Header Suggestions? Angle Plugs

[PurpleBeeper]

I’ve got a 70 Road Runner, 440, 4-speed, power steering, mini-starter, Lakewood bell-housing, mild cam, highway cruiser. I purchased some Edelbrock E-Street heads with angled plugs. I’d like to swap over to these aluminum angle-plug heads doing just a head swap in the car. It looks like my current Heddman 1-5/8” headers will interfere with plug wires on cylinder #6 & possibly cylinder #5. I’m looking for some CHEAP headers that clear without major modification. I could clearance the Lakewood bell-housing if it can be done in the car. Any personal experience with headers and these heads? Any tips or advice? THANKS!

 

[493 Mike]

Heat up #5 and #6 and "clearance" them with a piece of pipe and a hammer. Nothing cheaper!
Mike

 

[ckessel]

Heat up #5 and #6 and "clearance" them with a piece of pipe and a hammer. Nothing cheaper!
Mike

What Mike said. Heat and beat.

 

[PurpleBeeper]

Heat up #5 and #6 and "clearance" them with a piece of pipe and a hammer. Nothing cheaper!
Mike

I was thinking that, but #6 tube looks like I will have to block off about 50% of that pipe to clear. I’ve “clearanced” headers before, but it sure looks like a BIG dent

 

[PurpleBeeper]

What Mike said. Heat and beat.

It looks like 50% “dent” in #6

 

[ckessel]

Yikes. Maybe down the road you can score someone's used TTI units. Or Dougs used too for somewhat inexpensive.

 

[PurpleBeeper]

Yikes. Maybe down the road you can score someone's used TTI units. Or Dougs used too for somewhat inexpensive.

Hopefully & I’m hoping someone knows of cheaper header that will fit for sure (?). I see some Hookers mention clearancing a Lakewood bellhousing (in car???). The “no name” Summit and Jegs headers seem to have a clearance problem with power steering. Can they be clearanced easily? I’m not holding my breath for used TTI’s or Doug’s, but I will look

 

[BeepBeepRR]

had to flatten near the steering box and ding the same tube near the frame a bit but otherwise work.

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[PurpleBeeper]

had to flatten near the steering box and ding the same tube near the frame a bit but otherwise work.

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Nice. Do you have power steering? Engine? Transmission? The summit comments says “won’t fit power steering”, but doesn’t say where it interferes or how bad (?)

 

[GTXDAN]

I just installed a pair of these from Summit on my 70 GTX 440 auto. With stock heads they clear the plugs ok but the left side contacts the TB pretty significantly. I had to massage the #1 & 3 tubes pretty good to get clearance. Everything else cleared ok. Had to raise the motor up as high as possible with mounts unbolted and dropped the tie rods out of the way for left header R&R. Did that about 5 times to get clearance at TB. The starter is another matter. Used a mini starter which had plenty of clearance after installed, but couldn't install the header with it installed so the only way to get the starter on was to remove the steering column. I got these off the scratch and dent table at Summit because it looks like someone else tried to install these and gave up. If I had paid full price for them I would have taken them back too.

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[multimopes]

I don't know myself, but I thought that at one time, Doug's made Tr-Y's that seemed to provide more clearance for everything.

 

[33 IMP]

Would one of the short spark plugs fit better?

 

[Outlawd]

Just spend a couple more dollars and buy a pair of Doug's headers and be done with it. I got a pair on a 440 with eddy angled plugs, they fit perfectly.