You have to be INSANE to have long-tube headers on a big-block A-body Mopar!

George Jets said

OK that is "Strike 3" on the headers.

Header wrap and thin wall header tubes rusting out, not to mention grinding holes in the headers going over high spots in the road, and wearing holes in them with the steering shaft.

Not looking very promising for the header operation . . .

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i understand your "anger" at exhaust headers over the problems they present. however, unless the factory designed exhaust manifolds are very well designed with excellent flow characteristics - which most factory manifolds are not, you just can't beat the performance gain with a set of aftermarket tube headers installed. on a V8 engine with very restrictive exhaust manifolds, a set of freely-flowing tube headers are good for between 40-60 HP gain. there is no other single bolt on modification to a factory V8 other than a Tubocharger, Supercharger or NOS that will provide that much HP gain.