Anybody ever try truck shorty headers in an Abody?

[LXguy]

Anybody?

Looks like it might work by eyeballing. $150 for the Summits is almost cheap enough for me to give it a shot.

Steve

 

[dragdak]

Dont work trust me. And they wont take them back in smashed condition.:angry7:

 

[dgc333]

It will only cost about $135 for Hedman long tube headers for an A-body and they will work much better and fit with a minimum of hassles.

 

[LXguy]

PLease define minimum.

:-D

Thanks!

Steve

 

[dgc333]

You will have to disconnect the center link on the steering from the pitman arm and inner tie rod end because once installed the steering passes between the tubes. You will also need the car up very high on jack stands to maunver the header in from below on the drivers side. And you will need to unbolt the motor mount on the drivers side so you can jack the motor up and have it rotate to the passenger side to make room to manuver the header in. Or as I did just pull the steering column completely out (6 bolts inside and a roll pin on the stering box) and you have all the room in the world.

The passenger side goes in from above with no clearance issues (do not recall if I removed the oil filter or not).

 

[LXguy]

Thanks for the information!

Do they neck down at the head like the TTIs do?

 

[LXguy]

I guess they do that for bolt clearance, but it gets down to like 1" inside diameter.

 

[dragdak]

Oh its a small block. I tried them with a bigblock.

 

[stroker mike]

There are always gibson and eddie shorty's on ebay from truck for cheap!! 318/360 and I wondered the same thing...

 

[Kevin D.]

At the price for tti,s I think that is pretty sorry.Kevin.

 

[fishy68]

Dakota style headers will not work. The drivers side is too far from the block and will hit the steering shaft.

 

[TT'74]

I've personally used the Magnum manifolds the have the same exit location as the truck shorty headers and haven't had any contact issues with the steering shaft.
As far as the shorties working they wont. I have a passenger side shorty on my driverside so that i can clear the steering gear, but when i tried to put the other on my passenger side one of the primaries contacts the wheel well right where the A arm mounts.

Clearing the gear box

But remember this one is also mounted facing forward. (turbo setup)

 

[daredevil]

i couldnt figure out what was happening