V8 Pass Side Exhaust Under the Drive Shaft?
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Dropped the Cj off at the custom exhaust shop today. I don't know a whole lot about exhausts but I know that I absolutely have to have a cross over for a Y pipe so I can get good 02 readings for my Fuel Injection.
It looks tight under the pass side and the guy said he doesnt see any way he can go over the top of the drive shaft and axle even if he brings the tube in front of the oil pan. Do I take his word on this? The engine appears to be in the correct postion for a v8, obviously the 360 isnt a stock engine but the AMC 304 was and they are dimensionally the same on the exterior. So I can't figure out why there isnt enough clearence between the axle and the engine to go around the front of the pan.
If I let him go under the shaft I am worried that the drive shaft will impact it. I'd think that the drive shaft would move up more than it would move down while flexing but I am not too sure on this. I wont be rock crawling so the clearence issue of going under the shaft wouldnt be an issue. Has anyone ever routed the exhaust that way?
It looks tight under the pass side and the guy said he doesnt see any way he can go over the top of the drive shaft and axle even if he brings the tube in front of the oil pan. Do I take his word on this? The engine appears to be in the correct postion for a v8, obviously the 360 isnt a stock engine but the AMC 304 was and they are dimensionally the same on the exterior. So I can't figure out why there isnt enough clearence between the axle and the engine to go around the front of the pan.
If I let him go under the shaft I am worried that the drive shaft will impact it. I'd think that the drive shaft would move up more than it would move down while flexing but I am not too sure on this. I wont be rock crawling so the clearence issue of going under the shaft wouldnt be an issue. Has anyone ever routed the exhaust that way?