>>>Now, is this normal?<<<
Mark,
Yes. Likely the reason for the extra distance on the passenger side is to
get the starter in and out. When George Boskoff spoke at the Tigers United
last summer he talked about "sending some kid out for every manifold
(exhaust) that Ford had to try and find something (off the shelf) that would
fit."
The following is from a post I kept from a while ago:
>>> The left side manifold is a Ford part no. C3DE - 9431 - A. It has this
alphanumeric plus "FoMoCo cast in the outer surface. The right side
manifold appears to be a special Tiger piece; at least it is not a Ford
casting. The name "DARCAST" appears along with the numbers 1981004 and 2 DA
21120B.<<<
One of those (not sure which one) is a common Ford auto part, but I think
the other is from an industrial application.
Here's a little trick I used to get the numbers (just in case you want to
check yours) that are sandwiched between the manifold and the frame
rails/motor mount. Get a thin flat stick (like a door framing shim) and use
it to press playdoe against the manifold. Gently peel it off. You will have
to read the number backwards, but it can be done.
Tom Witt B9470101
----- Original Message -----
From: <CoolVT@aol.com>
To: <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 6:53 PM
Subject: Tiger Manifold
> While under my Tiger recently I noticed that the exhaust manifold exit
(where
> the exhaust pipe attaches) on the drivers side seems to point inward
> somewhat compared to the passenger side which seems to point straight
down.
> The exhaust system (not including manifolds) was replaced about 12 yrs ago
> and the exhaust pipes, custom bent, were brought downward at the same
angle
> that the manifolds exits point. The result is that where the exhaust
makes
> its first bend at about the lower portion of the oil pan, the passenger
side
> pipe is about 4" from the oil pan and the driver side pipe is about 1"
from
> the oil pan. Now, is this normal? Do the manifolds really exit at
different
> angles? Hasn't really had any adverse effect, but I am curious on this
> point.
> Mark L.
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