66 Impala Convert LS2 Conversion
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Radiator overflow tank is on the left and Power Steering/ Hydro Boost on the Right.........I would say it's about a quart or so..........But........Just for what it's worth, if anyone does the Hydro Boost upgrade...........Originally I had a modified reservoir with a added return line from the hydro boost.......I had a slight issue when turning where I would loose the power assist for a 1/2 second or so.......no big deal but annoying (just not right).....I did some checking and found out the was air in the system.......ended up being the flow pattern of the oil being returned to the tank causing slight aeration.....I found out that Concept One makes a reservoir that controls the flow patterns of the oil to eliminate those issues (the tank on the right)......It's perfect now !!!
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Are those stainless? How much were they? My Dynatech headers not only hang low on mine, but the ceramic coating is basically gone on one of them.
I had the exhaust dumping out just after the rear tires (headers, X pipe, and Magnaflow XL mufflers) but the drone was HORRIBLE. At certain RPMs it would drown out the radio and good luck trying to talk to anyone in the passenger seat. My solution (that I am still working on) is to extend the exhaust to the bumper, and I am also adding 2 Vibrant 1792 resonators right before the tips to lower the volume a bit and help with the rasp. I will report back on how it works out.
I had the exhaust dumping out just after the rear tires (headers, X pipe, and Magnaflow XL mufflers) but the drone was HORRIBLE. At certain RPMs it would drown out the radio and good luck trying to talk to anyone in the passenger seat. My solution (that I am still working on) is to extend the exhaust to the bumper, and I am also adding 2 Vibrant 1792 resonators right before the tips to lower the volume a bit and help with the rasp. I will report back on how it works out.
For anyone interested, I used Vibrant 1792 resonators (2) near the end of the exhaust. I also extended the exhaust to the bumper instead of dumping after the rear wheels.
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The Evolution continues.......When the car was finished 5 years ago, I installed the Dakota Digital Instrument cluster available at the time......As with everything, product development moves on....Since then they have developed and improved their product.........they also came out with a module that plugs into the OBD plug and feeds all the info to the cluster from the ECM directly.......Pretty neat stuff......Here are the latest changes.......
Old Cluster
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Old Cluster
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Hi Ken. A have a couple questions for you if you don't mind.
1) I see in a later post that these eBay headers fit well. Did you have any clearance issues with the steering box?
2) You appear to be running an aftermarket steering box (CPP). Is is the same physical size as the stock box?
3) From what you can remember about these headers, did the left and right headers seem identically mirrored?
The reason for the last question is, I am dealing with exhaust manifold issues right now. With my car being right-hand drive, it adds an extra set of problems. With the primary market obviously being the US and left-hand drive vehicles, all aftermarket headers seem to make the left header with steering clearance in mind, whilst the right header, having enough room for a party of 5, tends to have had less attention to fitment issues.
Some companies make a header set that look similar on both sides, but still differ slightly enough that the right header won't clear my box.
I bought the Hooker LS swap cast iron manifolds thinking that would be the case. Unfortunately, it was was not.
Any help you can add would be gratefully appreciated.
PS: I got the LS installed yesterday using your adapter plates. Perfect fit. Thank you.
