Figured I'd bring this back up to the top instead of starting another thread.
I'm building the headers now and have decided to go with a traditional long tube design and am in need of opinions/information. I've got the number one primary laid out at about 32 inches long. I think I'll be able to make the others on that side the same length. If not, they will be within a couple inches. I'm not so sure I'm going to be able to make the passenger side work that well though. I'm not even sure I can get the number 2 to 32". I'm not trying to make equal length headers. I don't want to make a poor design though.
How important is it that the primaries be close to the same length between all cylinders? How much difference in primary length is too much? I'm just a street car with a street engine.
On a positive note, the driver's side header hangs no lower than the oil pan which is about 1 inch higher than the front cross member. They will also be less than 1/2 inch below the front subframe rails when looking at them from the side. The rest of the exhaust system is going to hang that low as well. Ground clearance is going to be good considering how hard it is to run exhaust on these cars. Cutting Hooker long tubes like Woody has done would have been a lot easier, but where's the fun in that?
Thanks
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Trey
Current rides: 2000 BMW 540i/6 and 86 C10.
Former ride: 1979 Trans Am WS6: LT1/T56, Kore 3 C5/6 brakes, BMW 18in rims
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