Side Exit Exhaust--Is there Room?

Bear in mind that you are eliminating the "u turn" over the axle, as long as the bends are done properly, no reason it should be that restrictive.
Hadn't thought about it that way. That's a good point.

I guess that the factory had it right on the AAR mufflers, and for packaging, it seems to be a no brainer.

I think I'm going to call up my local muffler shop and chat with them real quick and then maybe get to cutting out old exhaust and installing headers. I'll post the results back here if I can remember to!