I think the best way is to actually fit the body so that you can see how it ends up working. I just found it nearly impossible to get a feel without the body on. That's what we did when Stainless came out and mocked up the headers prior to building them. On my set, they drilled the mounting holes larger on the flange (attaches to the sidepipes) so that I could get some adjustment vertically without having to shim the engine mounts further.. as for the 1/8" change between front and back, I think that is quite reasonable, and pretty much unnoticeable, given what I've seen on some other cars! Overall, I'm just so impressed with the headers, and the company. I'm so pleased that so many other guys are ending up with these as well. Chris and team could not be better guys and I'm glad to see them getting success on this product.

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For those that have bought these headers: How should I check "fit" of the sidepipe in case stainless headers needs to do some tweaking? I mounted my headers up, but I am still in early go-kart stage. No body, engine is in but not totally bolted down yet.
As they sit now, they look pretty good. If anything, the rear end of the sidepipe is out about 1/8" further away from the frame rail vs the front. Also, the sidepipes ended up 1deg high on the exit as compared to the floorboard under the seat.
I have been hesitant to bolt down the engine in case I end up needing to "shift" it left or right within the engine mounts for whatever reason. The 1deg issue could be taken up by slightly thicker spacers under my engine mount too - i already made some custom ones to raise the engine about 3/8".


Of course I will call the guys next week when they are back to work, but was wondering if anyone had any advice for me this weekend.