Depends on what you get. I have Bassani's - 8 individual pipes installed one at a time. Sounds good in theory. Bassani didn't take good enough advantage of it.



Here, I've got a pipe with 1/8 inch clearance to the lower driver side side of the steering shaft. When I accelerate hard and turn left hard, it rubs.

Not obvious in this picture is that I have another pipe running over the top of the steering shaft. I've got a good 3/4 inch clearance there. So I need to lower my engine just a little, but not enough that the pipe above the steering shaft becomes a problem.

I talked to JDM about this yesterday. They said their motor mounts that are cut down 1/2 inch will lower the engine 3/8 inch compared to stock. I'm pretty sure I am going to order these after I take one more look at the car.

 

Shane- JDM is the only company i know of that offers shaved mounts so they're a good choice. I've never seen your specific case happen so let us know how it turns out. Have you tried slotting the mounts and shifting the motor over some? May save some money if you're in a crunch. I don't know if lowering it will help any as the tube is next to the shaft instead of above/below it.

 

I moved the engine over to the side after that photo was taken. After that, it didn't rub as bad, but it still rubs.

There's an angle at work there that's hard to pick up from one photo. Its a combination of acceleration (engine leaning back) and a left turn (engine leaning right) that makes it rub. If I turn hard left without accelerating or if I accelerate hard without turning, I get no rub.

If I lower the engine, the problem pipe gets lower and since the steering shaft is angled away from that pipe, just going lower also means the pipe is laterally farther away as well.

Part of me wonders if the section of shaft that rubs is that corner where the fat part of the shaft starts. Going lower would also keep me away from that fatter part of the steering shaft.

 

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I asked my shop to do it while the motor was out so he took care of it, I'll give him a call and see what he used!

And J, no sense in adding insult to injury we just lost our amazing coach to one of the top Basketball schools in the nation.

 

Thanks for checking into that and I did not know they were losing their coach....who is replacing him?

 

It's been bigger than the superbowl here, I have no clue honestly. This has all happened in the past 48 hours or so.

 

(Sorry OT) but that sucks....we are watching the game this Saturday and it is crazy how big a deal this is for the state and the team in general.

 

what long tubes is the OP running?

It seems that forking out the extra bucks for AR and kooks doesnt seem so bad anymore because you install and dont have the headache of having to grind anythign down or rely on other mods to make it right.

 

Honestly....there is NO WAY in H*** ARH can justify charging over $1000 for tubes. It's ridiculous how much LT's for S197's are. No matter the fitment issues, a little denting and fitting is worth the price difference. And Tomb, I read posts by you in which you had the same views that I just expressed, until you got sponsored by ARH and they threw a pair into your lap. Don't take it the wrong way bro, not starting anything, just giving my view and I can't see why ARH charges so much. I understand ARH puts time into the headers and uses good materials, but I think they go overboard. For everyone who has them, more power to you all!