Headers vs 360 manifolds for 318
I didnt include it in this thread but I have a 8.8 rear with 3.73 for later. It's not high on the priority list but I know as I upgrade power the peg leg 7.25isnt gonna last.
Thats going to make a good difference both in performance and reliability!
Oh and since it has been brought up,the only way your car can be slower after adding a set of headers is if you fail misserably at setting up timing and carb for it especialy the carb,its not uncomon for engines to run alitle leaner after adding headers and considering how alot of cars are running alitel fat in the first place it just makes things alitle better unless your car was running perfect or alitle lean in the first place.
As for the isues with headers hitting the ground its either the car being to low or suspensions that are worn out unless you drive like a total jackass. A car is no longer stock height after you put some 60profile tires in the front or equivelant many seem to forget this.
Yes i have been there and done that ****.
for a comparison here comes a pic of my junk,notice the oilpan? That oilpan sits lower than headers would on a car that realy is stock rideheight and hit the ground ONCE in 4 or 5 years of driving the car everywhere,and it was due to me being real stupid one late night and it hit HARD.
I also ran that car with cheap headers before that and yes they dragged the ground more than once but the car was much lover at that time,i adjusted the torsionbars up when i swaped engines to the one with the deap oilpan and changed tires at the same time,in the pic it has 205/60´s i think it had 165/60s before that.
