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Hey Don,

I wonder that since the headers are the same but just turned around, shouldn\u2019t they still be available for a cheaper price? It amazes me that the Essex V6 was used in some many different vehicles, but locating parts for it can still be a problem.

The engine seems to be running much better now. During my move over to the new house a mile or so away, the car ran fantastic, and cornered like the wind \u2013 but it sounded like a recent night in Baghdad without any mufflers attached. It\u2019s possible something could have been in the fuel system when I had the initial problem, and seems to have cleared up on its own. When I do get more serious you can be sure I will be contacting you for more advice.

Thanks,

Dano in Daytona

3m5463

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Lattimer [mailto:donlattimer@...]
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 12:13 PM
To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] Re: Essex V6 headers (extractors?)

Hey Dano!

Great to hear you got promoted (all the more money for the Marcos). I'll definately contact Rory and see what the deal is on the headers. The original cast iron headers on the Essex V6 were swapped to the opposite sides so that the exits are facing forwards instead of to the rear (like a normal vehicle) so they would fit the Marcos chassis.

Did you get the engine running properly? I put a Pertronix electroic ignition on mine and it's great! Let me know if you need help with the V6, I'm getting pretty well acquainted with it!

Don Lattimer

#3m5759

To: 'MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com'

Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 5:55 AM

Subject: RE: [MarcosManiacs] Re: Essex V6 headers (extractors?)

Hello Don,
I hope they redesigned it, because even after cutting and shaping the
footwell area to work around the new header, it still comes within 1 1/2
inches of the fiberglass. I bought some of the header-wrap heat reducing
tape to cut down on the heat intrusion into the cockpit, but it's still not
quite finished so I can't say if it will work effectively. Judging by the
header design, I would guess that there would be a small performance gain,
but definitely not worth altering the footwell area. If the rumor isn't true
and they didn't redesign the headers that I have, then I would do my best to
get the original ones fixed if you are having a problem with them. Does
anyone know if it's true that the Essex v6 headers were designed especially
for the Marcos?
On a side note, it's hard to believe that I've had my Marcos nearly two
years and haven't got it on the road yet, but two moves and two job
promotions really slowed my anticipated progress. I did use a picture of
your car as a screen-saver on my pc to give me inspiration and something to
shoot for.
Dano in Daytona
3M5463

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Lattimer [mailto:donlattimer@...]
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 5:42 PM
To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Re: Essex V6 headers (extractors?)

Hey Ed,

How's everything up your way? Still keeping track of us I see.
Good to hear from you. Have you another Marcos yet??

I do remember the cut-out you had done. I heard a rumor that they
had re-designed them to eliminate the cutting. Guess I ought to
contact MHS directly.

Take care,

Don Lattimer
#3m5759
Willits, CA, USA


--- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, "Ed" wrote:
> Don,
> Yes you need to trim down the inside of the tunnel basically
parallel
> to a frame member running there. Maybe 1.5" inckes by 10" by 8-
10"
> is what I recall removing. The header mates to the engine fine and
> seems to line up to the current exhaust after shortening it some
to
> make up for the extra header length.
>
> Dan Orie may have more information.
>
> Ed Chester




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