guys,

Im running a 540 CI BBC in my 67 (yet to fire it, but soon). I cant get my headers to clear the new third gen iroc box i installed on the drivers side. these are the dinky 1 3/4s compared to 2 1/8th that will go on there. the smaller tbes are hedman elites and the big pair care hooker comps

do i have to go custom or has anyone got this to work?

thanks

guys,

Im running a 540 CI BBC in my 67 (yet to fire it, but soon). I cant get my headers to clear the new third gen iroc box i installed on the drivers side. these are the dinky 1 3/4s compared to 2 1/8th that will go on there. the smaller tbes are hedman elites and the big pair care hooker comps

do i have to go custom or has anyone got this to work?

thanks

What mounts do you have?

energy uspension interlocking

What frame mounts (stands)? Not what engine mounts.

frame mounts as in BBC/SBC? this is an original BBC car and nothing has ever been changed, so im not sure if that answers your question.

thanks guys

Big block frame mounts (stands) offset the engine approximately 1" towards the passenger side. If yours is not offset, you don't have Big Block stands. The other possibility may be if your heads have raised exhaust ports and are lifting your headers to high. I know some new SBC heads have raised exhaust ports, I'm not sure on BBC.

yeah, mine look offset, its just that my big honking third gen box doesnt give much room to move around. i cant even get the headers in close to the ports. i definitely cant afford to dimple the crap out of the #5 tube.

any suggestions? custom headers??

thanks

yeah, mine look offset, its just that my big honking third gen box doesnt give much room to move around. i cant even get the headers in close to the ports. i definitely cant afford to dimple the crap out of the #5 tube.

any suggestions? custom headers??

thanks
The thirdgen box is EXACTLY the same dimensions as the saginaw power steering boxes that were original equipment. Look elsewhere.

Is your 540 a tall deck block?
what heads are on it, are you sure it doesn't have raised exhaust ports?
Lay a tape measure across the fenders. Is the air cleaner stud 1" closer to the passenger side?

Try running some searches on hedman headers and BBC's, see what others have run into.

hey jim,

yeah, i just looked at it, the air cleaner stud sits an inch to the right of the "ridge" that runs down the middle of the hood and cowl. and by a quick glance on the tape measure, it looks like it sits to the right too.

nah, 9.8" std deck big block. its a Dart Big M block. AFR 315 heads. guys say that headers bolt right up to those heads.

any other ideas?

Although it is a manual steering car, I am running a 489 BBC in a 67 SS with the same AFR 315 Aluminum heads with Hooker's 2" Comp's. Only issues I have are plug wire clearance. Otherwise, all fits well.

Are the headers you have designed to clear power steering?

You may have to lift up the engine and shove it over to the pass side to install the drvr header.

One of the first steps in engine replacement is to install drvr header first, then the engine. I do the same with my SBC.