Thread: Ram Horns vs Shorty Headers

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Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Supposedly, the rams horn manifolds Speedway is selling flow pretty well.

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/p/3823...Manifolds.html

Don

If looks mean anything (always does in my case) these are also from speedway and are Polished Stainless Steel...can't tell ya how they perform, but dang they are nice!

Yes they are nice. Should last a lifetime too.


Don

I am stuck between those stainless horns and a set of stainless shorties too.......

It might be a good idea to compare the straight-down manifold compared to the tuck-in angle of the shorty headers. On my A-frame it looks like the shorty headers give more clearance for the steering D-bar.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Originally Posted by 25T_Bucket

If looks mean anything (always does in my case) these are also from speedway and are Polished Stainless Steel...can't tell ya how they perform, but dang they are nice!

Those are dang fine, but I bet the price is the same as headers or more!

With my clearance issues and since shorties or ram horns will not seem to add much over the stck manifolds I may just clean ot my existing manifolds and give then a short of high temp paint...and let it go until the crack!

GCG

OK Now I get it! He has a 77 FOOOORD pickup with a 355 small block!

I'm a little slow on the uptake sometimes.

Mike

Originally Posted by Hotrod46

OK Now I get it! He has a 77 FOOOORD pickup with a 355 small block!

I'm a little slow on the uptake sometimes.

Mike

Yes - Ford body BUT Chevy HEART!

I have some of those Speedway Ram's horn manifolds on my coupe. I repaced my block hugger headers with them for more of a traditional look. I don't fel like I lost any power by switching to them. They come in cast iron, polished stainless, or "as cast" stainless. Those are the one I have.

Gastrick, Thanks for the great pictures of the Speedway ramshorns relative to the steering. It does look like they are tucked back more than the stock ramshorns which come straight down.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

A call to Speedway revealed that the Speedway Rams horns are 1/2" less wide than the shorty headers at the dimension "A" in their chart and 1" shorter than the tube headers in the "B" dimension. I may have to get the Rams Horns because I have less than 1/16" clearance between the outer tube of the middle cylinders and the edge of the fiberglass fender. While I could carve out a "relief" in the fiberglass fender with a Dremel tool, my experience cutting the 'glass body for a curved path offers a chance for a gosh-awful gaping cut which I would like to avoid. Hopefully I will be able to sell my tube headers (ceramic coated) and recoup some of my loss but it looks like I need the added clearance of the Speedway Rams Horns to prevent charring the 'class along the edge of the fender. I tried to get a picture but the camera is not cooperating so all I can say is that the tube header is actually touching the inner edge of the fender so it looks like I need that 1/2" of cleanance which will also give more clearance for the steering D-bar and of course stainless is forever.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder