The A-Body With A Job

Your story = speechless.

Regarding the build: I make a vote for headers. IF the goal is to get the MPG for the long hauls, it is hard to beat a set of headers. While I acknowledge there is the propensity for gasket problem, with the increase of locking header bolts and premium gaskets, much of those issues have gone away. I have a set of shorty headers on a daily driver 97 Ram, that have been on for 4 years with non locking bolts and paper gaskets, that have NEVER blown out or failed.