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Cobain03

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hey guys whats the deal with tri y headers has anyone heard of
pertronix thats were mine come from i got mine installed and the pitman harm hits the headers i know i posted it before but i hate to take these off and use the old one but it don't sterr to the left much at all too much to dent the headers i was told to use 66 moter mounts that would help does anyone know about that ?? some one give me some input please !!!

 

stephen4785

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Iv heard quite a few people have the same problems with Tri Y's. Some of them just loose'end the motor mounts and shifted the engine a little and thats all they needed. As for the different motor mounts . Got me? Im assuming the 67's sit the motor a little higher or something.

 

blue66tang

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stephen4785 said:

Iv heard quite a few people have the same problems with Tri Y's. Some of them just loose'end the motor mounts and shifted the engine a little and thats all they needed. As for the different motor mounts . Got me? Im assuming the 67's sit the motor a little higher or something.

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The 66s had taller motor mounts. I think it sits about an 1/2 higher or something like that. Do you have power sterring, if so you can buy a drop bracket.

 

Cobain03

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i did the drop bracket,, that no the problem the problem is the pitman arm hits the header pipe when going to the left

 

jb1dsl

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Yeah you should switch to the 66 mounts, they are taller and give you the right amount of clearance.

 

Cobain03

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are you saying this form experiance or from what seems right?

 

jb1dsl

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i have a 66 but my buddy has a 64 1/2 and when he put his jba headers on they nade contact with stuff. he changed to later model mounts and it gave him more clearance

 

Cobain03

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i guess im gonna have to try em. how much higher did the engine sit? is jacking up the tranny required as well so it balances out?

 

blue66tang

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No,

 

Glen's 1965 5.0

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Depending on how much hieght you need but I put a large body shim between the motor mount and the frame mount and it solved my problem.

 

Cobain03

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i did shims at first to rasie the motor to help clear the headers from the fender well and other things but still didn't help the pitman arm ,, i think i should have used shortys insted i guess

 

blascrw

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question

Have you called pertronix?

I had good tech support and when I thought they sent me the wrong gaskets they shipped them ot right away...

Give them a call.

Ron

 

Cobain03

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well i call them and spoke to a rep. and basicely he said there was some mods that come with every set of headers( that is bull ) if i know that i wouldn't have doen them i thought they bolt up really so i don't know maybe time to put the old ones back on i guess take a lose can't drive this way ( away to the left lol )
thanks guys for al the help i knew you all would know alot about this as always thanks again

 

blue66tang

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Hooker super comps is the way to go. In my opinion at least. I never had a single problem with them, they fit perfect and look good.

 

Cobain03

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how did they clear the pitman arm??

 

blascrw

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unique

You may have some unique problem...

Tri-y's have been around as long as mustangs have and you don't hear of too many problems...

Mine fit perfectly...so have others...and the same goes for any other brand...

so I wish I could be more help...you may find the same problem with a different brand as you have now...

Ron

 

Cobain03

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well i think its time for e-bay and back to the orig i guess

 

blue66tang

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Cobain03 said:

how did they clear the pitman arm??

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I have absolutely no clearence issues. Well i take that back i am using a lakewood scatter sheild for a late model mustang, so i had to put a small ding in one of the pipes. Not enough to cause any real flow loss. But when i had the old bellhousing in it fit perfect.

 

Cobain03

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but my problem is pitman arm i don't think a small dent will help i will more this weekeend

 

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I'm pretty sure the headers are not your problem. Like others have said, they've been making tri-y's for mustangs for 40 years, they were designed to fit the mustang chassis specifically. I have tri-y's and have zero problems whatsoever. In fact, I used the tri-y's because I knew they would fit right. It kinda sounds like your pitman arm has been improperly installed to the steering box, like maybe it was installed off-center. If its a few teeth off, the travel of the pitman arm will interfere with other components. Take this into consideration when/if you try another set of headers because they too may also not fit properly.