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− | ==Overview==
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− | Headers are an important part of the engine combination.
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− | ==Types of headers==
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− | ===Long tube===
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− | ===Shorty===
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− | ===Block hugger===
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− | ===180 degree===
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− | [[Image:Ford gt40 exhaust system.jpg|frame|center|Ford GT 40 with a 180º header system]]
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− | ==Primary tube diameter and length==
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− | ===Collectors===
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− | ==Header coatings, materials, and finishes==
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− | ===Ceramic coatings===
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− | ===High temperature paint===
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− | ===Stainless steel===
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− | ===Titanium===
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− | ==Header retention==
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− | To say "everybody" sells header bolts really isn't that much of a stretch:
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− | *ARP
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− | *BBK Performance
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− | *Ford Racing
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− | *Gardner-Westcott Company
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− | *Hedman Hedders
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− | *Hooker Headers
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− | *Kluhsman Racing Components
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− | *Kook's Headers
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− | *Milodon
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− | *Moroso
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− | *Mr. Gasket
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− | *Proform Parts
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− | *Spectre Performance
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− | *Stage 8 Locking Fasteners
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− | *Summit Racing
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− | *Trans-Dapt Performance Products
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− | *Percy's
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− | ==Standard fasteners==
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− | |[[File:Allen head.jpg|thumb|center|255px|Allen head]]
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− | |[[File:Reduced hex.jpg|thumb|center|385px|Reduced 6-point hex head]]
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− | |[[File:Reduced head 12 pt.jpg|thumb|center|210px|Reduced 12-point head]]
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− | |[[File:Header stud.jpg|thumb|center|190px|Studs and fine thread nuts]]
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− | ==Locking fasteners==
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− | |[[File:Stage 8.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Stage 8 locking design]]
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− | |[[File:Stage 8 closeup.jpg|thumb|center|235px|Stage 8 closeup]]
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− | |[[File:Specter safety wire.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Specter pre drilled with safety wire]]
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− | |[[File:Percys split lock.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Percy's Split Lock design, uses a locking set pin built in the bolt that expands the bolt threads against the thread wall]]
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− | ==Also see==
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− | *[[Header design]]
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− | [[Category:Exhaust]]
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− | [[Category:Undeveloped articles]]
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− | [[Category:Undeveloped Exhaust articles]]
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