I have a1960 f100 short box with 272 and ram horns. Is there a exhaust kit out there for the ram horns? Priced local muffler out fit and they want $1400 without even seeing it.

Are you talking about mandrel-bent stainless pipes and stainless mufflers, or just run-of-the-mill jobber components? Most local shops don't do fancy; customers want cheap. $1300 is pretty expensive for a set of cheap mufflers and pipes that will rust out in a few years.  

If the ram horns were not stock there will be no kit. I believe all the pickups were single exhaust with a front crossover with the yblocks. You might be able to get center dump C.H.E.V. head pipes and extend them down. 57 on up off cars with dual exhaust as long as the flange are the same. 

56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.

When I put ram's horn manifolds on my 64 F100 there were no off the shelf exhaust components for that application. I had to pay a custom fab shop to make a system for me as I don't have a welder or those skills. The price you stated doesn't seem too out of touch in todays market for this work and materials. I will say the rams horn manifolds flow the best of the cast iron manifolds and it's a very clean installation - looks great. There really isn't a much better choice with the steering box locaed where it is on Y-block powered trucks. So in some ways, it can be the most economical way to go. If you don't live in an area where it snows like I do or don't drive your classic in the winter months, steel pipes should last a long time. Another issue is the unique flange size,  but I think Speed Way now has them. Hope this helps and good luck. 

64F100 57FAIRLANE500

Many/most of us don't have the skills/tools at home to fabricate our own exhaust systems. Isn't that why the OP got an estimate from a muffler shop?  It should be easy for a muffler shop to fabricate an exhaust system for his truck. 

Yes, the stock truck exhaust manifolds use a crossover in front. I don't know if the car manifolds will fit a truck, I do know that the Ram Horns will work and are an improvement over the stock truck manifolds/car manifolds, but the Ram Horns won't fit cars.  

On my '53 F350 with a 312, the passenger manifold would not clear the steering box, so I used a RH passenger manifold on the left side, which caused the outlet to be at the front and aimed down.  From there it was a simple matter to fabricate an exhaust pipe to the left muffler.  The stock exhaust pipe worked on the right side. 

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

When I did my 64 F100 I used Mummert's Ram's horns. As I recall the J-pipes came from Speedway, but that's been some time ago? A local muffler shop did a set of duals with basic mufflers. I did have them finish in front of the rear axle so that made it a little cheaper. But it was nowhere near 1400. ! More like $300. It was a great job too. Dang!, I should have never sold that truck!

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

Once you get the manifolds on you just need to piece together bends.  You could probably buy a bunch of bends and straight pieces (Summit or Jegs) to get the system down and out of the engine bay and then it's pretty much straight pipes all the way back.  Same some money and have the exhaust dump out either side of the bed close to the back, or tilt some turndowns inward toward the ground beneath the rear end, and you'll save a lot of headache and money having to go up and over the rear axle.  I don't have any pics of the '60 that I sold last year, but that's how I had them.  Ran through a couple of Thrush glass packs. 

You could clamp it all until you find someone with a welder who might be able to help you out- or just keep it clamped.  

Thanks for all the feedback. I have the manifolds on and short extensions until I get the exhaust done. I might look at piecing it together with a kit then have it welded.

I’ve got a ‘63 with ram horns. I just got the flange and a down tube made and then bolted straight to some purple hornies that dump at the back of the cab.
I borrowed a pipe bender and bought some flanges and paid a buddy a bottle of bourbon to weld (especially if you are ok with non show car welds.

Mike Rizzo

1963 F100 "Rudy"

Daniel Island, SC