DirtyMJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Prince George, BC
I've been poking around looking at header options for an LS swap, and I've hit enough of a wall that I had to dust off my username here to ask.
I have three known solutions.
The Novak ones. Pricey, especially for the ceramic coated ones at $520 USD.
Hooker LS Manifolds http://www.jegs.com/p/Hooker-Headers/Hooker-LS-Cast-Iron-Exhaust-Manifolds/1918563/10002/-1 They're actually not a bad option, they cost a few bucks but should be reliable and do fit well. $400 USD for ceramic coated, however the adapter pipes (from Hooker) that you would have to butcher anyways are another $120 (you could buy something generic for less, which would make sense anyways).
Butcher a set of F-body car stockers. Not really interested because I'd probably have to pay a bunch of money for them to start with.
And that's all I know.
So, onward to cheaper options that I'm curious if anyone has tried.
Ebay set for a C10 swap: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/C-10-LS-Chev...ash=item3f4a9f459c:g:TQ8AAOSwW9dZ1sMT&vxp=mtr
These I really want to believe would fit, assuming I'm going to hack off the UCA mounts from the frame anyways. They're much cheaper ($170 US with adapters) and made out of stainless that allegedly a magnet won't stick to.
Or we have the S10 swap version: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/LS-Swap-S10-...ash=item543eb8b6ea:g:wjQAAOSw2TdZ4TJ5&vxp=mtr
Which looks suspiciously similar to the Novak ones...
So, anyone tried anything beyond my first three options? I just want something that won't rust (hate rust) and doesn't cost a fortune.
I have three known solutions.
The Novak ones. Pricey, especially for the ceramic coated ones at $520 USD.
Hooker LS Manifolds http://www.jegs.com/p/Hooker-Headers/Hooker-LS-Cast-Iron-Exhaust-Manifolds/1918563/10002/-1 They're actually not a bad option, they cost a few bucks but should be reliable and do fit well. $400 USD for ceramic coated, however the adapter pipes (from Hooker) that you would have to butcher anyways are another $120 (you could buy something generic for less, which would make sense anyways).
Butcher a set of F-body car stockers. Not really interested because I'd probably have to pay a bunch of money for them to start with.
And that's all I know.
So, onward to cheaper options that I'm curious if anyone has tried.
Ebay set for a C10 swap: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/C-10-LS-Chev...ash=item3f4a9f459c:g:TQ8AAOSwW9dZ1sMT&vxp=mtr
These I really want to believe would fit, assuming I'm going to hack off the UCA mounts from the frame anyways. They're much cheaper ($170 US with adapters) and made out of stainless that allegedly a magnet won't stick to.
Or we have the S10 swap version: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/LS-Swap-S10-...ash=item543eb8b6ea:g:wjQAAOSw2TdZ4TJ5&vxp=mtr
Which looks suspiciously similar to the Novak ones...
So, anyone tried anything beyond my first three options? I just want something that won't rust (hate rust) and doesn't cost a fortune.