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I ran into a deal today that I couldn't pass up. A complete (mostly) 396 big block with 700R4 transmission and all the goodies for a great price. Now I'm looking for a set of headers that will fit this setup. I'd like to go with a long tube header to get the heat out of the engine bay as much as possible. Does anyone have any good recommendations? Thanks for the input!

I do know that Sandersons will wiork, but they are not the long tube. Mine were ceramic coated and that helps with heat. My 409 ran normal temp with a stock 5 blade fan(409) and new radiator with a fan shroud. Under hood temps were not a problem at all. 525 HP/575 Ft/lbs.

Thanks for the info. I'll take a look.

Sandersons are the only ones that will fit w/o major modification. I did have to do a small (~1/4" frame relief on I think the driver side.) I put a 396 in my 65 - pretty much bolted right in. Used stock small block motor mounts moved forward a couple inches - there were factory holes in the frame already. Used a 6 cyl fan and spacer - had to shorten the fan spacer a little to clear the radiator. Only heat issues are the starter - header dump almost touches the starter end and it turns over real hard when hot - going to look at one of those hi torque mini starters.

Thanks Joe, I did try the shortys from sanderson (BB4) but passenger side dump was (as you stated) right in front of the starter. The guy that had the engine before me had the same problem with his headers, and yes, it was tough starting when hot. I'm going to try the long tube (C7) headers and see how they work. The C6 is supposedly made for the C10, but I was told that it will only fit with the engine in the rear mounts. I'm trying to move the engine to the front mounts to give me more firewall clearance. If the measurements are true on the C7, I should be able to use the front mounts and still have clearance past the a-arm bushings, etc. I'll know more when I get the headers early next week.