does any one know the differance between exhaust headers i have a l26 i am putting in a 74 2+2the l26 was fitted to a 73 240

the l26 i pulled out of the 240 has e30 cast onto them and the ones of the 2+2 have n36 cast on them does any one know the differance because i cant seem to get the exhast onto the e30 manifold so b4 i go pullevery thing off is there a differance

anyone...?

doug

I was under the impression all the exhaust manifolds were the same except for that of the P79 head which had rounded ports i believe they should all fit.

The intakes are all the same for every year to my knowledge.

Can you explain why you say it isn't fitting?

Gav

we've posted on this one before, search headers

steve

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=49168#post49168

Hey Doug, all I can tell you is that the downpipe flange on a 240 is not the same as a 280. But I dont know on a 260. According to my VB catalog, the 240 and 260 take the same flange gasket but the down pipes are different. I also can tell you that the pipes are different again if you have a manual versus an automatic tranny. Reading back through this, I haven't helped much.

Much luck!

Chris

ok well the car im putting the motor in is an auto so is that differant is it...? the actual flange is the same the problem im having is e30 seems to have it further forward than the n36 so if tryed really hard i could probly flex the mountings enough to make it go on but i was just wondering if there is a differance or the exhause has bee bent or somthing ...?