whats the deal withtry-y headers? are they any good? are the restrictive? would you recomend them on a race engine? id like some kind of info because im lookin for new headers. my flowpro's now wont allow my exhaust to mount up because the driver side collector is pointing slightly upward and its atcually hitting the floor board. all the tubes are straight and if you look you can see that the colletcot tube was literally welded on crooked. i gota get the pipes put on this thing becasue my mom and the neighbors are getting mad becasue its so loud. also i looked at patriot ceramic coated headers on jegs. they go for around 300 bucks, but also say will not fit 64-70 with manual floor. my car was orig a200 inline with a manual 3 speed.does this mean they wont fit? thanks

 

i have em on my car but i'm ditching them apparently they run up good to like 4500 and that's about it. :| i got a 67 with a 289/c4 and they fit fine

 

Horsepower TV on Powerblock did a dyno run with a 302 I think. THe Tri-y's had 8 or 9 hp gain with 10-11 tq (guesstimate) but it beat the longtubes they ran next with only 3-4 hp and 7-8 tq. They're legit from everything I've heard.


EDIT: I have them with flows and they sound great and its a lot more torquey

 

I'd recommend them on a stock or mild engine. Tri-y's work great at lower rpm's where long-tube headers don't. However, they're not ideal for an engine that spends a lot of time above 4k or so. That's where long tube headers are ideal.

As far as compatibility with a m/t car, it has to do with the clutch z-bar clearance. Some headers won't clear the z-bar, but you don't have one, so don't worry about it

 

i bought the patriot triys and had them sent off to get black ceramic coated. they looks awsome and perform good for a street engine too.

 

http://www.jegs.com/i/Patriot+Exhaus...773384%7C10605

these are the ones i have in mind right now. they also have them in raw finish for 151.99 im assuming the raw oneswould rust out like crazy right?

 

those are the ones i plan on getting to replace my tri y's when i get my heads in. i'm getting bare ones but i'm having em dipped then wrapped so.. but i also noticed it says "SAP port shape" what in the hell is that?

 

idk what SAP port means.

 

you mention fit. Best advise is go with a reputable company like doug thorley or dougs headers. I have never, ever, had a problem with fit and interference issues, or gasket leaks. In fact, I was just researchinga rack&pinion, and thorley was the only company that fit with no modifications. inexpensive headers will always give you problems, that's why they're inexpensive.

 

im gona take a shot in the dark in saying that it means something about square shaped ports. im only saying this becasue i did see ones that said oval and round shapedport, also. i could be wrong, but now i wish i knew. does anyone know what that means.