Headers and AOD

[MKSpeedlab]

Curious if anyone here has the combo I am looking at. My car is the 351C 4V and I am using the Hooker 6915 headers on it which clear the C6. But I am thinking about building an AOD for the car and Im curious if it fits between the headers. If I remember correctly the AOD is a little wider but I cant remember for sure. So curious if anyone here has a similar combo and has done the swap. 

 

[Bill73Ragtop]

My combo in my 69 vert has 302 and AOD.  I use Headman shorties and we had to modify the collector sections by angling them out just a few degrees.  I cut them and we welded them back at the required angle.

 

[MKSpeedlab]

Ya, Im hoping that the AOD can squeeze in there without having to modify the headers but if needed then I guess thats what will happen. I just have them ceramic coated so would be nicer if I didnt need to modify them. 

 

[Fabrice]

I have both C6(done) and AOD(in progress) out in my garage. If you need measures, make a small sketch of what you need and i'll go check for you.

 

[MKSpeedlab]

It would likely be just comparing widths around the trans pan area.

 

[Fabrice]

Just went to garage for you:

Both in cm and inches.

At the linkage, which isn't on my AOD atm, I recall it doesn't go out as much as the C6.

Pretty much similar widths, you should not have any clearance issues I think.

Hope this helps.

 

[Mister 4x4]

If the Hooker Comps are the same configuration for both 2V & 4V engines, you shouldn't have any issues.  Here's my 351C-2V with Hooker Comps and AOD, fitted up to a Pypes 2.5" stainless exhaust w/X-pipe.  I kept the 2V heads, but there's not too much 'stock' left in there.

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They're close, but I haven't had any heat issues, as the ceramic-coating really keeps the temps low (the laser thermometer at various points on each of the headers hasn't seen over 250 degrees).

Hope this helps!

 

[MKSpeedlab]

That is perfect, thanks Fabrice and Mister 4x4. That gives me a really good idea and likely means I will start trying to track down an AOD to rebuild.