Best (easiest) fitting headers 68 Cuda 318

PoisonDart74 said
What's all this TTi talk?

I thought this was settled long ago....

Doug's 453 FTW with a 20% autozone discount..

72bluNblu said
This. :sign3:

I'd take the Doug's 453's over TTI's any day. Not only on price, but fit and finish as well. They also give an extra 3/8" or so of ground clearance compared to the TTI long tube's.

Also, if you have a 4-speed you need to modify the Z-bar. That goes for both Doug's AND TTI's.

Lammio said
Doug's and TTI's are (imo) the two best options for his application. I just wanted him to know the differences. Doug's actually are bulkier coming off the head flange as your photo clearly shows. This is due to their old bending process. With Doug's the tubes come STRAIGHT off the flange before starting to bend vs. TTI's that come off the head flange into an immediate bend which results in a more compact design for easier installation and more space between header and inner fender. The second big difference is the TTI's are step headers and the Doug's are not. Again, the Doug's are great and I've had them on other vehicles but I prefer the TTI's when it comes to A-bodies.

Dougs are a lot less expensive and the 20% off at autozone helps a ton. Ceramic coated for $500ish or have Jegs match teh price as they've been doing and save ion tax too.

Dougs are not bulkier than a tti, have more ground clearance and are NOT tri-y. Dougs fit fine around everything, including PS, and don't have any slip joints. The power difference is non existant in most cases,