Sounds good. Agree you need not worry about the heatriser. If you decide so later, a liquid one such as MAF sells would cover your needs. (that's what I am using for now)
Dave,
SOR has a new exhaust manifold for 250 bucks without the heatriser parts, which they do not have to sell (or I'd get them for the one I have sitting in the barn now). They have used in/ex combos for about the same price, but I don't know if they will guarantee that the heatriser works on...
Actually, Dave,
I was hoping you could come up with more good reasons for me to go back to stock, which I would like to do eventually. (So I can justify it to my wife, you know.) But I haven't found an exhaust manifold with a functioning heatriser: those little springs rust away and there are...
Other than the leakage issue at the manifold gasket, what makes the in/ex better? The heatriser? They all seem to burn out, eventually, and there's no replacement. Also, there are potential/actual exhaust leaks around them. How does that play in your experience, Dave?
I think you can get the FelPro at Napa. OEM has to come from a dealer, or CDan on this board can probably get it. Or, SOR and, I am sure, other online concerns have them.
If the header is warped only a little, I would probably just try to crank it down. I don't think it was a cast item. If the intake is bad, find another. The green SOR gasket is "Kevlar". I replaced it when it leaked on me (it was fine with the 2 piece SOR I had originally, but leaked with...