Superelbert
Norwegian wood
Hi guys!
I'm in the process of considering future long-term options for my '71 dart, and one possible avenue of pursuit is of course dropping in a new HEMI.
As my car is a daily (summer) driver and street car, power steering is a must.
Now, after reading arround a bit, I've gathered that the exhaust of a new HEMI wil crash with a power steering box, be it manifold or headers.
That would mean the end of the road for my HEMI plans.
but...
Obviously ,the culprit is the foremost header/manifold exhaust tube. From some of the pictures posted here, I could see that even with a manual box, the clearance was marginal.
Both standard manifolds and headers have this frontmost tube going down and inbetween the engine and steering box.
But what if one welded up a manifold where this tube went up and over the steering box in stead? This tube could then be taken down again further back where a bit more room is available.
hope this makes sense explanation wise..
Could someone who have installed a new HEMI pass some judgement on the feasibility of such a concept?
I'm in the process of considering future long-term options for my '71 dart, and one possible avenue of pursuit is of course dropping in a new HEMI.
As my car is a daily (summer) driver and street car, power steering is a must.
Now, after reading arround a bit, I've gathered that the exhaust of a new HEMI wil crash with a power steering box, be it manifold or headers.
That would mean the end of the road for my HEMI plans.
but...
Obviously ,the culprit is the foremost header/manifold exhaust tube. From some of the pictures posted here, I could see that even with a manual box, the clearance was marginal.
Both standard manifolds and headers have this frontmost tube going down and inbetween the engine and steering box.
But what if one welded up a manifold where this tube went up and over the steering box in stead? This tube could then be taken down again further back where a bit more room is available.
hope this makes sense explanation wise..
Could someone who have installed a new HEMI pass some judgement on the feasibility of such a concept?