magnum manifolds

2 ft of 2in pipe, then upsize to the 2.5?
This is what I did on one of my "A" body cars because headers can be a pain in the a$$ on a street car. 2" just enough to get past the steering then it necks up to 2.5" the rest of the way back. I'm running 318 manifolds that were opened up as much as possible. Runs great too!