Rb25det dump pipe clearence

[TheRBguy]

I have a series 1 Rb25 swapped into an s13 sitting on mckinney motorsports mounts. I changed my exhaust manifold today to an aftermarket one and it messed up my clearance between my dump pipe and steering shaft. I found this one below on ebay and i was wondering if this would solve my problem, or if anyone knows of somewhere else i could get one could you please let me know. Thanks

[TheRBguy]

No one has used an aftermarket dump pipe in an s13?

[StricNyne]

fitment issues on bolt holes, and thats larger than the oem dump so its safe to assume it wont fit

[TheRBguy]

Do you know of any that will fix my clearance issue?

[StricNyne]

nothing u can hack that up OR try those screamer pipes and hack that up a bit, i would think the screamer pipe

[TheRBguy]

Hmm i guess i could try that.

[Gabes13]

The clearance issues with those elbows is from the wastegate tube hitting the steering column. A member on here, CA18magic, tried installing one on his 20 with tophat mounts and said it wouldn't fit. You can try, but I don't think it would work. If you have the cash, Part Shop Max has a complete elbow/downpipe that addresses that issue.

[TheRBguy]

I have mckinney mounts and it use to just rub a little bit nothing major when my engine rocked but i changed my exhuast manifold now it seems to be closer.

[Gabes13]

I guess there's a couple of things you could do: 1. ditch aftermarket manifold, and go back to stock manifold. 2. Try to file down all the mounting points a millimeter or 2. Try to hack up an ebay elbow. 4. Make your own elbow. 5. Buy the PSM unit and cross your fingers.

[TheRBguy]

Ok thanks for the input. I might see what i can do with an ebay one and see if i can make it clear.

[ItzGenX]

I've seen some aftermarket elbows 'hammer fitted'. Stock elbows are simply grinded away since the castings are so thick.