I am installing a T-5 using a 90 Camaro bellhousing into a 80 El Camino and need to know if anyone out there has found a header that works. The set I was using were full length flotech headers. This was OK with the 700r4 but with the T-5 the drivers side header will not clear the hyd. slave cyl. I would like to stay with full length duals and not a crossover into a single pipe. Has anyone done this and what header was used? Thanks
T-5 hyd slave cyl and header problem
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Hate to tell ya, but that bellhousing is not a good choice for this application. I tried the same thing and quickly returned the bell.
Howe makes a hydraulic throw out bearing for the T5, you can use the f body bell, just sazall off the slave mount for header clearance. Oh yeah, the bearing is about $150
I'm running a Super T-10 and used a Ram hyd throwout to get around this problem with my car. I paid $130(I think...) from Jegs. The exhause clearance is awesome.
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Have you always lived in MI killer406? I looked because I saw your avatar :roflback: Then I noticed your sig pic, and didn't recall seeing that you were from MI.
Have you always lived in MI killer406? I looked because I saw your avatar :roflback: Then I noticed your sig pic, and didn't recall seeing that you were from MI.
What up Peeps !!!
I went through this ordeal last summer and found a good combo. After purchasing several sets of long tubes to see which would fit the best I could not find a fit that I liked.It was either cut and move a primary tube to a better location or bend a collector flange. It sucked no matter what. So I purchased some hooker shorties for a camaro 82'-92'. No problem at all. I wanted nothing but longtubes but after a month or so trying to figure out what to do I came up with what I have now. Its a superchared 355 making about 500 hp and 500 ft lbs. The shorties are perfectly fine for the street, its a bolt in deal with no hassles and no headaches. I bolted em on and my buddy pulled me with a rope around the corner to tubular automotive and whoalah $100 and a couple of hours later I drove the bu home.
But if you decide to go this route I would just buy 1 Left side for a Camaro 82'-92' header and 1 right side for a G-body.
(Hooker would gladly sell one header)I had to make some custom clearance with my ballpean hammer on the right side due to the upper a-arm, no biggie. Just my 2-cents.
Good luck and F--- the Bulls--- !!!
I went through this ordeal last summer and found a good combo. After purchasing several sets of long tubes to see which would fit the best I could not find a fit that I liked.It was either cut and move a primary tube to a better location or bend a collector flange. It sucked no matter what. So I purchased some hooker shorties for a camaro 82'-92'. No problem at all. I wanted nothing but longtubes but after a month or so trying to figure out what to do I came up with what I have now. Its a superchared 355 making about 500 hp and 500 ft lbs. The shorties are perfectly fine for the street, its a bolt in deal with no hassles and no headaches. I bolted em on and my buddy pulled me with a rope around the corner to tubular automotive and whoalah $100 and a couple of hours later I drove the bu home.
But if you decide to go this route I would just buy 1 Left side for a Camaro 82'-92' header and 1 right side for a G-body.
(Hooker would gladly sell one header)I had to make some custom clearance with my ballpean hammer on the right side due to the upper a-arm, no biggie. Just my 2-cents.
Good luck and F--- the Bulls--- !!!
Thanks to all. I used the drivers side header for a 90 Camaro and had a short head pipe made and problem solved, except for what I am going to do with one new pass side Camaro header.
sanderson makes a shorty header that fits perfect.my brother uses these on his 80 malibu with t-5 conversion and his 79 4spd wagon.
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