Headers vs 360 manifolds for 318

I have run a LOT of the Summit style headers through the years on a variety of A bodies. I found they are time consuming to install, but not difficult. Most of them fit without hitting a thing and the only thing any of them ever hit were the torsion bars. A few tweaks with a large pry bar fixed all that.

A full length header will outflow manifolds by gangbusters. Period. They will add power just like they were designed to do. Just because they aren't TTI or Dougs, or some other ridiculous costing nonsense doesn't meant they are pieces of crap.

Ceramic coating protects anything it is applied to and doesn't care what brand it is. You can even buy the painted headers and paint them with VHT yourself and make them last a long time. I just love when all the snobs come out acting like 700-1000 dollars or more is the way to go with headers. It's not.