Just a quick mid-week update, Brown Santa arrived with the Ultimate Headers today. These are just really nice pieces of hardware. I will admit I was a little worried they would get damaged in transport, but they are packed really well for shipping. This is my first set of shorty/mid-length headers and it was cool to see just how small the box is.
Here is a quick photo fresh out of the box. I had the low profile ball style coupling installed which I think will really reduce stress when things heat up and move around.
Everything fit really well, improving my steering box, control arm and ground clearance.
Both headers go in from the top now which was an unexpected bonus. The passenger side has an amazing amount of room.
The only down side is they are so nice I will have to build a really decent 3-Inch exhaust now. I am very pleased with this purchase. Jim Browning at Ultimate was very good to work with, answering all my dumb questions. I can tell he has a passion to deliver a really high quality product. Also need a shoot out to Joe VanNus at Dutch Boys. I called him out of the blue one day asking which headers fit their Camaro projects the best. He spent a bunch of time on the phone with me, in spite of how busy he is. I had heard of Ultimate from Camaro XV, but was actually not seriously considering them until we talked. I want to extend kudos to Joe for the good advice.
Next up the differential is getting powder painted and should be done tomorrow. I will start putting that together this weekend and hope to complete it if all goes well this weekend!