Headers for an 86 Ramcharger

Your engine is considered an "A". The referenced headers will work fine.

You have the "LA" ( Low [deck] A) series engine and they will fit.

The "A" series engines were the early (1950's) Hemis and the Polyhead engines and the "LA" series includes the 273-318-340-360 engines, the 3.2-

Budd

Correction: that would be the 3.9-5.2 and 5.9 Magnum engines.

Sorry, lazy fingers.

Budd

It's "_LOW_ A" because the deck height was lowered, the Poly 318 was an "A" ( high deck engine) engine.

Other than that I'd like to know where the heck I was wrong as I said the same things as you and allpar and even corrected a typo.

Budd

I wasn't saying you were wrong -- I was just elaborating a bit about the various incarnations of the LA engine, and provided a link for the OP if he wishes to read more.

You could be correct about the origin of that LA stands for. It certainly makes sense, along the same thought as the B vs RB engines.

Bryan

Budd Cochran wrote:

"Low A" is Chrysler's definition for the acronym "LA" from the 1960's. If they don't know, then no one does. It can be found in Chrysler historical books from the period.

Budd