headers or not to headers

headers suck in an a-body. they suck in a 4x4 truck. they suck to put on, they leak, headers make tune ups tortuous. i've had headers in a-bodies, b-bodies and trucks. big blocks and small blocks. never again. i always got them to seal up and work, but never the first time out of the box.

i am going to run magnum exhaust manifolds on my 65 barracuda. this will be the 3rd engine i have built since swearing off headers, and each one has made the memory of past headers installs become more glaringly horrific in comparison. i'll never go back!

of course, i am running street cars, not race cars. i like to drive not scrape knuckle skin trying to shoehorn headers in there! and the price tag for an early A also keeps me away.

sb