Help with 454 install in 72 lemans

[Smoking Tires]

okay first of all, hello all

i am soon toown a 72 lemans luxury that came factory with a chev 350 engine, which is still in their.. and i am keeping it http://forums.performanceyears.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

anyways im going to put a 496 in it(454 stroked) with nos.. im wondering what headers to use, will any chevelle headers work? and to anyone else whos done the swap can ya give me any tips

[Smoking Tires]

okay first of all, hello all

i am soon toown a 72 lemans luxury that came factory with a chev 350 engine, which is still in their.. and i am keeping it http://forums.performanceyears.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

anyways im going to put a 496 in it(454 stroked) with nos.. im wondering what headers to use, will any chevelle headers work? and to anyone else whos done the swap can ya give me any tips

[mrrat1]

Should work OK for 68-72. Under the skin basically the same cars. Dave K.

[Bad Karma]

keep me posted im in the same problem.

[Smoking Tires]

sweet lets see some pics of your goat man!

[TA454]

Chevelle headers fit perfect. i am using them in my bird.make sure you run atleast 2 inch primarys with the 496.

[Smoking Tires]

how do you find your hood clearence... what intake and tall or short deck?

[TA454]

my motor is a short deck out of a 77 suburban with the eagle stroker crank(+.250), the +.25 eagle H beams, and JE 13:1 pistons with C&A ZGTF rings. Intake is a holley strip dominater single plane with a 850 cfm double pumper. As far as hood clearance it is a good thing there is already a hole in the middle of a trans am hood. the baseplate if the carb is just bout even with the bottom of the hood with a 1" spacer.