Kenyon:I may be interested in the HP manifolds that don't fit your Imp. I'm wanting some for a '65 300L I'm doing. Contact me off list.
Dan Richardson therichardsonfamily@xxxxxxxxxxx----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenyon Wills" <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "IML" <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 10:44 AM Subject: IML: HP Manifolds do not fit Imperial
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
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