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Could be worse.

I didn't get an A-1 because of clearance concerns, and fit a Vintage Speed instead. Not an extractor header, but decent enough flow and I liked the look and sound, too.

Problem was, it was then not the lowest point at the rear of the car - the (extended) sump was, and THAT's what I kept hitting. Finally, one day, I hit a manhole cover and tore off one of the bolt heads from the drain plate. I left a trail of oil from there back to my garage.

No serious damage, but I couldn't keep driving around like that. And banging the bottom of the engine hard enough to break things can't be a good thing for engine life, right?

I got a thinner extended sump (CB Thinline) and had the back raised two whole inches. Now the sump is just a little higher than the front sway bar, so I never hit anything. And I stopped dragging the pipe tips leaving driveways, too.

I just resigned to live with the look, but I've actually come to like it.

 

Last edited by Sacto Mitch
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