Dropping exhaust manifolds from a 97 Camaro

[ravenp]

Howdy.. done a search, couldnt' find anything.

I am wondering how big a job it would be to take out the manifolds from my 97 to replace them with tubulars off a 2002?

I have a shop I trust but I want to know what's involved because they've likely not worked on a car like mine before and I dont' want to have them spend more time and $ than they need to. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Thanks.

[malloynx#2]

i'm curious on this too.. my 97 manifolds suck.

[Dan M]

I tried it... I'm not sure if they changed the AC in 97, but if they didn't then I suspect you'll run into the same problems I did.

[ April 02, 2003: Message edited by: DrSquirts ]</p>

[ravenp]

So the only problems you ran into were with the AC? I hope this isn't why you sold them to me ;)

:D

[Dan M]

Yup that's the reason I sold them - I wanted to keep my AC. Try searching for my member number and "manifolds" in this forum if you wanna check out my "saga."

If someone can send me a picture of the passenger side of the engine I can tell you if it's the same. I know that 2000+ is different (duh), but I havn't been able to look at a 97+ car up close.

BTW - Did you pick them up today?

[ April 02, 2003: Message edited by: DrSquirts ]</p>

[ravenp]

Hmmn, well, i'm going to see what my shop has to say, not before I p&p the heck out of them [img]smile.gif[/img]

I hope I dont' have the ac problems because i'm not losing my AC for anything! ;)

Stay tuned.

Haven't picked them up yet, still at work.

[Wicked 3800 V6]

I have a set in the mail too, for my 97. I'm totally hoping things are different with the A/C ...
-Rob

[Dan M]

Hey if one of you guys can get me pictures, I can throw in my two cents.

Hopefully your shop will be able to work with them either way.

[CamaroL32]

I'm pretty sure the ac changed in 97. I have a friend with a 97 and his is different from mine. The most recognizable difference is the bottle, the 97's have a larger one that doesn't narrow down as much at the top. The 96 and older have a smaller bottle with a skinnier top I believe.

Can any of you guys make some sense of and or support this idea?

[ April 03, 2003: Message edited by: CamaroL32 ]</p>

[Dan M]

I'd still love to see some pictures.