Ebay turbo headers?
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Instructor
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From: Austin Texas
Ebay turbo headers?
Starting a tt build on my C5Z. Has anyone gotten the obx/ebay up and forward headers to fit in a c5? I think the passenger will fit without any modifications, but the driver's side may need some tweaking. Any pics or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys!
Melting Slicks
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From: Virginia
You would have to relocate your Alt at the very least.
Burning Brakes
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I have long tubes and they barely cleared the steering shaft. There's maybe a half inch from the header to shaft, so that may be an area of concern. I'd imagine though that if those were made for a c5, they should fit
Melting Slicks
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These go up and forward so the steering shaft should be nowhere close. I believe they are just some generic manifolds on ebay, not necessarily for a C5. If these are the ones I have found pictures of there is no way to run the alt in the factory location.
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Instructor
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From: Austin Texas
Wouldn't mind relocation of the alternator, or any other accessory, just wanted to see if anyone had actually gotten them to fit in the up and forward position. Thanks for the input guys!
Burning Brakes
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From: Houston Texas
From what i've seen, those ebay headers need modification to clear the brake booster on #7.
For all the effort and expense to relocate and modify so much to get a generic set of headers on there, I think it would be easier to just make proper custom ones that fit the way you want them to fit. Just my .02
For all the effort and expense to relocate and modify so much to get a generic set of headers on there, I think it would be easier to just make proper custom ones that fit the way you want them to fit. Just my .02
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Burning Brakes
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I've got a build going now and I looked at that exact set. I decided to do 6.0 truck manifolds. No regrets yet and I'm almost done fabbing the hotside. Pm me ur cell and tomorrow I'll text u some build pics before the thread goes up.