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Exhaust Manifolds #836269
10/22/10 03:58 PM
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I have seen some 7 8 9 A Bodies with a low deck and exhaust manifolds. Not the original ones but ones from a different car. Does any one know what ones will work?

Re: Exhaust Manifolds [Re: bron_engines] #836270
10/22/10 04:28 PM
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I know a guy running B body HP manifolds on a 440 in a '68 Dart. On the driver side the manifold comes awfully close to the steering column and cooks the nylon bushing in the end of it though.


Now I need to pin those needles, got to feel that heat
Hear my motor screamin while I'm tearin up the street
Re: Exhaust Manifolds [Re: GTX MATT] #836271
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Quote:

I know a guy running B body HP manifolds on a 440 in a '68 Dart. On the driver side the manifold comes awfully close to the steering column and cooks the nylon bushing in the end of it though.




The column needs to be cut back to flush wit hthe firewall and the bushing moved up and it should be ok .

Since the OP has a low deck he could use the 68-69 C body HP manifold , it will work with a little creative pipe bending, I put one on my 383 with a factory BB K and I couldn't see any reason it would not work and wouldn't be any more restrictive than the factory manifold .

Re: Exhaust Manifolds [Re: bron_engines] #836272
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B-Body HP manifolds will fit. You will have to trim the outer steering sleeve back and cut an access hole for the #6 plug.

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Re: Exhaust Manifolds [Re: JohnRR] #836273
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Quote:

Since the OP has a low deck he could use the 68-69 C body HP manifold , it will work with a little creative pipe bending, I put one on my 383 with a factory BB K and I couldn't see any reason it would not work and wouldn't be any more restrictive than the factory manifold .






That's good to know.

Re: Exhaust Manifolds [Re: R/T1968R/T] #836274
10/26/10 12:04 PM
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Thanks for the help. I just have a stock but new 383 as well as a 69 Dart with a leaning tower of power. I am going to put the 383 with A/C and power steering. It will still be a tire fryer!!

Re: Exhaust Manifolds [Re: bron_engines] #836275
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tire fryer with a/c no thats the way an A-body should be

be sure to post pics of it when your done

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