Headers vs 340 manifolds

340 with basic mods

https://www.motortrend.com/articles/mopp-0102-1970-340-high-performance-mill-dyno/
Phase 1:Stock 340 baseline, Chrysler electronic ignitionPhase 2:Replace small production AVS with Edelbrock 800 CFM carbPhase 3:Replace factory HP manifolds with Hooker 151/48-inch headersPhase 4:Replace factory iron 340 HP intake with Edelbrock Performer RPM Air GapPhase 5:Replace SSI springs and retainers with Engle #604LS retainers and #993 springsPhase 6:Replace stock 340 HP cam with Comp Xtreme Energy 268

Dyno Results
Westech Performance Group
Superflow Dyno
Horsepower
RPMPhase 1Phase 2Phase 3Phase 4Phase 5Phase 6
3000185.2195.5199.6206.4206.2214.7
3200195.4206.1213.9220.7220.8229.3
3400208.9224.6233.0240.6240.5251.5
3600224.8238.7252.7260.8259.9275.7
3800236.4253.7266.6277.0276.9298.1
4000249.5267.6280.0291.8291.8311.7
4200259.3278.9292.9306.0306.2327.1
4400265.0287.1304.3321.3321.3344.6
4600268.8297.2313.3335.2334.7355.9
4800274.7306.8321.1343.1342.5366.7
5000278.5312.7329.1352.6350.4377.0
5100280.2316.9330.6354.5352.4381.3
5200281.3316.9330.8353.6353.6384.3
5400273.7314.9329.3350.8355.4386.1
5500273.5313.9330.4350.7355.9387.4
5600269.3314.5330.2350.9353.5389.4
5700312.7329.3348.6353.3391.6
5800308.8326.2347.6351.4387.2
6000329.2353.4383.7
6200314.8373.7
Torque
RPMPhase 1Phase 2Phase 3Phase 4Phase 5Phase 6
3000324.2342.3349.5361.4361.0375.8
3200320.7338.3351.1362.3362.3376.4
3400322.7347.0359.9371.6371.5388.4
3600328.0348.2368.7380.4379.1402.2
3800326.8350.7368.4382.9382.7412.0
4000327.6351.3367.6383.1383.1409.3
4200324.3348.8366.3382.7382.9409.0
4400316.4342.7363.2383.5383.6411.4
4600306.9339.3357.7382.7382.1406.3
4800300.6335.7351.4375.4374.8401.3
5000292.6328.5345.7370.4368.1396.0
5200284.1320.1334.1357.2357.1388.1
5400266.2306.3320.3341.2345.6375.5
5600252.6295.0309.7329.1331.7365.2
5800279.6295.4314.8318.2350.6
6000288.1309.3335.8
6200266.7316.6