OK, first off, Car-nut offered me a set of shorty headers for the cost of shipping (Thanks a bunch :Handshake). We were not sure what brand they were or how well they would fit. I stuck them on, and they fit, and cleared everything, but I was concerned with how much of an angle I was going to have to route my steering shaft to get around them. So I took a gamble and bought Hedman 88400 shorty headers, and got them today. I was totally amazed at 1) how close they fit to the block, and 2) how much clearance I had around the steering shaft area. I can actually now SEE the steering coupler, where the other shorties, I could not, and was going to have to work blindly to connect them around the headers. Car-nut's headers pretty much just dropped straight down from the flange, where the Hedmans curve inward and under the block a bit. So I may have to come out away from the transmission at a fairly aggressive angle, but not enough to restrict airflow. Also, someone on here a while back recommended header bolts that have a 5/16" head, and they work AWESOME! I could get the box end of the wrench on each one without ANY interference. I put both headers on in the space of 5 minutes. The Hedmans came with gaskets and reducers, and the only issue I have is that they reduce down to 2", so I will have to buy 2-1/2" reducers before I hook everything up. Check out all that freed up real estate!
Nice! I might go that route next time. I have more interference with the clutch cable than I like with the 6901's and I don't like wrap.
They would work fine on any other car, but I was afraid the angle of attack of the steering shaft would have caused binding. I will find them a good home!
