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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 11:40 PM
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Well i got my Headman elite headers 68308 installed this week. But had to beat one header tube on the pass side to clear the heavy duty idler arm. It tapers as opposed to the stock one that narrower. So i bit my tongue and beat it in so now i have 1/4" clearance. from the header to the boot. Anybody else run into this.
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 11:45 PM
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i did the same thing..

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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 12:07 AM
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Ya....I had the same problem, you hate to have to modify something that should fit. Here is a link to my thread.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...an-elites.html
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Stocker. the idler arm you have is the same as the factory one i took off. My new one is way wider than that.lol
will post a picture tomorrow.
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Grumpy 427
So i bit my tongue and beat it in so now i have 1/4" clearance. from the header to the boot. Anybody else run into this.
Oh yes indeed.
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