i didn't realize i wuz a Mopar fan
03-23-2009 | 06:01 PM
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i didn't realize i wuz a Mopar fan
My latest car purchase is a 1970 Dart that i totally dig! I have been thinking... I have never owned a Mopar product in my 34 years since getting my drivers license!
Then my Bro-in-law told me about this site. He ownes lots of Mopars (3 '64 Furys, Power Wagon, Durango, etc)
I will be doing some restoration work on this car during the summer, but it is a great solid runner.
The Dart already has had some nice engine upgrades. Hi-rise, 4bbl, 360 cam, etc.
I was planning on installing a set of headers soon. Ran into a brick wall! My Dart has power steering (which I like), and all the header manufacturers say their headers will not work with power steering! What!
My father-in-law told me that Mopars' stock exhaust systems 'breathe' really well, and that the HP gain like you see with GM will not be as noticeable! Any truth to that, or was he just trying to make me feel better about not being able to buy headers?
Does anybody here have a Dart 318 w/ headers?
thanks!
Mark
Then my Bro-in-law told me about this site. He ownes lots of Mopars (3 '64 Furys, Power Wagon, Durango, etc)
I will be doing some restoration work on this car during the summer, but it is a great solid runner.
The Dart already has had some nice engine upgrades. Hi-rise, 4bbl, 360 cam, etc.
I was planning on installing a set of headers soon. Ran into a brick wall! My Dart has power steering (which I like), and all the header manufacturers say their headers will not work with power steering! What!
My father-in-law told me that Mopars' stock exhaust systems 'breathe' really well, and that the HP gain like you see with GM will not be as noticeable! Any truth to that, or was he just trying to make me feel better about not being able to buy headers?
Does anybody here have a Dart 318 w/ headers?
thanks!
Mark
03-23-2009 | 06:47 PM
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WoW Really? $625 to $800+ for headers? I was hoping for less than half that!
My car is not / never will be a competition race car! Just a fun (mild performance)cruiser! Thanks for the souce, moparguy, just want something more for a 'hobiest' than race proven!
Any other suggestions? What is the clearance issue w/ power steering? Can other headers be somewhat modified to fit?
thanks
Mark
My car is not / never will be a competition race car! Just a fun (mild performance)cruiser! Thanks for the souce, moparguy, just want something more for a 'hobiest' than race proven!
Any other suggestions? What is the clearance issue w/ power steering? Can other headers be somewhat modified to fit?
thanks
Mark
03-23-2009 | 07:39 PM
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thanks, Moparguy
I think I will look for some of the 340 exhaust manifolds.
I used to own a '67 firebird, had troubles with the header gaskets blowing out. My mechanic told me about some cast iron, factory hi-performance headers (came stock on something like a Grand Prix or something...) I found me a set of these for my Firebird and they worked great! They were definately nice, and they were made more like a set of aftermarket headers - the collectors were about 18inches from the block, or so as i recall.
Did the manifolds you refered to come on all 340 engines? Certain ones only?
thanks!
Mark
I think I will look for some of the 340 exhaust manifolds.
I used to own a '67 firebird, had troubles with the header gaskets blowing out. My mechanic told me about some cast iron, factory hi-performance headers (came stock on something like a Grand Prix or something...) I found me a set of these for my Firebird and they worked great! They were definately nice, and they were made more like a set of aftermarket headers - the collectors were about 18inches from the block, or so as i recall.
Did the manifolds you refered to come on all 340 engines? Certain ones only?
thanks!
Mark
03-23-2009 | 07:58 PM
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From: Springfield NE
well on the duster/dart/demon yeah they were pretty much all the same, [There was a recent post with a set of them on a car a guy had just bought]. When you see em youll notice that the they sweep up instead of down {at least on the driver side}. Cant stress enough; gotta have the ones original to the A-Body [duster/dart/demon/pre-70 barrarracuda] with the 340. it.d be nice if someone would reproduce em.
03-24-2009 | 07:51 AM
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200 for the better ones. the pipe shouldnt cost too much more and you can bend it yourself or have a shop do it. when i did it for my ram i put the flanges on, took flexible steel hose that was 1.5 inches in diameter and ran it from the flanges to where i wanted my collectors to go. then i took them out carefully and bent 1.5inch pipe to make an exact match of the flexpipe i used. you can buy the collectors through summit too. i think headers for my 3.9 cost mearound 300 to make myself. and yours shouldnt cost too much more. mine were kind of weird because i ran both headers into a 3 inch pipe and then into a turbo that my friend help me set up.
200 for the better ones. the pipe shouldnt cost too much more and you can bend it yourself or have a shop do it. when i did it for my ram i put the flanges on, took flexible steel hose that was 1.5 inches in diameter and ran it from the flanges to where i wanted my collectors to go. then i took them out carefully and bent 1.5inch pipe to make an exact match of the flexpipe i used. you can buy the collectors through summit too. i think headers for my 3.9 cost mearound 300 to make myself. and yours shouldnt cost too much more. mine were kind of weird because i ran both headers into a 3 inch pipe and then into a turbo that my friend help me set up.
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