Re: 1955-56 V-8 headers?

Posted by 64avanti On 2014/12/21 22:34:00

This thread has been pretty quiet. And after spending so much time under my car, I have a hunch why!
The driver's side seems rather impossible and several ideas occurred to me.
(1) Would it be possible to rig up a mini starter for the V8 & gain extra room.
(2) How about taking a tapered/wedge shaped cut off of the head to exhaust manifold surface to gain room.
(3) Could the center link be relocated upward a couple of inches.
Hey, we are talking headers here and it's a wonder they EVER fit.
Maybe it would be easier to 3D print patterns for a more efficient manifold similar to the Stude R3.
Or would more be gained with a new cam of more modern valve event science.