Difference between my old well worn Hookers and new Stahls......Looking at setting up new street/strip exhaust system. The brown stain on the Hookers was driving through 2' of water on our last Aussie drag week lol.
Interesting photos.................
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Difference between my old well worn Hookers and new Stahls......Looking at setting up new street/strip exhaust system. The brown stain on the Hookers was driving through 2' of water on our last Aussie drag week lol.
Those Stahls are very distinctive, great headers.
Yes Brian, still a nice piece but the new version is 1 7/8" stepped to 2" with 3 1/2" collector. Their is no bolted flange for cylinders 7 and 8 either, they slip into the collector. If you look closely you can see the step. My old beat up Hookers are a great header and worked very well, just worn out, they are 1 7/8" with 3" collector.
Has anyone done a street exhaust with the Stahls?
Now why would you want to muffle the sweet sound of those? 
Yup. But I don't have any great pics. As mentioned in another thread, I replaced the Stahl collectors with Edelbrock merge collectors. The exhaust is 3" stainless under the frame, back into Spintechs and out in front of the rear wheels. I usually add some augers for street driving.
I know they lay over to the angle of the head in the car but thought it was pretty cool to see two different 409 header designs along side each other. Hookers are outside the X rails and the Stahls are inside the rails. The Wilson headers are a different take on it 
also, food for thought.
also, food for thought.
Due to an unanticipated hold up with the 540 build, not CM's fault, I am freshening up my 476 so I can go racing for the remainder of the season. Just need to get the engine back together and sort out a quick street/strip exhaust before end of next week.
. I'll run the Wilson headers with the 540 as they are a true 2" primary tube from the head flange to collector.
. I'll run the Wilson headers with the 540 as they are a true 2" primary tube from the head flange to collector.
476 is apart, a quick hone, re-ring and back together tomorrow, hopefully
Carl
Have you filled us in on the 540 build somewhere ?
Dave
Have you filled us in on the 540 build somewhere ?
Dave
Pistons Dave, waiting on pistons. Hopefully Carl will have them in hand any time now. After that things will happen very quickly as I understand. Mine is not the only build on hold either.
In the short term I'm going racing again, It's been a while.
. Hopefully Carl will have them in hand any time now. After that things will happen very quickly as I understand. Mine is not the only build on hold either.In the short term I'm going racing again, It's been a while.
What's the build consist of?
Maybe this will help Dave.
http://www.348-409.com/forum/threads/hypothetical-engine-build.37946/
http://www.348-409.com/forum/threads/hypothetical-engine-build.37946/
Heads back on
Thanks James. I remember now....World block. Looks like an exciting program. Can't wait to see Carl get it up and running.
New Stahls are in. Very happy with fitment. Got a couple of stickers for my trailer. Excuse my messy engine bay, It's a bracket car
It's good to have back up options 
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