 06-25-2003, 09:07 AM

Same here. BBK unequal length single piece flange. Work well. Some minor finishing problems with the chrome and some rust at the welds when I received them. Now, they're mostly still chrome...blued from heat of course and some rust on several of the primaries, but what the hey...they're headers. Can't expect too much out of 'em for the price I paid.

--nathan

Dark_5.0 · 06-25-2003, 10:36 AM

I have the BBK 1 5/8's equal length headers and they work great I have ran them for 2 years with no problems. They have the one piece flange.

ChunkFunky · 06-25-2003, 12:02 PM

I ordered the chrome UNEQUALS, everyone says the equals just get in the way too much... so with that I'll eat the 2 horsepower difference they give you for the sake of ease of service.. thanx guys
-as

Dark_5.0 · 06-25-2003, 12:47 PM

Thats all a myth man my equal length headers are not in the way at all. It is still easy to change the plugs and they look cool.

The only downside I can find is the equals do produse alot of heat under the hood.

06-24-2003, 07:41 AM	#1
ChunkFunky Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tustin, CA Posts: 465	Single Flange Headers I'm a little disapointed with summit's sales guys... I called and asked what my options were for shorties with a single peice flange and they didnt realy understand what I was talking about and then went on to say "oh yeah,. they all have a single peice flange" wich I know is not the case.... so with that... Ive seen the BBK EQUAL shorties with the single peice, it specificaly says so on thier website... though I wanted to know who makes a single flange UNEQUAL shorty and if you had some part numbers or something... I have set of individual flange BBKs and I dont even want to try to install them, I know they dont line up.... I matched them to my heads before I put the heads in, so I just stayed with the stock headers.... they still lined up... it's just going to be an ordeal, I can see it allready... i can pick up a set of chrome BBKs for 159 bucks, that's pretty cheap... but as long as they have the single flange... -as __________________ '89 GT Convertible: TFS TW Heads, TFS Street Intake, TFS Stage 1 Cam, FMS 1.6 RRs, 24# Injectors, Pro-M 75mm MAF, No Name CAI, 3.73s, O/R H-Pipe, FlowMasters, AOD w/ Trans-Go Shift Kit

06-24-2003, 09:36 AM	#2
glenn95gt Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bay Area, Ca Posts: 86	Flowtech, JBA, Bassani, FMS, all have single flange. __________________ StAnGaHoLiC!!! 1995 GT S-Trimmed 306, with H/C/I, and some other stuff. It just sounds fast. My Car

06-24-2003, 10:27 AM	#3
BigEd Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 56	Chunky, I just got a set of BBK chrome equal length with the one piece flange for my 94 and they wont work. The header flange ports are wrong. They wont seal at the bottom of my exhaust ports. The header flange opening extends too far down and actually extends past the outside edge of the head port. Has any body else run into this problem? __________________ Black 94 GT 5 speed. 10# Procharger, E cam, 2 chamber Flows, 3.73 gears, MAC offroad H pipe, MSD 6AL, SpeedBrain 12.94 @ 104MPH

06-24-2003, 10:37 AM	#4
ChunkFunky Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tustin, CA Posts: 465	hmmm... I notcied the FMS ones had the single.. but they are expensive.. I was hoping for a cheap set.. I was seeing that the BBK has un-equals .. I figured I'd try them... they are cheap money at 159 for chromes... I have a broken stud on my stock headers, I figured if I'm going to pull them anyway might as well replace them with new headers... I'm not really concerned with looks so I dont care if the chrome discolors... and they cant be any hotter then the stock pipes.. so I figured I'd go the cheap route and spend the big money on something that's going to help performance... rather then the "hypothetical 8-10" the header comapnies claim -as __________________ '89 GT Convertible: TFS TW Heads, TFS Street Intake, TFS Stage 1 Cam, FMS 1.6 RRs, 24# Injectors, Pro-M 75mm MAF, No Name CAI, 3.73s, O/R H-Pipe, FlowMasters, AOD w/ Trans-Go Shift Kit

06-25-2003, 07:32 AM	#5
Dark Knight Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Az Posts: 854	I have the BBK unequal length shorties... no probs at all.. ceramic coated, solid flange.. __________________ 84 convt,roller 302,AFR's, performer 3.55's, underdrives BBK shorties stock cam, 1.7's 13.58@102.84 and a '68 stang .. project 8 sec street car... 557 big block + N20 :-) http://members.cox.net/darkknight302/68nwrear.jpg

06-25-2003, 09:07 AM	#6
silver_pilate DURKA DURKA!! Join Date: Sep 1997 Location: Lubbock, TX...(TX panhandle) Posts: 1,418	Same here. BBK unequal length single piece flange. Work well. Some minor finishing problems with the chrome and some rust at the welds when I received them. Now, they're mostly still chrome...blued from heat of course and some rust on several of the primaries, but what the hey...they're headers. Can't expect too much out of 'em for the price I paid. --nathan __________________ '91 GT, Coast 347, 9.5:1 compression, full intake, Wolverine 1087 cam, exhaust, Keith Craft ported Windsor Jr. Irons (235 cfm intake, 195 cfm exhaust), AOD, PI 3500 converter, Lentech valve body, 3.73's (4.10's in the works), and Yokohama ES100's out back. Daily Car: '04 Infiniti G35 Sedan 6MT

06-25-2003, 10:36 AM	#7
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	I have the BBK 1 5/8's equal length headers and they work great I have ran them for 2 years with no problems. They have the one piece flange. __________________ 92' LX-Big brakes, Lots and lots of suspension, GT40X heads, Ported cobra intake, stock cam, Vortech SC trim. 00' Lightning-Stock 88'CRX-13 second ego killer

06-25-2003, 12:02 PM	#8
ChunkFunky Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tustin, CA Posts: 465	I ordered the chrome UNEQUALS, everyone says the equals just get in the way too much... so with that I'll eat the 2 horsepower difference they give you for the sake of ease of service.. thanx guys -as __________________ '89 GT Convertible: TFS TW Heads, TFS Street Intake, TFS Stage 1 Cam, FMS 1.6 RRs, 24# Injectors, Pro-M 75mm MAF, No Name CAI, 3.73s, O/R H-Pipe, FlowMasters, AOD w/ Trans-Go Shift Kit

06-25-2003, 12:47 PM	#9
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	Thats all a myth man my equal length headers are not in the way at all. It is still easy to change the plugs and they look cool. The only downside I can find is the equals do produse alot of heat under the hood. __________________ 92' LX-Big brakes, Lots and lots of suspension, GT40X heads, Ported cobra intake, stock cam, Vortech SC trim. 00' Lightning-Stock 88'CRX-13 second ego killer

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