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I'm going to be putting a 292 into my '54 2-door soon and am trying to decide on Clifford Street rod headers or Langdon's Stovebolt cast iron headers. The front suspension, steeering, etc. is stock and has a manual trans. Will there be any interference with either of these?
Also wondering about motor mounts, Langdon's has them and so does Chassis engineering. Again, wondering about any interference issues.
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Can't help you on interference issues. Langdons cast headers are nice! And leak free. Much easier than headers.
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Never tried to put a 292 into a '54 but did do a '59 261. The'59 motor had a longer water pump and yes I did shorten the water pump shaft/new pulley exercise but still had radiator/hood brace probs, and 292's are longer.
The 261 with a 10" (non slipping clutch) will bust them early torque tube trannies like a bear in a china closet, and I believe a 292 will do it much quicker. You must go open drive line with whatever the currently popular tranny/rear end combo is, or drive like a very elderly citizen. Most new stuff has really low first gears to get you launched with practically any rear axle ratio, and have the benefit of a shiftable-on-demand overdrive for economy (happy as a puppy with two tails as hot rod magazine used to say). Do use Langdon's headers as they were designed for such applications-saw a set on the raffle give-away motor at the Boerne convention-really slick looking
and cool sounding. They probably dont give away much to tube headers and will certainly last longer. Really nice thing with the new motors is their weight, even with old springs the front end will not have the sagged-out look. Good Luck!
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Think the biggest problem you will run into with the 292 in a '54 is the parking brake lever is going to hit the exhaust and not sure on the clearance for the intake against the rib support on the firewall. I also think the oil pan to crossmember clearance is an issue. Buddy of mine did one a few years back.
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No,its a Chance Vought F4U Corsair. Cool planes, - but I thought something with an Inline powerplant would have been more appropriate ! Round engines DO sound nice though. regards,Rod 
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