I don't think you are being fair with them. If you read the article, you would see that they were just trying on a set just to see how they fit, the car was going to be restored and did not look like it was even running.
I think I was being very fair and subjective with them, and I DID read the article. Who owns an early A body that is willing to invest $750 for a set of headers hasn't done some research and know that they fit with some qualifications that weren't addressed well in the article? Doug's headers FIT! Spitfire headers FIT. so where's the burning question here waiting for an answer?
I think you are being a bunch of whiners. The magazine is covering a subject that would probably not even have been ever considered if TTI had not offered them a free set of headers, which they probably had to really look around to find somebody with an unpopular (no offence) Mopar body style who was willing to let them do a quick (probably one day) photo shoot and install.
So you don't think Dougs' & Spitfire would have sent them a free set of headers for a fair write-up?
Mopar Muscle is not a big-bucks operation, they will not fly halfway across the country, spend a week installing and testing these headers. Most of their articles are based on local cars, or cars the writers own. The writers are not very well paid, nor do the magazines have unlimited budgets. If you think they are, then maybe you should quit your job and become a magazine writer.
They could have used the same pitiful car and done the comparison... surely they could have found some running small blocks locally.
If you think you can do better, then buy a set, do a writeup with testing and photos and submit it to Mopar action. I'm sure that they would be happy to publish your article, and if they pay you a premium, you might make $800. I don't know about you, but I sure can't afford to do that.
While that's not my business, if the three manufacturers will furnish me with their product in exchange for a fair and thorough article in a national magizine devited to their market, I'll do it and it would be done right!
You guys should be grateful that TTI made headers for you, that you don't have an even more unpopular body style, and that a national Mopar magazine actually aknowledged the early A-bodies. I used to fart around with Dakotas for many years, I did not have half the selection of parts that you guys have, nor ever seeing any articles in magazines. Remember that the magazines do watch these forums and if you insult the guy who wrote that brief article, what do you think the chances of him doing another early A-article will be.
I am grateful TTI, Doug's and Spitfire have gone to the trouble to make headers for our cars... but they aren't doing it out of the kindness of their hearts... there is a profit motive involved here, and if there was not enough demand to be profitable, they wouldn't manufacture them.
Stop being whiners and accept a gift when you see one. You should be thanking them for aknowledging the pre-67 A-bodies.
