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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 11:14 PM
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I found a set of heads I like. They are angle plug, not straight like I have now. Any problems with plugs wires with stock exhaust manifold. I will also do lt headers in the future when money permits. Thanks for the help.
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Angle plugs make sense if you are going to headers. But make sure the headers are designed to work with angled. I bought a set of AFR heads and chose straight plugs because at the time I was planning on running stock exhaust manifolds. I then switched to TPiS headers and found some of the plugs were very difficult to get to and a couple plug wires were right against the headers. I had to make special sockets, install wire boots, you get the message.
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Originally Posted by cumbercr
Angle plugs make sense if you are going to headers. But make sure the headers are designed to work with angled. I bought a set of AFR heads and chose straight plugs because at the time I was planning on running stock exhaust manifolds. I then switched to TPiS headers and found some of the plugs were very difficult to get to and a couple plug wires were right against the headers. I had to make special sockets, install wire boots, you get the message.
, You have to do your homework to make sure everything is compatable when choosing headers and /or heads..When I installed my 383 with Dart Pro 1 heads into the car, my plan was to run stock exhaust manifolds and exhaust until I could afford a set of LT headers and true duals.. When I bolted the stock exhaust manifolds onto the Dart angle plug heads I discovered I couldn't get plugs into the heads, there just wasn't any room to put them in, not even short plugs..So do your homework....WW

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Thanks for the input!
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by mpdrews
Thanks for the input!
I do beleive the 85 came with angle plug heads.......When I purchased my AFR heads I purchased the angle plug heads as it is easer to change plugs.
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Originally Posted by T. Wayne Nelson
I do beleive the 85 came with angle plug heads.......When I purchased my AFR heads I purchased the angle plug heads as it is easer to change plugs.
Not true. The 85 cast iron heads had straight plugs. I have the heads to prove it.
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Not true. The 85 cast iron heads had straight plugs. I have the heads to prove it.
My bad, I had thought that they did.
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Originally Posted by T. Wayne Nelson
My bad, I had thought that they did.
I've read places that claim they come with angle plugs but my '85 has straight plugs too, I was wondering when I first did a plug change if somehow someone had just really really misthreaded them...
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