Seeking Exhaust Advice

Thank you for the thoughtful reply AJ. I'll be with my brother (who had a valiant with fender wells) and my car tomorrow and follow up. As for now, we're just going to see if we can get the manifold's off. I'd also love to share the details of the engine, but they're with the car (Like the cam and rear end ratio). What I can tell you is that iView attachment 1716352210View attachment 1716352211View attachment 1716352213t's a 318 4bbl with a 4 speed and it's very tight. I've had it for over 15 years and it remains far more reliable than I could reasonably expect.

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BTW, the carb was leaking from the little plastic reservoir window in that picture, but some plumbers tape fixed that.