all four tubes are there at the point of where the cable needs to go. there isn't anyway that cable is going to be able to be installed with the long tube headers that are currently on this car. i can not bend the clutch cable enough to get the lower end of the cable into the bell housing. i knew it was going to be close to the header so i wrapped the cable in a header wrap material.

Last edited by val fulesday (2/28/2021 3:51 PM)

I don't have any idea what brand they are, they were on the car when I bought it. the opening for the Zbar is considerably higher than the direction of the cable, so even though I haven't tried it, I will give it a shot. what's the worst that could happen, it not work? the headers that are on the car have a few areas that have significant dents anyway. I really don't want to change them, but I will if need be. also wondering about any HP loss with running a shorty header? I can't really see any difference with them and dented long tube headers. your opinion?
 

looks like an idea I might steal, if I have the room to do so. thanks  I appreciate it, be blessed.
 

I was able to get the lower attachment in the bell housing. while I wrapped the cable with aluminum tape as in what thy use in HVAC applications, I also wrapped the cable with header wrap as well. trying to figure out now what I can do to make a bracket to hold the cable off of the header tube. it's looking like the best I may get is about an inch or so, as everything currently sits.
I am considering to route the cable above the oil filter and I may be able to miss a larger portion of the header but I really haven't thought the hole thing through.
I do not have power steering that I would need to be concerned about with the header wrap.
 

The issue I had with the ceramic coating was when the motor went to the dyno. Something about the way they ran it on the dyno caused them to discolor badly.

Motor #2 was dyno'd with the shops headers. Mine were recoated before going back in the car. A few thousand miles later and no discoloration. 

I have one of Dan custom brackets on my car works awesome with MS pedal assy  made my pedal feel go from Good to great I would have patented if it were mine lol 😂 it was cheaper than custom headers. I have no reason for hydraulic . No more worries about cable heat damage. The bend in the cable means more pedal efforts needed

Last edited by Coupedaddy (3/05/2021 11:50 AM)

Coupedaddy wrote:

I am sorry Dan is Nos681 on the forum

That's Lieutenant Dan to Charles

The ORIGINAL question that Val axed .........."does short tube headers cause a HP loss compared to long tube headers........"
NO........not really. (Not on a street driven ride anyway)
I LOVE the sound of long tubes compared to the others butt shorties (even HiPo mani's) don't really effect a loss in HP
IF....................the rest  of the exhaust is big enough and free-flowing.
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