WHO SAID IT CAN'T BE DONE?!?!?! HAHAHA! here's what we came up with for my buddy's 86 IROC, has an ENORMOUS amount of ground clearance.

-had to cut the ball/socket style collector off the headers and welded on new collectors to help clear the slave cylinder. also wrapped the driver's side header for added heat protection
- i would not suggest doing the exhaust routed like this if you did not have solid motor mounts. my buddy has solid motor mounts in this car, so i didn't hesitate.

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ground clearance shot! this is the very lowest point and is ~6" off the ground!



shot from the side, lets you see what's goin' on:


i took a video as well, but it appears that i may have used the wrong format when i did, and now i can't open the file anyhow, what ya'll think?

 

Very Nice! if only it could be done with the t56 and spohn x-member...

 

AGREE BRO Looks great and you have come a long way since cody's first ypipe

 

sound quality is not so great, but here's the vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCZgnwatA3Y

 

I dont think anyone said it couldn't be done. Its guys that run aftermarket T-5s with aftermarket torque arm setups and driveshaft safety loops where its a concern. The hookers and dougs both clear the slave cylinder great. Does look like a nice clean install though. I will have to think about using some header wrap where its close to the slave so i don't boil the fluid. Thats a good idea.

<--- BUT i got it done also

 

well, the point was that the hedmans DON'T clear the slave cylinder, and the end result is much better ground clearance than the hooker/doug's headers. i think i could have accomplished the same thing with an aftermarket t5, and if you use a shorter torque arm instead of the big goofy bulky spohn unit that EVERYONE has problems getting exhaust around, than it's not that big of a deal.

power level is great considering it's basically a carbed/cammed l98.

 

Great Minds think alike....

I wrapped my pipe where it goes by the slave as well. I run a notched cross member though. Just some 3in THICK wall pipe spliced in either side of the trans. Different approach, but all in the quest for ground clearance.


Again, nice work...

 

Nice setup what mufflers are you using?

 

that car has the summit fully welded chambered mufflers. like $40/ea or so.