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Product Summary

Mid-Length Header Tube Type, Round Exhaust Port Shape

  • Standard Uncoated Headers
  • 1-3/4 In. Tube Dia.
  • 3 In. Coll.
  • Mid-Length Design
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Key Specs

MFG. Part #68610
Header Tube TypeMid-Length
Exhaust Port ShapeRound
Flange StyleStandard
Primary Tube Diameter1-3/4"
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Hedman Hedders 68610 Details

Hedman Hedders has been manufacturing quality headers in the USA since 1954, and they've been manufacturing long and MID-LENGTH tube headers for Chevy passenger cars for decades. Each set uses mild steel, smooth flowing, CNC mandrel bent tubes, that are hand-welded to ensure each pair is identical to the next. Hedman's unique, gasketless ball and socket collector design allows your Big Block Chevy exhaust system to bolt up, even if it is not perfectly aligned with the header collectors.

These MID-LENGTH headers fit Big Block Chevy V8 powered, 1967-81 Chevy Camaros; 1968-1977 GM A-Body vehicles (Chevy Chevelle, El Camino, Monte Carlo, Olds Cutlass, Pontiac Grand Prix); '68-79 Chevy II and Nova. These headers are also compatible with other 1965-74 passenger cars from Chevrolet. The smooth 1-3/4 in tube design provides ample exhaust flow to let your 396-454 BB Chevy engine breathe easy, and improve horsepower and torque over stock manifolds.

These headers are uncoated, and ship from the factory with a temporary black paint that will burn off when submitted to normal operating temperatures. For protection against the element and lower underhood temperatures, these headers are also available with a silver or black ceramic-metallic finish.

Each set includes a pair of gaskets, header flange bolts and collector bolts. No collector gasket is needed.

Hedman Hedders is so confident in the quality of its headers that these headers are factory backed by a Limited Lifetime Warranty.

Features

  • Standard Uncoated Headers
  • 1-3/4 In. Tube Dia.
  • 3 In. Coll.
  • Mid-Length Design

Application

  • 1965-1974 Chevrolet Bel Air CID 396
  • 1965-1974 Chevrolet Bel Air CID 402
  • 1968-1974 Chevrolet Bel Air CID 427
  • 1965-1974 Chevrolet Bel Air CID 454
  • 1965-1974 Chevrolet Bel Air CID 502
  • 1965-1972 Chevrolet Biscayne CID 396
  • 1965-1972 Chevrolet Biscayne CID 402
  • 1968-1972 Chevrolet Biscayne CID 427
  • 1965-1972 Chevrolet Biscayne CID 454
  • 1965-1972 Chevrolet Biscayne CID 502
  • 1969-1972 Chevrolet Brookwood CID 396
  • 1969-1972 Chevrolet Brookwood CID 402
  • 1969-1972 Chevrolet Brookwood CID 427
  • 1969-1972 Chevrolet Brookwood CID 454
  • 1969-1972 Chevrolet Brookwood CID 502
  • 1967-1981 Chevrolet Camaro CID 396
  • 1967-1981 Chevrolet Camaro CID 402
  • 1967-1981 Chevrolet Camaro CID 454
  • 1967-1981 Chevrolet Camaro CID 502
  • 1966-1974 Chevrolet Caprice CID 396
  • 1966-1974 Chevrolet Caprice CID 402
  • 1966-1974 Chevrolet Caprice CID 454
  • 1966-1974 Chevrolet Caprice CID 502
  • 1968-1973 Chevrolet Chevelle CID 396
  • 1968-1973 Chevrolet Chevelle CID 402
  • 1968-1973 Chevrolet Chevelle CID 427
  • 1968-1973 Chevrolet Chevelle CID 454
  • 1968-1973 Chevrolet Chevelle CID 502
  • 1968 Chevrolet Chevy II CID 396
  • 1968 Chevrolet Chevy II CID 402
  • 1968 Chevrolet Chevy II CID 427
  • 1968 Chevrolet Chevy II CID 454
  • 1968 Chevrolet Chevy II CID 502
  • 1968-1977 Chevrolet El Camino CID 396
  • 1968-1977 Chevrolet El Camino CID 402
  • 1968-1977 Chevrolet El Camino CID 427
  • 1968-1977 Chevrolet El Camino CID 454
  • 1968-1977 Chevrolet El Camino CID 502
  • 1965-1974 Chevrolet Impala CID 396
  • 1965-1974 Chevrolet Impala CID 402
  • 1968-1974 Chevrolet Impala CID 427
  • 1976-1977 Chevrolet Impala CID 427
  • 1965-1974 Chevrolet Impala CID 454
  • 1965-1974 Chevrolet Impala CID 502
  • 1973-1974 Chevrolet Laguna CID 396
  • 1973-1974 Chevrolet Laguna CID 402
  • 1973-1974 Chevrolet Laguna CID 427
  • 1976 Chevrolet Laguna CID 427
  • 1973-1974 Chevrolet Laguna CID 454
  • 1973-1974 Chevrolet Laguna CID 502
  • 1973-1977 Chevrolet Malibu CID 396
  • 1973-1977 Chevrolet Malibu CID 402
  • 1973-1977 Chevrolet Malibu CID 427 ...See Application Guide for Additional Fitm...

Specs

Manufacturer Specs:

TUBE DIAMETER1-3/4 in.
TUBE STYLEMid-Length
AIR CONDITIONINGDependent on Vehicle (refer to VEHICLE APPLICATION Footnotes)
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COLUMNNo
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - FLOORYes
MANUAL TRANSMISSION - COLUMNNo
MANUAL TRANSMISSION - FLOORYes
POWER STEERINGYes
COLLECTOR ATTACHMENT3 in.
COLLECTOR DIAMETER3 in.
COLLECTOR SIZE3 in.
COLLECTOR STYLEBALL and SOCKET Style (Gasketless)
REDUCER OUTLET SIZE2-1/2 in.
EXHAUST SYSTEM DIA2-1/2 in.
CONTENTSHeader(s), new bolts, gasket(s) to head, reducer(s) and hardware, instructions
FINISHUncoated
FINISH TYPEUNCOATED Mild Steel! Shipped with Temporary Paint.
FLANGE STYLEStandard
FLANGE THICKNESS0.3125 in.
HEADER STYLEMid-Length Tube
NOTES67-81 F; 68-77 A; 68-79 X; 65-74 Chevy Pass. Car 396-502
MATERIALMild Steel
TUBE DESIGNStandard
TUBE LENGTHMid-Length Tubes
TUBE MATERIAL THICKNESS16g
TUBE SIZE1-3/4 in.
WITH AIR SYSTEMNo
WITH EGRNo
EONo
WELD-UPNo
TUNEDNo
BOLTS/STUDS INCLUDEDYes
CATALYTIC CONVERTERS INCLUDEDNo
CROSSOVER PIPE INCLUDEDNo
GASKET OR SEAL INCLUDEDYes
HEADER FASTENERS INCLUDEDYes
INSTALLATION HARDWARE INCLUDEDYes
MOTOR MOUNTS INCLUDEDNo
MOUNTING HARDWARE INCLUDEDYes
REDUCERS INCLUDEDYes
Y-PIPE INCLUDEDNo
QUANTITYSold as a pair.
PRIMARY TUBE GAUGE16g
PRIMARY TUBE DIAMETER IN1.75 in.
PACKAGE CONTENTSHeaders, ball and socket reducers (exhaust adapters), gaskets, mounting hardware
HEADER MATERIALMild Steel
HEADER FINISHUncoated
CYLINDER HEAD PORT SHAPERound
CYLINDER HEADStock Profile Heads
HEADER CONSTRUCTIONMILD STEEL- Standard-Duty
REPLACEMENT GASKET41827470
REPLACEMENT HEAD FLANGE GASKET41827470
HEADER PORT SHAPERound Port
PORT SHAPERound
COLLECTOR BOLTS INCLUDEDYes
AIR CONDITIONING NOTESWithout A.I.R.

CARB Warning

For race/ off road use or for use on pre-1966 vehicles.

Emissions warning: this part only legal for sale or use in California for racing (competition) vehicles which may never be used, registered, or licensed for use upon a public highway, or if installed in vehicles model-year 1965 or older; motorcycles model-year 1977 or older; or off-highway recreational vehicles (such as off-road motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles) model-year 1996 and older. Any other use renders the vehicle tampered and not legal for use on California public highways (any public street or roadway, public dirt road, public park, or publicly maintained right of way open to the use of the public for vehicular travel). Violations subject to $37,500 penalty per violation per vehicle, revocation of registration, loss of use on California public right of ways, and proof of correction for tampering. There are similar restrictions and penalties under federal law and the laws of all other states with penalties under federal law of up to approximately $45,268 per tampered vehicle and/or engine.

Hedman Hedders 68610 Specifications

KEY SPECS
MFG. Part #68610
BrandHedman Hedders
Header Tube TypeMid-Length
Exhaust Port ShapeRound
Flange StyleStandard
Primary Tube Diameter1-3/4"
Material TypeMild Steel
ColorNatural
Weld-UpNo
Collector Diameter3 Inch
FinishUncoated
Hardware IncludedYes
Gasket(s) IncludedYes
Collector Reducers IncludedYes
Collector Reducer Exit Diameter2.5"
GENERAL
Sold in QuantitySet
Collector Length3"
Flange Thickness0.3125"
TunedNo
Crossover Pipe IncludedNo
Primary Tube Gauge16-gauge
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