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Old 10-21-2013, 04:44 PM
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For you guys doing 80E swaps, are you having to cut off the "ears" on the bellhousing for clearance? It seems like the f-body guys have to.
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Old 10-21-2013, 05:12 PM
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You'll only have to do it if it interferes with your downpipe.
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Old 10-21-2013, 06:19 PM
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I cut mine off.. It won't effect anything
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Didn't have to cut mine. Test fit to be sure.
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I had to trim my passenger side for the ARH headers.



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I cut mine off, not sure if I had to but wanted to cut them off prior to having my case media blasted so...
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Cut the ears off my 80e. I test fit the empty case before re-assembly when I rebuilt it.
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Yup I cut mine off... it gives you more clearance for the exhaust, cooler lines, etc. No harm in removing them, so you may as well.
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