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Re: Exhaust Manifolds

To: buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Exhaust Manifolds
From: buldogge@inlink.com (Mark Andrews)
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 10:40:34 -0500
Hey there everyone... Not to ride on Simon's coatails...but... Speaking of
exhaust manifolds... What have owners of the original BOP 215 cars
(Skylark,F-85,etc.) used for exhaust???  I have been running the original
crap cast Buick jobs... I also have '64 Buick 300 (larger cast)...and I
purchased a header kit from Header's be Ed... but again that driver's side
looks to be quite the b*tch to fabricate!  Has anyone purchased or
fabricated headers for these cars???  I have spoken to several shops (D+D
Fab included)...no luck!  How wide/long are the Rover SD1,etc.  Anyone
tried any of these... All helpful suggestions, banter, tomfoolery
appreciated... TIA

Mark in St. Louis

ps... Has anyone set-up a 215/3.5/etc. FAQ... Websites?


>
>My car (Rover P5B) has a Leyland P76 V8 engine in it. I've fitted a Rover
>SDI exhaust manifold on the passenger side (cylinders 1,3,5,7), this has
>twin 41mm outlets pairing cylinders 1&5 and 3&7 together. This then goes
>from two 41mm pipes down to one 50mm one, and then into the rest of the
>system (65mm single pipe).
>
>The other side of the engine has a Rover P5B manifold on it, this consists
>of all four cylinders going into one with one 41mm outlet. This then goes to
>a 50mm pipe into the rest of the system.
>
>The basic problem is this. due to the lack of clearance on the driver's side
>(cylinders 2,4,6,&8) the other SD1 twin outlet manifold may not fit.



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