Buick 350 Shorty Headers

Discussion in 'Small Block Tech' started by Gary Farmer, Jul 30, 2013.

  1. Fox's Den

    Fox's Den 355Xrs

    It only took 8 years. The only thing that is going to help is to build it and show it and drive it and track it other wise it means diddly.
     
  2. Dano

    Dano Platinum Level Contributor

    I heard something from some guy about a Buick 350 going/surviving 10k RPM once:).
     
  3. Dano

    Dano Platinum Level Contributor

    Apparently the shorty header project never went anywhere unfortunately. Maybe we'll try again once T/A gets caught up. I'd be interested in a set.
     
  4. Jim Nichols

    Jim Nichols Well-Known Member

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  5. Dano

    Dano Platinum Level Contributor

    Thanks! I did see that which is why I'd posted the question awhile back (IIRC you replied) about whether the exhaust port layout was the same on 350 vs. 300/340. I'd rather see @TA Perf make them & give them the business if they'd be willing.

    I have a set of long tube headers (& lots of time on this project:)) but I think I'd rather run shortys on this car ('71 GS convertible) assuming I eventually build something more than the mildly modded orig. engine for it which is probably what it'll get initially.

    @sean Buick 76 has some 350 exhaust flanges too so I could probably fab up a set if I'm the only one who wants them:). I'd really like to do a test to see the performance difference between manifolds (stock & ported), shorty, & long tube headers.
     
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  6. Jim Nichols

    Jim Nichols Well-Known Member

    Chevelle shorties adapted to the Buick flanges should work. Performance would be between stock manifolds and long tube headers.
     
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  7. Dano

    Dano Platinum Level Contributor

    I was thinking something would be adaptable with minimal mods. If there's no difference w/shorty headers than there's no point but that's the point of actually testing it.
     
  8. Mart

    Mart Gold level member

    ^^^ Jim said it....
     
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  9. Dano

    Dano Platinum Level Contributor

    Yes, obviously that would be the biggest performance differential. I'm more curious what one is gaining/giving up w/each incremental step.
     

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