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Originally Posted by camcojb
My Hookers fit perfectly (although tight) on my 69 Camaro with the correct GM big block frame pads.
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Congratulations. You're one of the few! I'm jealous.
Hooker makes 3 or 4 different models(design, primary tube sizes) each with completely different fitments and issues. I tried Hooker 2205's earlier this year and they fit very poorly and the craftsmanship was just horrible and I sent them back to Summit and decided to just re-work my Hedmans. I read from others that other models of Hookers(that have the #5 tube loop over the #7 tube) had no issues with fitment at the steering box, but had severe issues with it hitting their road racing oil pan or that they hung too low or hit somewhere else, so I didn't even want to try those. I've also heard that ordering the same model of headers twice from Hooker could get you 2 different fitments depending on how the guy building them was feeling that day.
It's simply a role of the dice. Even the priciest headers sometimes don't fit. I went to a physically smaller power steering box and it actually fit worse due to how certain areas stick out more than others. It's difficult/impossible for header manufacturers to account for something like that.
If I was to recommend any header, I'd have to go with Lemons also. They seem to have the least amount of fitment issues and most of time fit perfectly out of the box.