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Originally Posted by mb911
Rich just one note on this is that every single 914-6 exhaust system oem or aftermarket uses a thin flange.
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Oh, please don’t think I’m complaining about your heat exchangers! I’m just complaining and working with my stupid long stud incompatibility, out loud, lol. These headers/heat exchangers are frigging beautiful and I’m psyched to have them. Working thru the mounting issues thru these forums, I figured, could help people in the future. I’ve had nearly split input regarding “swap the studs” versus “space the nuts”. The can of worms that swapping the studs could (probably would) pose seemed easily avoidable by just spacing the mounting nuts. I’m embarrassed that I used an oversized jam nuts in addition to those nice spacers, but hey... Ace didn’t have anything else in stock I could make work! So... whatever works, sometimes, right?!
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Originally Posted by mepstein
I think it doesn’t get mentioned much because before Ben’s heat exchangers, most everyone did headers on their 3.0-3.6 conversions. With headers, there is plenty of room to tighten down exhaust nuts. The BB “heat exchangers” have a smaller heat box and are easier to tighten down but don’t provide any real heat so they were never an option for me.
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Yea, there wasn’t much info out there so I’m glad I simply asked here. You guys have been super helpful. Greatly appreciated. These heat exchangers are glorious. I wasn’t about to let a few long studs slow me down!