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Old 06-19-2012, 07:43 PM
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Hey guys , im in process of building a ford courier pickup with a 5.3 and turbo
Im using the truck exhaust manifold on the passenger side fliped foward and up(putting the turbo right above it) but for my driver side I need to run it foward and down which the truck manifold goes into the frame and wont work , I need something that will angle out towards the wheel well
Ive been searching with no luck , really greatful for any help
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You can cut the manifold higher up and weld a v-band at an angle you need it to clear. On my Chevelle project I had to cut the Vband I had already welded to the left manifold off at an angle and rotate it untill I got the correct angle and then reweld it.
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yup i cut mine of and welded vbands on also.my drive points up and out there from a 05 chevy 6.0 truck worked pretty good




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