more news about that header from the man himself...


sorry to take so long to answer your questions about my header, the university is keeping me very busy at this time

1) concerning the bols and nuts, the header has to be placed first, and
for the intake manifold, hum well, it's another story...

2) clearance
a) starter
i have to shave a bit the starter's bolt, but it will pass.
b) steering pump
the upper oil arrival has to be moved down and you have to
slightly modify it's form

3) direction of the pipes.
my first idea was to create a nearly equal length header, but it's WAAAYYY more difficult than I thought, because we have a lack of room for all those tubes. now I have to admit that i'm stuck because I don't find a solution to go to my turbo entrance.I will try again next saturday, but I already spent an afternoon without succeeding.

4) weight
A lot. it will in the end weight 3 times the stock manifold.
5) heat
i will have to use a lot of heat screens (starter, inatke manifold, steering pump, tranny)

In the end, i'm asking myself if it worth the money and time spent. At
least i'll tell you if it's feasible or not (for a "normal" guy) and if it's
reliable.I will try to keep you informed. within a month I have to go
to south of France during 3 month (a 1200 km trip). mean temperature is
more than 30/35 celsius degree over there. I have to hurry up to test my car before going there. On the other side, i'm finishing my last year of
study so it's difficult to bypass my exams


Jean-francois "zorglub" Agneessens
Belgium, Europe
1969 Oldsmobile Toronado 455
1993 Chrysler Daytona Turbo I