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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 07:21 AM
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sorry i posted a question yesterday but don't see it so here goe again. my hysband has centered his 427 and am asking if anyone has done this if so where do you find headers that will fit or do you have to make alot of modification as you know there is little or noroom on the drivers side
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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 07:31 AM
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If I might ask...why is he going through all the trouble to do this?
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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 07:33 AM
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yesterdays replies:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=2074002
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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 09:43 AM
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By moving the engine to the left the available clearances for production headers has probably disappeared. Specialty shops can easily handle a custom built set to fit. However you have now gone into race car territory and they dont do anything cheap.
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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by pbcanney

Wow, what's the point of this duplicate thread? I guess the OP didn't like the answers.
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