Is there a pert number embossed on the manifolds? It could be traced from that. Æyn --- sosmi@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > If someone was intent, on installing HP manifolds, check C > body police package cars, I had 69 Polara,and 77 Grand Fury > cars, both had the high-rise type manifolds.Not the standard > log type. Thanks Dave. > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx> > > > The HP exhaust manifolds mentioned here previously do > > not fit the 1972 Imperial, and are unlikely to fit > > other years. I held them up to my 1960 and 64 as well > > prior to making this deduction. > > > > They are center-dump on both sides, and Imperial is > > the only(?) Chrysler product that has a rear-dump on > > the DS Exhaust manifold. > > > > The rear-dump is present to route the exhaust behind > > the steering box, which would cause a conflict if one > > tried to install the HP exhaust manifolds as far as I > > can tell. > > > > The good news is that I'm not out the money being > > charged for new ones because I scavenged and found a > > pair for the "right price" in a buddy's parts stash. > > > > > > Has anyone installed these into an Imperial, or was > > this shortcut one that was presumed to work because > > it's a path to take on other Chrysler products? > > > > When I shopped for performace exhaust, I was > > repeatedly told that there is no header available for > > our cars. > > > > The location of the steering box explains why. I'm > > too frugal to try to have a set custom made, and > > suspect that the brake booster and steering gear would > > make that a supremely challenging task with unknown > > consequences regarding the heat that headers throw > > off. > > > > The other path considered was ebay item 150046616576 > > , stainless hugger headers, but the flange would > > likely strike the steering box or be too close for > > comfort based on what I saw in the HP manifolds. I'm > > too cheap to spend $120 to find out. > > > > Back to stock manifolds now. > > > > Kenyon Wills > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com > ----------------- > > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. > Please > > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will > be > > shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for > the > > Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to > http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm