Mike,

BTDT.  Consider an S&S Headers system.  $280 (when I bought it)
complete except for the cat.  I bolted one up to my '87 2.1 WBX about
1.5 years ago.  I believe I even posted the installation findings.

If memory serves, they're at http://www.ssheaders.com/, but the list
vendors also have them (again, last time I checked, which was 2 years
ago).

Some folks have reported problems with the slip fits and stuff not
bolting up right, but I had only minor problems.  Ultimately, it all
went on and functions just fine.

Will it last as long as the SS muffler & pipes?  No.  But kinda like
all the fancy engine conversions, I can do a lot of head gaskets for
the price of a Frankenstein engine.

-Karl

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