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Exhaust Header
Exhaust Header - 68253
Part Number:
68253
Handcrafted, Mild Steel Construction.
Long Tube Header Design Provides Excellent Top-End Horsepower and Torque.
Ball & Socket Collector Design requires No Gasket, and Allows For More Exhaust System Misalignment than Old School, Gasket-Style Header Collectors
Includes All The Necessary Mounting Hardware, Gaskets and Reducers (exhaust adapters)
Limted Lifetime Warranty On Construction, Five Year Warranty on Factory-Applied Header Coating!
Proud To Say, Made In The USA, Since 1954!
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$726.39
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SKU
68253
Brand
Hedman Hedders
Air Conditioning
Yes
Alternate Variation Part Number
68250
Automatic Transmission - Column
No
Automatic Transmission - Floor
Yes
Collector Diameter
3.0 in.
Collector Diameter
3.0 in.
Collector Diameter
3.0 in.
Collector Style
Ball and Socket (Gasketless)
Cylinder Head Port Shape
Round
Cylinder Head Port Shape
Round
Cylinder Head Port Shape
Round
Exhaust System Diameter
2.5 in.
Fitment Note
Fits Stock Profile Heads
Fitment Note
55-57 Chevrolet Passenger Car 396-502
Fitment Note
Front Engine Mounts Only
Flange Style
Standard
Flange Thickness
0.3125 in.
Header Style
Long Tubes
Header Style
Long Tubes
Header Style
Long Tubes
Includes Bolts/Studs
Yes
Includes Collector Bolts
Yes
Includes Crossover Pipe
No
Includes Gasket/Seal
Yes
Includes Header Fasteners
Yes
Includes Motor Mounts
No
Includes Y-Pipe
No
Manual Transmission - Column
No
Manual Transmission - Floor
Yes
Material
Standard-Duty Mild Steel
Material
Mild Steel
Material
Mild Steel
Package Contents
Headers, New Bolts, Gaskets to Head, Reducers and Hardware, Instructions.
Package Contents
Headers, Ball and Socket Reducers (Exhaust Adapters), Gaskets, Mounting Hardware
Primary Tube Diameter
1.75 in.
Prop 65 - Short Label
WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.p65warnings.ca.gov
Reducer Outlet Size
2.5 in.
Reducers Included
Yes
Replacement Head Flange Gasket
27530
Replacement Manifold Gasket Part Number
27530
Sold As
Pair
Tube Design
Standard
Tube Diameter
1.75 in.
Tube Size
1.75 in.
Tube Thickness
16 ga
Tube Thickness
16 ga
Tuned
No
Weld-Up
No
With A.I.R. System
No
With EGR
No
With Power Steering
Yes
Fitment
Make
Model
Submodel
Year
Chevrolet
Bel Air
Base
1956
Chevrolet
One-Fifty Series
Base
1957
Chevrolet
Two-Ten Series
Base
1955
Chevrolet
Two-Ten Series
Base
1956
Chevrolet
Two-Ten Series
Base
1957
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