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Old Oct 13, 2023 | 07:18 AM
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Exhaust manifolds for 371

I need a good set of exhaust manifolds for a 371. Anyone have set they want to sell?
Old Oct 13, 2023 | 09:11 AM
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I believe 57-58 and 59-60 have different manifolds. Do you know what year of 371 heads you have?
Old Oct 13, 2023 | 02:37 PM
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I believe they are ‘58.
Old Oct 13, 2023 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Jon442
I believe they are ‘58.
There will be a two digit number cast on one exhaust port on the head.
#14 is 1957
#16 is 1958
# 18 or 20 will be '59 or '60.

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Old Oct 13, 2023 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 2blu442
I believe 57-58 and 59-60 have different manifolds.
Yes.
Old Oct 17, 2023 | 07:23 PM
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Here are the photos provided by the shop:









Old Oct 17, 2023 | 08:22 PM
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What you have there is one 1957 head (#14) and one 1958 head (#16).
I don't know if these heads both had the same size chambers.
I know there was a compression difference between 1957 (9.5 to 1) and 1958 (10 to 1).
To me, it would be important to CC the chambers on both heads to ensure that all eight cylinders have the same compression ratio.
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