This will be my plan, as I've seen multiple people on the A-Body Big Block forum say the same thing. I've got manual steering on my duster and the 383 already had a mini starter installed. I use this forum for knowledge and experience from the people that have already been there done that, so I have to have a certain level of trust when I hear the same thing from multiple members. Of course, I'll give my feedback on the install, so others in the same boat can decide if they want to go this route. Thanks!
I have one!
Much more than a coated set of tti headers.
Good deal. With ported heads, the difference in running headers will be a good bit more. Jim Laroy did some manifold testing and found literally zero difference between stock and HP big block manifolds, so the "HP" manifolds are really good for nothing.
Did they fit?
Wish I could tell you! Between the 100-degree Texas days, my non-A/C shop, and life's other challenges, progress is SLOWWWW. I fell off of one of our horses 2 weeks ago and seriously busted my a$$, still recovering. That's one of life's challenges getting in the way, lol.
I hear you on the heat, it hit 100 plus here in W Md. the last 2 days, 90s plus humidity the last 2 weeks. You can have the horses I prefer cats, easier to take care of. Good luck with the recovery.
You'd love it here, 109 with no humidity
I spent a month or so building a cooling tower next to the steel mill in Seguin in 1993. 100F+, high humidity, and every hour or so they would pour slag out on the ground near where we were working. That was special.
Yeah, when it is 105 with 80%+ humidity and someone pours out a bucket of slag and the air temp goes to 140+ it is brutal, just hang there in your harness for a minute with the heat soaking through you, then you feel the humidity roll back in. Back to work. Was glad when we finished that tower and moved to the next site.
