'64 Dart V8 Exhaust Manifold and Oil Filter Options

TNT440_Cbody said
I found a 273 equipped '66 Barracuda in a local yard and have already stripped the K-member and throttle linkages, etc from it to do a V8 conversion down the road.

Should I pick up the 273 Exhaust manifolds too? Will the manifolds fit on a 318? What are some other options for better breathing exhaust on an early A with a V8?

Also, will the oil filter adapter from the 273 fit onto any other small block engine? Will I need that for a swap? There was an 80's Fifth Avenue right near the Barracuda and it has a different oil filter adapter.

I will go back today and get those things if needed, before the car is taken away and scrapped!

The 273 manifolds will work perfectly for a 318. Get them.
The 273 90 deg. oil filter adapter is cast iron, the 5th ave. one is aluminum. The 5th ave. one also has a "notch" to fit over a tab in the later 318 blocks to "clock" it properly. Both will work on any SB. Get them both and sell one off (worth ~ 25 bucks)

Manifolds don't flow enough for 340s or 360s, headers are the way to go there. If you get the 273 manifolds and want to sell them...let me know!
Mike