Hooker Headers

[cal67ss396]

Anybody ever buy these?

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HOK-2455-1HKR/?image=large

I currently have the uncoated version for my car. I am looking to pretty up the engine compartment when I get the car back on the road. But, don't know anything about ceramic coated headers. Anyone have any cautionary pointers for me.

[BOWTIE6872]

Re: Hooker Headers

why not send yours out to be coated?

[Mr4Speed]

Re: Hooker Headers

If yours are in good condition send them out to be coated would probably be a better way to go. They generally don't spend any more than they have to coating them at the factory-it's pretty minimal.

I have those on my Biscayne and had to dimple a couple spots for spark plug clearance. It's nice to be able to do that stuff before they're coated rather than doing it after and cracking the coating.

[cal67ss396]

Re: Hooker Headers

The collectors are looking kind of rough from scrapage and I don't know of anyone that does it locally. Got information from jett-hott once and it costs more than the headers I am looking at.

If there is a company that can coat mine for cheaper that a new set I am all ears. I just don't know of the resource.

[SpiderGearsMan]

Re: Hooker Headers

air born is better than jet hot

[SpiderGearsMan]

Re: Hooker Headers

http://www.airborncoatings.com/homepage.html

they did my trans am headers when they were in e hartford , drove em up myself

[SpiderGearsMan]

Re: Hooker Headers

HPC did the headers on my 86 blazer
they were pricey

[mf68chevelle]

Re: Hooker Headers

I have the small block version of those headers, and I like them. All you need to do to clean them is give them a good wipe down and they shine right up. On my headers the left pipe hangs a lot lower than the right ( my friend has the same headers and same problem). I got my exhaust done after installing them so it wasn't a big deal. I think they were just trying to make them to universal to fit other cars with clearance problems.

[MadmanMark]

Re: Hooker Headers

I have the supercomp version of those Hookers and the coating is OK, but I've heard Jet Hot and other coatings are a bit more durable. If you don't keep them clean and wiped down, the coating can get some blemishes and loose its shine. Mine looked great until I started playing with the nitrous button, and now the shine is somewhat gone.

The most important thing with coated headers is to not use a brand new set on a motor that is getting broken in on a flat tappet cam. The higher rpms needed for break-in will take the shine off the coating pretty quickly. There's a process for breaking them in to make the coating last longer. I'm not sure if this is the case with Jet Hot or other coatings, but it is the case for the Hooker coating.

If I didn't have ants-in-my-pants to finish things, I would've gotten a set uncoated and researched around for the best coating company. If your headers are working fine and just look bad, they can probably be cleaned and would look like new once coated.

[Monk]

Re: Hooker Headers

I purchased me Hooker Comp headers directly
from Jet Hot.

I like the finish and the look, you can polish the much like aluminum.

[SpiderGearsMan]

Re: Hooker Headers

abuse kills the shine , glowing heades from lean-ness

[CDMBill]

Re: Hooker Headers

Coating or re-coating used headers will never get the results of new headres and new coating. I've done all three. I also found that Jet-Hot lasted longer and kept its shine and finish longer than a locally applied generic version. I have not tried the other brands. The Jet Hot was 2X price wise so there is a get what you pay for element in this stuff like all things high performance.

I'd buy new and sell the old ones if the $$$ work out.

[SpiderGearsMan]

Re: Hooker Headers

I gave my K5 blazer hooker super comps away my pal eddie gave me 400 bucks for the roller motor 350 - the hookers were pretty ugly when the blazer got retired at 400,000 + miles
only had 3 motors and 6 transmissions
7004r is just not a good tow truck trans
I painted the exhaust system with vht , that never lasts

[Ron Ward]

Re: Hooker Headers

We had HPC do the fenderwell Hedmans on our Valiant. They looked great for 2 seasons and then the rust started peeking through just before Laura sold the car.

[mlcraven]

Re: Hooker Headers

Have a look through this old thread (not about coatings but about paint):

http://www.bangshift.com/forum/index.php?topic=8897.0