Headers vs 360 manifolds for 318

I personally like VHT, and it can be bought at O'reilly's, not much more than the grill paint. I also agree with RustyRatRod, I've ran cheap hedmans, cyclones, etc headers and they've worked great for years. But, any header will be somewhat of a pain no matter what you spend (I've had Dougs) to install, or starter removal, and the such. Yes, they add horsepower, but no way are they the deal breaker on a real mild small block.