TTI Shorty Headers VS Doug's Long tube headers??

I have installed both the Dougs D453's and TTI shorties on my Duster. At the time it was a 340/4 speed with manual steering, and having done that I would install the Doug's long tube D453's every time.

• The TTI shorties still need the modified Z-bar for the manual transmission that you need for the Dougs or TTI long tubes
• Compared to the Doug's, the TTI's save less than 3/8" of ground clearance
• The TTI shorties required more trimming on the corner of the bell housing for clearance than the Dougs did
• The TTI shorties need the 90° oil filter adaptor or a factory oil plate with a VERY short oil filter, despite their advertising. They did not clear my ps-2004 filter with a Canton oil plate

I tried the TTI's shorties to add ground clearance and improve some of the tight clearance spots I had with my Doug's, but the ground clearance improvement was minimal and the clearance really didn't improve. There were some spots that had better clearance with the TTI shorties, but there were also some spots that were actually worse. So it was just trading tight spots in some places for tight spots in other places. So ultimately I took the TTI's off my car and kept the Doug's on it, and I wouldn't buy a set of TTI shorties again.

I did a write up on it in my build thread here

My "new" '74 Duster- or why I need a project like a hole in the head