Zoomie Length

Most Sanderson Zoomie headers are offered in two lengths: a standard 16″ (40.64 cm) or a longer 19″ (48.26 cm). The length needed for the application is relatively easy to determine. To be clear, 99% of all applications will use the standard 16″ length. The longer 19″ version requires a much higher chassis or engine location to allow necessary ground clearance.

To provide a simple example, the header should not hang down below the bottom of the wheel. However, this will vary depending on the wheel and tire profile. In the graphic below, a low-profile tire provides less ground clearance; therefore, the bottom of the header should maintain a higher value from the ground.

Many like to have that scraping-the-ground look on their street rods. However, that sort of look is best suited for trailered show vehicles and not those expected to travel city streets, including driveways, v-drains or dips, speed bumps, or other hazards that could damage the Zoomie header set.

Zoomie/Chopster Baffle Install

Zoomie and Chopster Header Baffle Inserts:

Sanderson does not provide mounting holes for the muffler baffle inserts due to possible liability issues. The customer or installer is responsible for the safe installation and proper securing of the insert.

Baffle Installation Procedure:

1. First, make sure the inserts are the correct size for the application. Sanderson’s 1.875″ (1-7/8″) inserts are for small block engine applications, and the 2.250″ (2-1/4″) inserts are for big block engine applications.
2. For NEW installations – Notice that one end of each Sanderson muffler insert is partly closed off with a welded washer.
3. Use a tape measure to determine the depth of the insert from the end of the tube. Use that measurement to mark the inside of the header tube. The insert depth should be held up slightly from the short-side radius at the lower bend and not bottom out (see image below). Measure the insert depth for every tube.
4. Insert a baffle into one of the header pipes with the partially closed-off end toward the engine. DO NOT FORCE. The insert should be snug but not too tight.
5. There are various methods to secure the insert. Either drill a hole slightly in front of the insert and install a stove bolt and locknut (or use red Loctite), or drill and tap directly into the baffle ring, using an appropriately sized bolt with a small amount of red Loctite on the bolt threads
   1. NOTE: Some customers have used sheet metal or self-drilling/tapping screws to hold the mufflers in place, but such screws tend to vibrate loose.
6. When the mufflers are securely fitted in all eight pipes, the headers are ready to install on the engine.

Install Notes

1. The Patented Leak-Free Design that Sanderson Headers offers is the only leak-free flange design on the market. Do Not Attempt To Use Flange Gaskets! The raised flange on the Sanderson Headers may buckle the gasket during tightening and create a leak! Click here for the installation procedure.
2. Sanderson Headers are NOT emissions legal on pollution-controlled motor vehicles. It is the purchaser’s responsibility to verify local regulations for compliance.
3. Wrapping your Sanderson Headers with ANY thermal tape immediately voids your header warranty. The best thermal protection for your headers is the Aluminized Ceramic Coating, available for every Sanderson Header. Please read our tech article on thermal coatings and header wraps.

Sanderson Warranty

Limited 5-Year General Warranty

Sanderson Street Rod Headers strives to supply our customers with the highest quality parts and services in the street rod industry. In keeping with this, we warrant and will repair or replace, at our option, after an inspection in our facility, any of our products that we found to have failed due to defects in either material or workmanship.  This warranty is activated by the return of the Warranty Card enclosed with every pair of headers. It is effective for FIVE YEARS * from the date of purchase, as indicated on the original invoice.

This Warranty does not cover products that fail due to improper motor tuning, alteration, disassembly, or damage caused by racing, misuse, neglect, abuse, improper installation, and/or accident or when used on applications that were not designed or approved. We are specifically not responsible for the costs of removal, installation, transportation, destruction of other components, inconvenience, loss of time, or other personal damages or for any other associated costs, including the application of aftermarket coatings applied by others. Sanderson Street Rod Headers shall not be liable for any and all consequential damages occasioned by the breach of any written or implied warranty pertaining to this sale in excess of the purchase price of the product(s) as found on the original invoice.

WRAPPING HEADERS WITH THERMAL TAPE VOIDS THE WARRANTY.

* Extremely compact header designs that locate the collector close to the exhaust ports are very sensitive to engine tuning. Improper air/fuel mix or timing of ignition and/or valvetrain can cause early failure due to excessive heat. For this reason,  part numbers CC2 and CC3 are offered with a two-year warranty period only. This includes header sets that utilize one of these headers as part of the set (part numbers CC4 and CC14, for example). The compact header side will hold a 2-year warranty. All other Warranty conditions apply.

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