Me and headers have a love-hate relationship. I love to hate them. They always seem to leak or bang against stuff and I get the increased breathing helps. Any info on 318's stock exhausts that flow the best?The rest all sounds great tho I'm considering the FBO ignition system. it seems super clean, super easy and not crazy expensive. anyone have thoughts?
legend has it
Magnum 5.2ltr (318) or 5.9ltr (360) iron factory exhausts manifolds (same)
Ram or Dakota 2wd or 4wd
(none the earlier LA series, flow as well, not even the 68-70 340 stuff)
like 1997-99 IIRC (?) are the best flowing of the SBM's
but they are made for a truck chassis only, none for cars
may still work just fine
not sure if the 4x4 or 2wd are the same, either
may want to look into that
I was under the impression the 4x4 trucks had the best Iron manifolds (?)
won't work as well as Headers, longer tubes (even shorty headers)
far less reversion or lil' to no back pressure, more torque across the board
torque is what moves you easily/quickly, especially in a heavy car
they do make some
good shorty headers for sbm's too
no starter issues, nor fit problems
if not for cars, they make em' for Rams & Dakotas
just need to go to a muffler shop for exhaust headpipe
maybe Schumacher Creative Services, may still have a good alternative too
FBO 4secondsflat.com ignition is a great system, full 12volts too
no ballast needed, not really cheap, not really overly pricey either,
but it's good
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Firecore distributors are great, plug & play, with CEI ir stand alone
you get the CEI type/relucter magnetic pickup, Summit Billet dist. like $30-$40 less,
$193 (?) it's the same thing, ships free)
get/you'll still need a quality CEI distributor to use one
you can get it from them too, already set up
I have one FBO box & coil, for my current 68 RM23 RR BB 383/6bbl in my avatar
good luck
you should probably start a build thread
in the appropriate forum or general discussion forum
this is just the
welcome wagon, not intended as a tech or Q&A section
