Long tube header install gone haywire!
#1
Long tube header install gone haywire!
Hello all,
I recently purchased a set of Dynomax long tube headers for my 68 302. Well the issue is that I have basically tried everything short of pulling out the enigine to get them in. I have removed the plugs, wires, power steering box, brake master cylinder. andthey wont squeeze in. I have above the car and below the car. NOTHING WILL WORK!!! Are there any other options of install that I am missing?? Now my car is torn apart and I cant drive it, and that makes me sad. Thankfully its not my daily driver, but thats not the point.
PLEASE HELP>
Thanks,
I recently purchased a set of Dynomax long tube headers for my 68 302. Well the issue is that I have basically tried everything short of pulling out the enigine to get them in. I have removed the plugs, wires, power steering box, brake master cylinder. andthey wont squeeze in. I have above the car and below the car. NOTHING WILL WORK!!! Are there any other options of install that I am missing?? Now my car is torn apart and I cant drive it, and that makes me sad. Thankfully its not my daily driver, but thats not the point.
PLEASE HELP>
Thanks,
#2
I feel your pain, I,m fighting a pair of Hooker Headers for a 351w on a 69, I was able to install the passenger side headers from the top as well as the bottom, but I have a mini starter, so that side was easy. the drivers side goes in thru the bottom easily but i still have issues, I cant imagine trying to go from the top. Have you droped your steering linkage?
#4
Oh man I see this thread and I **** my pants, just ordered these
http://m.summitracing.com/parts/PTE-H8403-1
For my 69 mustang with my new aod and power steering. If the freakin **** don't fit I'm gonna have a fit!
http://m.summitracing.com/parts/PTE-H8403-1
For my 69 mustang with my new aod and power steering. If the freakin **** don't fit I'm gonna have a fit!
#6
Cyprs Stang-
I got them in. Well one that is. I was able to get it from the bottom. Had to remove the power steering box, master cylinder, a bunch of other stuff, but finally got it in. Ill have to do passenger side tomorrow, I herd that was the easy one.
Thanks for the help guys.
I got them in. Well one that is. I was able to get it from the bottom. Had to remove the power steering box, master cylinder, a bunch of other stuff, but finally got it in. Ill have to do passenger side tomorrow, I herd that was the easy one.
Thanks for the help guys.
#7
Ok......well they are in. The driver side took 3 1/2 hours, passenger side, 15 minutes. For a minute there, i thought it couldnt be done. But they are in. And holy crap its loud without the exhaust hooked up...
Thanks for the help guys.
Thanks for the help guys.
#9
Cyprs Stang-
I got them in. Well one that is. I was able to get it from the bottom. Had to remove the power steering box, master cylinder, a bunch of other stuff, but finally got it in. Ill have to do passenger side tomorrow, I herd that was the easy one.
Thanks for the help guys.
I got them in. Well one that is. I was able to get it from the bottom. Had to remove the power steering box, master cylinder, a bunch of other stuff, but finally got it in. Ill have to do passenger side tomorrow, I herd that was the easy one.
Thanks for the help guys.
Would this issue be there with the shorties? Also, what if any dissadvantage is there with shorties?
#10
@dmaclaren: Long tubes flow better at high rpm, which is what they're designed to do. There is lots of info on this forum and the web on this subject. On a street driven car with relatively mild mods, shorties are probably a better choice for fitment and clearance issues.