manifold clearance

[viperjim]

evenin all , just a quickie for any body who cares to listen , is it just my car or has everyone had problems finding exhaust manifolds to fit into the ridiculously tight space between the injun and the footwells , rover v8 by the way , thanx in anticipation , jim

[hfbradley01]

Originally Posted by viperjim

evenin all , just a quickie for any body who cares to listen , is it just my car or has everyone had problems finding exhaust manifolds to fit into the ridiculously tight space between the injun and the footwells , rover v8 by the way , thanx in anticipation , jim

Jim

You'll be pleased to know that your car is no different to any other Viper in terms of manifold clearance. I had to have mine made by a mate and as far as I know everyone else has had to have them made. The only alternative would be to modify the footwells to allow more room. Eric has done this on his Viper and i'm sure he would be only to pleased to help.

Cheers

[hfbradley01]

Originally Posted by viperjim

evenin all , just a quickie for any body who cares to listen , is it just my car or has everyone had problems finding exhaust manifolds to fit into the ridiculously tight space between the injun and the footwells , rover v8 by the way , thanx in anticipation , jim

Jim

Another photo for you of some elses headers for side pipes.

[osgood]

Jim as Howard says most Vipers have this problem some more than others, see the attached before and after. Osgood

[kevchard]

We had to take our exhaust manifolds down through the frame as our Vee seems a lot deeper on a Ford V6.
So the collector sat between the sump and chassis rail. Unfortunately one of the manifolds is still hitting the chassis rails, so will need to be persuaded to move at some stage.
Aren't vipers fun?!?!?!

[maxGD059]

Jim

I assume you are committed to side pipes. If not, I have a spare set of GD headers that sit close to the block that would suit underslungs

[osgood]

EHMM DON'T BOTHER WITH UNDER-SLUNG ON A VIPER IT JUST DON'T WORK AFTER 4 YEARS OF GRIEF I WENT SIDE PIPE, with absolutely no regrets at this moment in time and less noise Osgood

[osgood]

Originally Posted by kevchard

We had to take our exhaust manifolds down through the frame as our Vee seems a lot deeper on a Ford V6.
So the collector sat between the sump and chassis rail. Unfortunately one of the manifolds is still hitting the chassis rails, so will need to be persuaded to move at some stage.
Aren't vipers fun?!?!?!

Kev you should have dealt with the guy I recomended in Linc's as most of our Viper guys have done and you would not have had a problem Osgood

[kevchard]

Hi Eric
Getting the car transported was a prob, V6 makes it uncommon and funds are still low cos we are battling to get original money back from never received manifolds.
After looking at how i have done it, i wondered why i did it that way. Hell no turning back now.
I've just sent off to summit to get dimensions on their side pipes. I need to know how far below the chassis the sidepipes will hang.
It's been a right pain trying to design cats into system.
You been banned lately Eric .
Hope you are all keeping well, and jokes are appreciated .

[Deck]

Jim,
I got a set of stainless steel manifolds from the MGB club that are designed for the MGB GT V8. They're the tightest turn I could find and I did a fair bit of looking. still about 70mm from the face of the port to the back of the turn. I'm not sure what they're like performance wise and I still had to do a bit of "tweaking" on the footwells...
I Must warn you I haven't got the rest of the exhaust yet and while I've been thinking about unders, Osgood's just put the fear in me! I do think I can get these to turn if I need them to...

I also don't know how much the engine moves when under strain, therefore how much clearance is required. Can anyone let me know please?
Cheers
Dec