What about the Red's fenderwell headers? Do they have a performance advantage over the stock manifolds? & Do they fit a '58 Fairlane?

58 Ford Custom 300 - San Pedro, CA (So-Cal)

I know you can still pick up a set of fenderwell headers, but it seems there would be a market for some long tube headers that fit within the chassis for '54 to '62 street drivers. I have both a set of Rodworks and a set of Red's that I don't think are much better performance-wise than the stock '57 manifolds, except for the weight savings.

Larry D

Winnipeg, MB Canada Eh!


'57 Fairlane 500 Club Victoria

'58 Custom 300 Tudor

'56 Crown Victoria

'61 Starliner Z Code

'51 Ford Victoria

 In a recent Y-Block issue, Jerry Christenson was planning on making a set of headers available....kinda like the Red's style, but better....don't know how that project is going....might be worth checking out.   Barry L

Thanks John. Has anyone used the headers from Obsolete & Classic Auto Parts? Part #B5A-9430/1-YBLK. They have 'Big Tubed Y-Block Headers' listed but no pic. I contacted them & they said they did'nt have any laying around that they can take a photo of to send me. Just curious.

58 Ford Custom 300 - San Pedro, CA (So-Cal)

Rams horns won't work in a passenger car.  The exhaust dumps on the crossmember under the engine mounts.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

Do you guys know if Ram Horn headers would work on a '58 Fairlane??? Are they better than stock headers???

58 Ford Custom 300 - San Pedro, CA (So-Cal)

hi ted, if i bring a set of spread port sbc headers to col. can you make adaptors and test them with the rest of your headers? thanks, wayne.

 lincoln/merc. y-blocks &mel's                                                               bucyrus, ohio.

The header test is not yet complete.  Have quite a bit of random data where I’ve tried two or three sets on different Y engines but the big test where all the exhaust systems are tried in a back to back test on the same engine is yet to be performed.  Was hoping to have that done before going to Columbus but just hasn’t taken place yet.  The engine for that test is on a docking cart now and is just one set of heads away from being ready.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

I believe Jerry was also working on a new header similar to the Hedman design but with better flow design. I'll check with him at Columbus. Chuck in NH

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

We should know more about the Reds with the test. If I'm not mistaken, Ted had a bottleneck with the reds headers when performing the intake testing. If it's performance you want, it's performance you're going to have to pay for.


Lawrenceville, GA