Pretty sure it should. Larry went over every detail how he wanted it run with the guy.
Well actually upon further review with the front shaft in place it's probably going to be an issue. It's got only a few inches of up travel before contact. It's going to need adjusted. Need to sort out a couple of other items first.
It will self clearance.
It would but I doubt that side of the engine would breathe all that well. It will get fixed for sure.
That’s exactly what would happen to Rob’ssure does
and never noticed a difference in performance.
. When it was on the rack it looked like the front shaft would clear but once I got it home and actually screwed the shaft in, it was no bueno. We just need to run it out to the exhaust guy for adjustment once we get everything else dialed in.
Any concerns about melting the plug wires?Dude, right on page 1 of the 8.1L Resource Page I clearly spelled out ANY BBC manifold would fit an 8.1L. If you’re putting an 8.1 in a square, get manifolds for a square with a 454
- The L18 8.1L has the same foot print as older BBC engines and will bolt in the same as any other older SBC and BBC. In fact, the L18 will accept any exhaust manifold or header from older BBC engines. The starter motor from any older SBC and BBC for use with a 168 tooth flywheel will also fit the L18. Any transmission from an old PowerGlide, TH350, TH400 to Allison, to NV4500, etc. will bolt on to it as well.
Nope. Lots of room. Larry's run the Taylor 10.4mm wires for a while now, zero issues on all three of his 8.1 trucks.
There is more airgap with these wires than I've seen on most engines. These particular wires are on my K10, Suburban and Silverado HD. Great wires. You can lug the engine down to a really low RPM and they will not break down (what I mean by lugging it, is being in 3rd or 4th gear at 800/900 RPM while tipping into the throttle. Small cheap plug wires will cause the engine to hiccup, miss and buck leaving you saying "What the f*@K"). Especially the RayLar wires, those tiny things broke down easily. Went through a few sets of those before moving to the larger Taylors the small Raylar wires break down easy. 80 bux is a fair shake for 10 MM wires
Ah, I see what you are saying. I think we’re talking two different things though. For what it is worth, we had a lot of burnt “open” plug wires on Workhorse RV chassis when the body builder (Winnebago, Fleetwood, etc.) didn’t have adequate grill openings for air flow. The engine bay got so hot the wires would burn open under heavy load. Not at the ends of the wire, but right smack in the middle of the wire. Usually cylinder #6 or #8. Oddly, enough we’ve also seen this a couple times on our new School Buses we build with the 8.8L although that applicate had plenty of air circulation in the engine bay so that one is still a mystery being investigated by PSI. Burnt open plug wire issues are entirely different than being burnt by the manifold. In any event, I haven’t had either issue on my 8.1s…….maybe yet. I don’t follow any of those FB groups very closely as its too time consuming to separate the straw from the manure …..and there is a lot of manure in those groups.
Starting another project that could use them is probably out of the question right now, so I'm not against selling them.
