Have you seen the donuts you can get so you can cut the curved pieces you need? I got some for the 40 but haven't cut them yet. Maybe those would get you close to where you need to be and keep the same size tubing. One reason I live cutting collectors off of headers and adding v bands is for ground clearance. The other is for no collector gaskets to blow out. That definitely sounds like a stout engine you built. I bet it will be over 400hp at the rear tires. I had my car tuned and it is just a stock headed 5.3 with a BTR Stage 3 cam. It did 395 to the back tires. I'm guessing the guy's dyno sucks though because he dyno's my friend's duramax and they claim that turd is 700hp. Too bad it is stock besides a tune and slow. So I don't trust his numbers. :lol: I figured I'd be lucky to have 300hp to the back tires. Maybe someday it will go to a real place to get dyno'd after I switch over to a Holly Terminator.

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