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Doug T (9/30/2014)
This is actually a pretty easy thing to do IF YOU ARE NOT A PUREST. Take the large size, rear dump exhaust manifolds from '57 or later pass cars and swap them side for side. They will then dump near the front of the engine, so you will need to have pipes fabricated to curve down and run under the rear motor mounts on the bell housing, then to the mufflers of your choice. In Dyno testing a few years ago the later pass car and the rams horns did just about as well for power and torque and of course this eliminates any problems with the clutch. I believe this trick will work for all pickups but it is easy to try. You can also use two right sides so the passenger side dumps to the rear and the driver's side dumps to the front. doug is 50% to doing the dual easey,use the large size dual on the right(pas side) use the single pasenger side on the left ,block off the port wher crosover went then get a preformed piece and it will be easey from there and will look ok the one i did the header pipe bolted richt to the pasenger side dual type manifold.the custom made pipe on the left willbe easey and you will have a tideyer drivers side ex than the rams horn
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Jimz Bird
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This is on the 272 in the Mainline. A similar way to change to duals on cars. This is just a more radical bend. The other side is just capped off.
Jim Norfolk, VA
 "MABLE" 1956 Thunderbird Green / Brown Interior (ZE-XG)
 "MEAN GREEN" 1956 Mainline (FG-BE)
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Doug T
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I had a '56 pickup which had the original small X manifolds. A previous owner had put a "U" bend off the top of the left manifold curving around and down past the fuel pump. It was more or less stock on the right side. Fuel leakage would not be good but I was more concerned about vapor lock in the pump from the relatively nearby heated ex pipe. That was not a problem in a year or so of running the truck with that setup. So be aware of these potentials but don't worry about it. I then went to Rams Horns and 2 1/4" pipes. Even the tired engine in the truck ran much better with the bigger exhaust system. From your pics you already have the manifolds, put them on reversed and see if you like it and where exactly they dump. For duals on a truck at a bargain price the reversed pass car manifolds are probably the least expensive option.
Doug TThe Highlands, Louisville, Ky. 
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RayCarter18
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Well the previous owner had mad dual exhaust out of the crossover manifolds he capped the passenger side and routed the driver side down in by the fuel pump. I thought that was dangerous so I took that off. What are your thoughts on that? Is there a danger of a ruptured fuel line getting onto the hot manifold?
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Doug T
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This is actually a pretty easy thing to do IF YOU ARE NOT A PUREST. Take the large size, rear dump exhaust manifolds from '57 or later pass cars and swap them side for side. They will then dump near the front of the engine, so you will need to have pipes fabricated to curve down and run under the rear motor mounts on the bell housing, then to the mufflers of your choice. In Dyno testing a few years ago the later pass car and the rams horns did just about as well for power and torque and of course this eliminates any problems with the clutch. I believe this trick will work for all pickups but it is easy to try. You can also use two right sides so the passenger side dumps to the rear and the driver's side dumps to the front.
Doug TThe Highlands, Louisville, Ky. 
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You just need ramshorns if you want to stick with manifolds, or headers.
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RayCarter18
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My truck is a 63. I am not sure if they are thunderbird manifold or not I bought them Off a guy that had a stockpile Of them. How would you know if they are thunderbird manifolds verses a mercury or some other car?
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Y block Billy
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you can probably get enough money out of a purist for the TBird manifolds to buy you a set of Rams horns, otherwise I think Patriot headers for the trucks are only around $169.00 or somewhere under 200.
 55 Vicky & customline 58 Rack Dump, 55 F350 yard truck, 57 F100 59 & 61 P 400's, 58 F100 custom cab, 69 F100, 79 F150, 82 F600 ramp truck, 90 mustang conv 7 up, 94 Mustang, Should I continue?
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