Are long tube headers worth it?

[scottofksu]

What I have learned about myself during my build that may or may not help you here:
1. Get it safe, then get it running - driving while restoring.
2. Try to work on it 30 minutes to and hour a day. You won’t hit every day, but you’ll get more done than expecting to find big chunks of time and expecting your 40 year old body to last for hours on end without repercussions - if your in anywhere near the shape I am at 40...

Regarding exhaust, yes, long tube headers especially if you see yourself running a BBC for the foreseeable future as they’ll swap over. Might think of adding some Lizard Skin ceramic to the firewall if you have the engine out. From what I’ve read, you want to get your mufflers As close to the headers as possible. I can find the name of the book and cite you a of number if your real interested.

Just my two cents!