Dave,
No the heads don't truly take the same exhausts, but there is an exception.
Keep in mind the 4V exhaust ports are much larger than the 2V exhaust ports. A 2V exhaust header will be too small for a 4V head. You end up with a large port trying to exhaust into a smaller "hole".
The 4V exhaust header is too large for a 2V head, the large flange of the 4V header doesn't have enough "mating-surface" on the head to make a good seal. The exception, as I mentioned above, the Australian 2V head has a very large flange around the port, so the 4V headers can seal up around the smaller 2V port. There is a port mis-match, you end up with a small port blowing into a larger open hole, not ideal for maximizing power, but it is functional.
Most headers are designed for the 4V heads, but I have heard that Larry Stock sells Pantera exhaust headers designed for the smaller port 2V heads.
George
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