Exhaust Headers

BBK Performance makes exhaust headers with ceramic coatings in titanium or polished silver finishes. Its US-made lines include 1-3/4 in. long-tube headers for the 2009-2025 Ram 1500 5.7L Hemi, 1-5/8 in. long-tube headers with high-flow cats for the 2007-2011 Jeep Wrangler 3.8, and 1-5/8 in. shorty headers for 351-swap 1979-1993 Mustangs and the 2011-2017 Mustang V6 3.7.

Made in: DeLand, FL (headers ceramic-coated in-house). BBK says these header lines are designed and manufactured in the USA.

Source: BBK Ram 1500 Hemi headers, checked 10/2026

Stainless steel exhaust systems for cars and trucks, including cat-back and axle-back systems, mufflers, X-pipes and tips, sold to the public through retailers. Borla also supplies or co-develops exhausts for Ford, GM and Toyota performance models.

Made in: Johnson City, TN (exhausts are cut from raw stainless steel, then bent, welded and assembled at its 100-acre plant).

Source: Borla, Made in the USA, checked 10/2026

Burns Stainless makes exhaust parts for racing and performance engines: 2-, 3- and 4-into-1 merge collectors, turbo collectors, merge bends, mandrel bends and tubing, plus single-stage race mufflers, two-stage quiet mufflers and megaphones. It also designs custom mandrel-bent parts and has focused on exhaust technology since 1984.

Made in: Costa Mesa, CA. Burns says its parts are made at its own manufacturing facility in Orange County from materials sourced in America, and that any part can be traced back to its materials test report.

Source: Burns Stainless: American Made? (2025), checked 10/2026

Hedman Hedders makes exhaust headers for LS swaps, trucks, Jeeps, street rods, and muscle cars like the Camaro, Firebird, Chevelle and Mustang, including 304 stainless steel versions. It was the world's first mass producer of exhaust headers, and Bob Hedman founded it as a one-man shop in 1954. Hedman Performance Group also sells Trans-Dapt and Hamburger's parts.

Made in: Whittier, CA. Hedman says it has always built its headers in the USA at its Whittier manufacturing facility.

Source: How Hedman Hedders Are Made, checked 10/2026

Kooks makes stainless steel headers, including long-tube Factory Chassis, Super Street and Torque Series headers. It also makes connection pipes, H, X and Y crossover pipes, and axle-back, cat-back and header-back exhaust systems for Ford, GM and Mopar cars and trucks, Jeeps and LS swaps, plus competition-only circle track parts. The company has been family owned since 1962.

Made in: Statesville, NC. Kooks says its headers and exhaust are made in the USA, with its own welders handling every stage from the first cuts to the final touches. Its in-house shop also does tube bending, CNC machining, laser cutting and fabrication.

Source: Kooks: Our Skilled Welders (2025), Kooks on Facebook, checked 10/2026

Lemons Headers builds custom-fit headers to order for drag racing, Pro Touring and street cars, with a choice of stepped or non-stepped designs, tube sizes, stainless or mild steel, and ceramic coating. It ships its headers worldwide. Dan and Kathy Lemons founded the company in 1997.

Made in: Paso Robles, CA. Lemons says its headers are built in California and handmade, with each one 100% custom.

Source: Lemons Headers About Us, checked 10/2026

Schoenfeld makes racing headers in standard, Tri-Y, crossover, 180 crossover, step and 4-into-1 designs, used widely in dirt and asphalt late model and IMCA circle track racing. It also makes collectors, Y-pipes, mufflers, U and J bends, flanges and hardware, with more than 4,900 parts in its catalog.

Made in: Van Buren, AR. Schoenfeld says its headers are cut, bent and welded by hand there, with no outsourcing, and marks its products "Made in USA."

Source: Schoenfeld Headers, checked 10/2026

Stainless Headers makes header build kits and parts for engine builders and fabricators: naturally aspirated, fender-exit, zoomie and turbo header kits, turbo manifolds, merge collectors, mandrel bends, flanges, slip joints and tubing. Materials include 304, 316 and 321 stainless, mild steel, aluminum and titanium. It also makes titanium zoomie headers and LS marine headers. Chris Stepp founded the company in 2007.

Made in: Lake City, MN. The company says it makes all of its products in-house from USA-made materials, its merge collectors are hand-built, and its 321 stainless header tubing is Mil-T-8808 spec.

Source: Stainless Headers About Us, checked 10/2026