Stainless Block Hugger Exhaust Manifolds/Headers

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340wedge1971

340wedge1971

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Looking to hear some pros/cons on using the stainless block huggers instead of standard headers on Darts/Dusters besides looking pretty. Any thoughts?

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They look simple but the drivers side just doesn't fit. Too much steering in the way. Use the search function for "blockhugger" and see what you find.
 
I put a lot of thought into getting these and came up with a good solid "No'. I kept having visions of coming straight down into the K-Frame and having no less than three quick nineties to negotiate back and around the starter. I quickly lost interest.
 
toolmanmike said:
They look simple but the drivers side just doesn't fit. Too much steering in the way. Use the search function for "blockhugger" and see what you find.
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Makes sense, just wasn't thinking that way. Was thinking you may have been talking about performance. No need to search, I'm a believer.
 
Heddmen makes a set of shorties that fit great on my Duster. The collector is flat so all 4 pipes are in a row instead of the normal collector where the pipes are in a square (for lack of a better term). I will see if I can find a part number for you.
 
78503 are mild steel and 78506 are the stainless. Just google search hedman tight tubes for chrysler small block.
 
340wedge1971 said:
They are nice but the stainless are a bit rich for me. $573 The mild steel are affordable though. $265 Thanks!
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I have the mild steel and painted them with header paint. I did the heat cycles that the paint can said and they have held up pretty good. I have had them for 8 years and they are starting to show rust now finally.
 
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