Thorley Headers

[Joe Boucher]

I have bought one set of headers in my life, a pair of Thorley's for my
Camaro.  They're about 8 years old.  I have only put about 20k on them.  If
I fire the car up, I make sure the headers are out enough to boil off some
of the water before I shut it down.  They fit right out of the box and I
have slant plug heads.  They sealed up.  I have to tighten the bolts every
once in a while.  The corrosion resistant chrome covering is beginning to
fade away.  

I bought them in an attempt to broaden the torque range.  Beats the hell
out of me if they helped.  

Personally, I wouldn't buy a set of tube headers these days without an
inside and outside ceramic coating.

Isn't there a company that sells cast iron exhaust manifolds that flow
well?  San-something?

Joe Boucher
'70 RS/SS Camaro  '81 TBI Suburban

At 03:25 PM 2/27/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Realize this is barely on-topic...  but does anyone have any comments
about the
>merit of Doug Thorley headers over other more common brands like Hooker etc?
>This would be going in a TBI intake 4x4.  I am looking for performance
>(obviously) but also want them to last as long as possible...
>
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Joe Boucher
'70 RS/SS Camaro  '81 TBI Suburban