TTI headder Install Article from Mopar Muscle....
Thanks for posting the article Joe. I read it a few days ago. Not a bad article. I plan on posting a detailed install of the set I ponied up for a few months ago. I agree the article was a little vague on the starter issue which is $240 bucks. This is a big ouch for most people. When you call tti they are not vague or appologetic about it. Ultimately, these stepped headers fit. They are not split into 3 different pieces like the Doug's which requires manual steering and a simple mini-starter. I question their quality control now that Pertronix took over and the price dropped from $1000 to $787.95(from Summit).
I think the tti's are currently better than anything out there because they allow for different setups. The thing I really like is that I can keep my powersteering. Everything fits great on the engine stand with the Keisler 5-speed tranny and Lakewood Bellhousing. I'm running the hydraulic clutch but the car in the article is a factory 4-speed. Added options are nice and I'm glad I did not have to switch to manual steering just to get headers. Getting a rebuilt manual steering box would have cost nearly as much as the clocked starter. It all ends up being a wash in the end. Sure there are cheaper ways of putting headers on an early A-body (fenderwells, spitfires, Doug's etc) but you will not find a more complete, under chassis, off-the-shelf header to tailpipe system....Period. Pony up the duckets or at least be thankful that somebody else is making the effort to give us early a-body guys a vastly improved product option.
Just a biased opinion since I immediately got over the starter issue as soon as picked up my tti's. Works of art.
Here are the starters side by side
If the Powermaster blew. You could take the starter body from a regular mini-starter and swap it.
Thanks for posting the article Joe. I read it a few days ago. Not a bad article. I plan on posting a detailed install of the set I ponied up for a few months ago. I agree the article was a little vague on the starter issue which is $240 bucks. This is a big ouch for most people. When you call tti they are not vague or appologetic about it. Ultimately, these stepped headers fit. They are not split into 3 different pieces like the Doug's which requires manual steering and a simple mini-starter. I question their quality control now that Pertronix took over and the price dropped from $1000 to $787.95(from Summit).
I think the tti's are currently better than anything out there because they allow for different setups. The thing I really like is that I can keep my powersteering. Everything fits great on the engine stand with the Keisler 5-speed tranny and Lakewood Bellhousing. I'm running the hydraulic clutch but the car in the article is a factory 4-speed. Added options are nice and I'm glad I did not have to switch to manual steering just to get headers. Getting a rebuilt manual steering box would have cost nearly as much as the clocked starter. It all ends up being a wash in the end. Sure there are cheaper ways of putting headers on an early A-body (fenderwells, spitfires, Doug's etc) but you will not find a more complete, under chassis, off-the-shelf header to tailpipe system....Period. Pony up the duckets or at least be thankful that somebody else is making the effort to give us early a-body guys a vastly improved product option.
Just a biased opinion since I immediately got over the starter issue as soon as picked up my tti's. Works of art.
Here are the starters side by side
If the Powermaster blew. You could take the starter body from a regular mini-starter and swap it.
