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By Nighthawk756 - 12 Years Ago
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I've been looking and I'm having trouble finding any 55-56 Ford car headers for a 292. Anyone know of a brand that makes 'em? I don't see a listing from Sanderson, Kooks, Speedway etc. See 'em for 53-56 trucks but not for cars. Am I stuck having to build custom headers for this car?
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By Rono - 12 Years Ago
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Brad; There are a couple of sources that I know of. Jerry Christensen who advertises in YBM makes passenger car headers. John Mummmert shows a set on his website, but I don't think they are in production yet. I'm using a set of dual tube headers from "Reds Headers". Some folks think that if you are just running a mild performance street motor, the 1957 stock EDB dual exhaust will be just fine. Rono.
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By Nighthawk756 - 12 Years Ago
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Duh! I completely forgot to check Red's. Thanks! From what the guy that I bought it from told me it's a bone stock rebuild of the 292 so no real performance goodies....yet.  So headers won't help out a stock motor any? I always love the better sound with headers plus always assumed headers would always help when compared to manifolds. But I'm still learning my way around the y blocks.
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By pegleg - 12 Years Ago
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Ron's correct on the '57 manifolds (with duals) being pretty effective for street use. They still sound pretty good too. I have to run them on my '57 F code for one class I run. I tried one time to run an older set of Hedmans with 3" collectors. Ran exactly the same as it does with the manifolds and full exhaust. AND I took off about 75# of pipes when I ran the headers.
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By Nighthawk756 - 12 Years Ago
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Guess I need to look and see what manifolds are on it....
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By noslo56 - 12 Years Ago
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REX High Performance is now making headers, as well as all the other neat Y-Block engine parts. See: www.rexhp.com or email Gord at rexrep@telusplanet.net
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By Rono - 12 Years Ago
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I think that the cast aluminum headers at REX High Performance are one of his future projects. They don't seem to be available yet. Rono
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By Nighthawk756 - 12 Years Ago
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I emailed them and also left a phone message. So I'll see what they say....
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By brokengate - 12 Years Ago
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I emailed the REX rep about the headers on 7/22 in response to a bulk email they sent, got no reply, seems the vendors know the market better than the engineering.
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By Nighthawk756 - 12 Years Ago
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Talked to Gord at Rex today, nice guy, he said they've only been building one-off sets of headers up to this point. But he said there's been enough demand that they decided to mass produce sets. He said he's looking at around November for them to be available.
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By Y block Billy - 12 Years Ago
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I thought John Mummert was working with a guy to produce some for the 55-56 Pass cars and they made a set with 1 1/2" tube and were working on making some with 1 5/8" tubes, I have been waiting for the outcome myself. To top my engine off I need a set of these headers and a mummert intake!
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By 55vickey - 12 Years Ago
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I think John was refering to the Sanderson headers. At the Back to the 50s car show a couple months ago I was talking to the Sanderson rep, he told me until someone takes a car to them that they could keep for about a week to mock up a set, they can't do it. I'm seriously thinking of take the 55 out there for the winter, he can have it for a week just to get these on the market. Gary
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By Nighthawk756 - 12 Years Ago
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I talked to John a couple days ago and we briefly discussed the header situation. He said the guy he had working on them has been dealing with a sick wife that's been in and out of the hospital so it's really slowed the progress down. He didn't have any kind of update when I talked to him.
He also didn't elude to it being Sanderson's either. Sounded like it was someone else the way he was describing the situation.
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By speedpro56 - 12 Years Ago
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Gary, it would be interesting to see what Sanderson could come up with, using at least 1 5/8s tubing for a 55-56 ford. I would leave mine with them if I lived close enough But N.C. is a long way .
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By Grizzly - 12 Years Ago
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I emailed REX this week and got an email back fron Gord with the following pictures. 
Similar to reds but with a much longer end runner. Also 2" primaries. Good to see some new products being produced for our cars. Cheers Warren
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By MoonShadow - 12 Years Ago
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Are these available now? I presume Rex is rexhp.com is that correct? Price? Chuck
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By Grizzly - 12 Years Ago
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Yes rexhp, available by Christmas, I didn't ask about prices. Cheers Warren
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By 5d6fairlane - 12 Years Ago
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I emailed them today about the headers and was told that pricing had not been determined and primaries were 1 5/8 with 2 1/2 outlet.
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