Several sources sell Fenton's. Steve may be right about Patrick's.
However, several suppliers such as Chevy Duty and Jim Carter offer Fenton's
or will split your original exhaust (not really a header but more
performance and sounds different) that uses your old exhaust manifold and is
a lot less$$. Also, Carter sells what they claim is the original cast iron
headers made specifically for the GMC for $450. Problem is, when I called
to ask what made them so special that they costs $450, the tech didn't have
an answer!! Also, Clifford performance sells tube headers for the inline
Chevy and GMC engines at a very reasonable price. Oh yeah, check out
Stovebolt, they have a really cool set of Chevy cast iron headers that
appear in there sales online. If the Chevy Fenton's will fit GMC, why not
use the Stovebolt headers instead? They are a much cleaner looking
manifold.
I've heard stories about Fenton's from Patrick's requiring a lot of grinding
to match up the mounting pads. But they look and sound so cool I just had
to try them. I'm finding a lot of similarities between the GMC and Chevy
sixes. A lot of suppliers claim a product fits the GMC but is actually, as
Steve mentioned, designed for Chevy engines. Note that I recently
discovered my 228 CID and 270 CID crank damper and pulley have the same ID
as a SBC crank set. Interesting if your looking to move pulley and dampers
around for special purposes.....
Grant
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob KNOTTS [mailto:raknotts@qwest.net]
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 9:48 AM
To: oletrucks
Subject: [oletrucks] intake/exhaust port matching
Are all of the modern "Fenton" exhaust manifolds made by Patricks? How abt
other brands-do they match GMC's better? Bob in PHX AZ
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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