I need to re-do the entire exhaust on my 1980 GMC truck from the heads back. Its all rotted and super restrictive (single 2.25" exhaust). Its a chevy 400 with 350 heads on it and crappy cast manifolds. I'd like to put some decent headers and will likely build a custom 2.5" stainless dual exhaust unless I can find something else reasonably priced. There are SO many freaking headers available for the 350/400 motors. How do I begin figuring out which I'd want. They start super cheap (talking $100 a pair) and quickly go up to $1000+. Doing some searching I see lots of guys using Hooker and Hedman headers. At a minimum I want ceramic coated for corrosion resistance. I see some guys saying to use tri-y headers which I know are great for a turbo motor but not sure about n/a. There are long and shorty headers available. None under $1000 look to be stainless. I want something that will let the engine breathe easier... not looking for power just overall efficiency and if they happen to be reasonably priced then great. I'm not an American muscle car guy so I'm constantly learning about all of this. Any suggestions?
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