Headers for a A body
I don't mean to be disrespectful but what's the downside of them? The car I'm trying to go look at ( weather is the problem ). Has headers on it but they have one of the tubes that's close to number 5 &7 spark plug. Doug's headers don't do that but I really don't want to pay $900 for a set of headers, I think they are ceramic coated too
The TTI shorties cost just as much as the Doug's D453 with similar coatings, and that's
before you buy the head pipes you'll need to connect the shorties to the rest of the exhaust system. So, you need the TTI shorties at $849 for the ceramic coated version, PLUS the head tubes at another $136. And TTI doesn't do free shipping, so, you're well above the cost for a set of ceramic coated Doug's from say Summit, which does free shipping. Shipping to Missouri will be $80 from TTI.
So, once you've bought the TTI shorties, the needed head pipes, and shipped them, you'll be north of $1k into the shorties.
They're also only slightly easier to install than long tubes, and just like the long tubes may require a dimple or a modification here and there to clear stuff. I found they really didn't fit much better than the Doug's long tubes, just differently.
Also, at least on the set of TTI shorties I have, the ceramic coating and construction on the Dougs is better. Wasn't super impressed with the TTI shorties. In fact, I took them off and put the Dougs back on my car. I was going to the TTI shorties to gain some ground clearance, but even in that department they're less than 3/8" better for ground clearance.
Here's my write up on the install/removal of the TTI shorties I bought (with head tubes, because they're necessary).
My "new" '74 Duster- or why I need a project like a hole in the head
And you're still figuring out what parts to buy for a car you don't own, so, you still don't know what parts it's gonna
NEED before you start doing upgrades, or whether or not the engine is even built up enough to benefit much from headers anyway.
