Vannin' Home Forums General Discussion Performance - non brand specific Side Pipes and Headers...Need Help

Does any one know what application to use to get side pipe-headers for a small block chevy 350, can you use a corvette side pipe kit? wear does a guy get the parts?

If you are looking for true 4 tube headers into show tube (4tube) side pipes I don't think you will find them. Hooker does still make kits that you can fabricate to your van. I want to do the same thing but have been unable to find a bolt on application. My local speed shop has a very experienced welder and he said he can assemble this system, welding something like this is not for the weekend welder and will probably run somewhere in the 1000.00 - 1500.00 range for the kit and installation.

There are a couple of threads on these forums discussing this topic with the use of fake header side pipes (show tubes) made by patriot and sold from JC Whitney.

Good luck and if you find any other info please share it with us this is a modification many vanners would like to do.

I'm in process of figuring something out...there is a custom header fabrication company that sells do it yourself mock up kits, then you ship the mock up back to them and they professionaly tig weld your kit together for you for a direct fit. If we can get some vanners together maybe I can strike a good deal with this shop.

Just got a set from Jc Whitney(Patriots) today.....im not really impressed with them, will post some pics this weekend when I try to install them,not hookin them up @ time,need new headers first.....

I was thinking if you were to buy these Hooker Headers 21063HKR
then get a set of headers with a 2 1/8 diameter tube to match the inlets of these collectors all you would have to do from there is make 8 90 degree bends from the headers to the side pipes with a little alignment bend on the side pipe end.

HOLY SHIT Munz....this is awesome, this definately makes it alot easyier and affordable. Great find. I'm deffinately going this route. Thanks man

When I tackle it I will post pictures

Man I love this forum...everyone on here kicks ass

Like I said I've been looking at this idea for a while now but that 1500.00 price has put it on the back burner. I do want to mention after posting this idea I did a search for 2 1/8 tube headers and couldn't find anything but there are many other options like step up the pipe size as you go. I think the true header into side pipes is the coolest exhaust for a van available. I think they used to make these for vans and I have seen 2 vans with them, recently a blue dodge owned by a guy named Paul (i think) and Iron Butterfly a custom chevy long box built by Don Hastings from NM in the 70's. Keep us posted.

I too have been wanting to do this to my Chevrolet van.
There were companies in the 70's-80's that did make the headers that ran out to the side pipes.
I had thought about the Hookers, but at 65", they are too short even for a short wheelbase van.
I have a set of side pipes and will one day be cutting my headers apart and extending each pipe out to the 4 into 1 collector like Munz suggested.
Keep us posted on what you do. Brad