exhaust manifolds

[joeblo]

Anyone have a set of exhaust manifolds for a 318 they would like to sell?

 

[72Dodge]

I have some early '80s ones. Not sure it's worth it to ship them. Where are you located?

 

[joeblo]

western Pa 16024. I fear the shipping costs and I'm looking locally as well. I shipped some heads last year thru post office and I think it was around $60. What do you want for them and would you be willing to ship if I can't find any closer?

 

[72Dodge]

Keep looking. I'm sure you can find some closer. If you get desperate, maybe we can talk, but it's not going to come to that. Not sure what your goal here is, but find a nearby junkyard with a Dakota for manifolds. Can't remember the years offhand, but some of them are the Magnum hi-flow ones which are even better. Should be pretty cheap, probably cheaper than shipping lesser manifolds.

 

[brotherGood]

Hopefully I'll find mine..the spares I had got lost in the mess that was the engine swap. If I do find em..I'm in Ohio..we'll work something out..lol

 

[joeblo]

The magnum ones interchange? I did not know that. This could make my search much easier, thank you.

 

[brotherGood]

IIRC, the selection of magnum ones that'd work are very slim. You'd be better off finding LAs.

Any reason you're going with manifolds over cheap headers? Just curious

 

[joeblo]

I'm back and forth between headers and manifolds. I may have to take a closer look at headers. How much of a pain is it to get them on in an M-body?

 

[brotherGood]

From someone whose never done it...a mini starter and 90° filter adapter are recommended from what I hear. Also, you've gotta drop the center link. Again...I've never done this...just going by other's posts.

I will have headers one day...I'm just too dang cheap to do it now.

 

[Jack Meoff]

I see quite a few on www.car-part.com in right there in PA.

 

[72Dodge]

Pretty much any Magnum manifolds will work, so long as they're the rear dump ones. Some years have larger ports. It's a very common swap for those who don't want to run headers. Flow like the 340 HP manifolds. The important part I forgot before was the qualifications... at least on an a-body, they only work on a manual steering, auto car. If you're using power steering, it may or may not work on an FMJ, but based on my recent experience fitting headers in an FMJ, I'd say you'd run into the same clearance issues as with an a-body.

http://www.moparts.org/Tech/Archive/exhaust/9.html

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=109176

At any rate, if you're using power steering, small block LA manifolds should be about the easiest Mopar part out there to find!

As for headers, they're all different, but when I just fit my Hooker Super Comps (a-body ones) into my Mirada (with manual steering), I had to NOT use the 90 degree adapter (I tried that first, and it shot the filter straight into the header tubes), I'm not sure yet about a mini-starter, but it looks like there's plenty of room for a regular one. If my eyeball guess is wrong, then there's certainly more than plenty of room for a mini-starter. I did have to drop the center link, but that's not a big deal at all. There are some headers out there that go over the steering linkage, so you wouldn't have to do that, but I don't know if those would have other fitment issues or not. I just used what I happened to have lying around, and fortunately, they worked fine.

 

[Jack Meoff]

Sorry i forgot the hyphen on the link
www.car-part.com

Seems to be a few in the boneyards right in PA

Exhaust Manifold
Dodge Diplomat318 GD MTR MORE OUTBACK,STOCK NO. 037812053A037812053$65ARichner Auto Parts
*USA-PA(Milesburg)*Request_Quote
1-814-355-3851/ 1-888-572-3428Request_Insurance_Quote



1983
Exhaust Manifold
Chrysler New Yorker RWD*A*$65Arpol Auto Parts
*USA-PA(Philadelphia)*Request_Quote
215-324-1999*Request_Insurance_Quote

1983
Exhaust Manifold
*W-OX2 SEN FLANGE TYPE 4095244 10-93A17629$50New Castle Auto Wrecking, Inc.
*USA-PA(New-Castle)Request_Quote
*1-800-245-2226Request_Insurance_Quote



1985
Exhaust Manifold
Chrysler 5th Avenue RWD*A053L$40Arpol Auto Parts
*USA-PA(Philadelphia)*Request_Quote
215-324-1999*Request_Insurance_Quote

1981
Exhaust Manifold
Chrysler LebaronUSED**$40Hemminger Auto & Truck Inc.
*USA-PA(Friedens)*E-mail
814-445-9603
1988
Exhaust Manifold
Chrysler 5th Avenue RWD*AAD0845$40Hemminger Auto & Truck Inc.
*USA-PA(Friedens)*E-mail
814-445-9603
1982
Exhaust Manifold
Chrysler New Yorker FWDLH 318,#4095244,W/O2 STOCK# #ED43569*ED43569$35Sibum's Auto Parts, Inc.
*USA-PA(East-Stroudsburg)Request_Quote
*1-570-421-3086Request_Insurance_Quote



1984
Exhaust Manifold
Dodge DiplomatLH 318,#4095244,W/02 STOCK# #EB44113*EB44113$35Sibum's Auto Parts, Inc.
*USA-PA(East-Stroudsburg)Request_Quote
*1-570-421-3086Request_Insurance_Quote



1984
Exhaust Manifold
Plymouth Gran FuryLH 4095244 STOCK# #84PLYL*84PLYL$35Sibum's Auto Parts, Inc.
*USA-PA(East-Stroudsburg)Request_Quote
*1-570-421-3086Request_Insurance_Quote



1985
Exhaust Manifold
Chrysler 5th Avenue RWD9-94 ON MTRA09094$30New Castle Auto Wrecking, Inc.
*USA-PA(New-Castle)Request_Quote
*1-800-245-2226Request_Insurance_Quote



1983
Exhaust Manifold
Chrysler RWD318 LEFT SIDE,STOCK NO. #F20870*#F20870$25Kuchera Automotive Inc.
*USA-PA(Weatherly)*E-mail
*1-570-427-4546 / 1-800-933-4546
1986
Exhaust Manifold
Chrysler 5th Avenue RWD318 LT,STOCK NO. #F50400*#F50400$25Kuchera Automotive Inc.
*USA-PA(Weatherly)*E-mail
*1-570-427-4546 / 1-800-933-4546
1987
Exhaust Manifold
Plymouth Gran FuryLT 318 O2 SENSOR EGR PORT REAR,STOCK NO. #F50294*#F50294$25Kuchera Automotive Inc.
*USA-PA(Weatherly)*E-mail
*1-570-427-4546 / 1-800-933-4546
1985
Exhaust Manifold
Plymouth Gran FuryLH, MW,CARB,5.2A990281$20Furlow's North East Auto, Inc.
*USA-PA(North-East)Request_Quote
*1-814-725-1253 / 1-800-222-6109Request_Insurance_Quote



1987
Exhaust Manifold
Chrysler 5th Avenue RWD**CL0062$CallJordan Auto Parts
*USA-PA(Dilliner)*Request_Quote
*1-724-943-3522*Request_Insurance_Quote



1987
Exhaust Manifold
Plymouth Gran Fury318,LEFTA0G2174$CallJay's Auto Wrecking - ARAPro
*USA-PA(Edinboro)Request_Quote
*1-800-736-8214Request_Insurance_Quote



1987
Exhaust Manifold
Chrysler 5th Avenue RWD5-87,2BC,5.2AD1070$CallSpook Hollow Auto Wreckers
*USA-PA(Linden)*E-mail
*1-570-398-7147
*
Exhaust Manifold
***99893$CallDeerfoot Auto Parts-ELITE
*USA-PA(Wind-Gap)Request_Quote
*610-863-7676 / 800-962-9107Request_Insurance_Quote



1986
Exhaust Manifold
Chrysler New Yorker FWDLEFT*327NEW$CallCarlisle Auto & Truck Salvage,Inc
*USA-PA(Carlisle)Request_Quote
*717-238-1500 / 717-766-0579Request_Insurance_Quote



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[NoCar340]

All factory starters will fit with headers, meaning both the huge original "Highland Park Hummingbird" and the later mini starter. For the little cost involved, though, the mini starter is a no-brainer... order one for just about any '89-up truck (V6 or V8) with a nice warranty for around $60--and the dorks at AutoZone will never know the wrong core's in the box when you bring it back. :icon_biggrin:

As mentioned, the center link has to be removed to pass through the headers. If you have a column shifter, you're gonna have to conjure up a solution for the bellcrank that connects the column link to the trans link since both it and the header want to occupy the same space. Or, you could just go to a floor shifter. You'll want to run the "right" filter listed for your car, not the long version they used through 1969, without the 90° adapter. And, I promise you this: you will find every single low-clearance spot on the roads and driveways you travel. Expect the driver's side lower tubes to be crushed flat within a year. Also, with most inexpensive headers, you will have a flange warp sooner or later. Tick... tick... tick-tick-tick-tickticktick as you accelerate. Spend the money and get a set of Proform or Percy's dead-soft aluminum header gaskets. They're not cheap but they're worth it. They just won't freakin' leak.

I've never used the Magnum manifolds, but if those clear I don't see a reason why Dodge truck shorty headers wouldn't work. There are all kinds of them for sale for around $140/set on eBay, in stainless steel with 3/8"-thick flanges. I have a set in my basement, and a couple of friends have had them on their trucks. They're of quite good quality, especially at the price. Even with the thick flanges, though, I'd still suggest the aluminum gaskets.

Another option (though more expensive) is the Hedman 76500 (black) or 78506 (ceramic coated) "Tight Tubes". After numerous complaints about their original street-rod shorties exiting right into one thing or another depending on chassis, Hedman released a new number with a rear offset on the driver's side. They fit A-bodies, so they'll fit FMJs... but you have to use the mini starter.

One thing that hasn't been mentioned: other than the right manifolds, none of these are "bolt up" options for your existing exhaust. Just thought you should know that.

 

[72Dodge]

I installed the Remflex gaskets on mine, hoping for the best. I've never heard anything but great things about them.

 

[joeblo]

WOW, You guys are fantastic, I did not expect all this info. I found a set of manifolds but know that headers make a big difference in performance so I still haven't decided which way to go.