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Looked, but didnt find any threads on thos particular “header” topic.

Maybe I missed it... but heregoes...

Have 55.2 3600 with 350 engine.
Would like to know if anyone has found a set of headers that workwith V8?

Are”shorties” or block huggers my only option?

Is moving the steering box a must?
Thanks. Brian

Is your engine mounted with the front mounts or side mounts? Original steering gear? Automatic or manual trans? I have a 327 and 4 speed mocked up in my 59', it uses side mounts. I have it converted to power steering with a Saginaw box mounted outside the frame rail. The headers I have mocked up on the engine are long tube Hedman for a 67'-72' C10. They clear the front and rear crossmembers, I believe they would work with an automatic as well.

Maybe you should post this in the HYPO forum you would get more responses there.

The 55 2nd. series had a V8 as an original option. The standard rams' horn manifolds should be a good fit, unless whatever kind of racing you're doing requires you to run full throttle all the time. Find a set of rams' horns for the 300 HP 327 with the 2 1/2 inch exhaust pipes and run a set of mid-1970's Cadillac mufflers with 2 1/2" pipes in and out. You'll have enough volume capacity for 1000 cubic inches, since one of those mufflers was used for the 500 Cad engine. Headers on street machines have two main functions- - - -raising under hood temperature at least 100 degrees, and burning spark plug wires. I've spent many hours on a dyno with small block engines and the only RPM where headers give a measurable power gain are well into the "speeding" or "public nuisance" RPM range. If you're just looking for eye candy for your ride, good luck- - - -no comment on that!
Jerry