Ok so I got a set of EMI Thunder exhaust and I have isues and questions.
I got the engine back in the boat, and where it sits the risers come inin a position that will not work. The riser and powersteering unit are interfearing with each other.
What I need to do is have the tips come thru below the power steering unit and in order to do that i will have to use an S pipe and hose, and inorder to do that the risers need to be shorter. My question, is there any reason that I could not cut the risers shorter? I really hate to cut them, but its what I have and I dont want to spend the money to just buy shorter ones.
Also I had to switch T-stat housings and the original water inlet hose came in on the starboard side, but the new housing has the inlet on the port side. I need to rout the hose from the tramsomplate on the starboard to the port side. Can I route the hose and cross under the oilpan to the port and use the molded hose for the port side conection?
Hereare a couple pics of the issues.

how 'bout spacers between manifolds and risers and run the exhaust OVER the steering??

you can send them to eddie marine and they can shorten them for you,,call them and ask for chris and tell them what you need done,,they will also have the s pipes..you run the water inlet to the sea water pump,out of the seapump across to the port side through the oil cooler to the intake,,thats how the factory did it...you will also run into problems with the power steering hose as well on the front port side..you will need to give the end where the 90* bend is a little more of a bend then run it on top of the engine along the intake bolts to keep it from hitting the exhaust manifold..

I wonder if Eddie Marine could convert My risers to this down/s-pipe riser?

From the pics it looks like you could put some spacers or wedges between the manifold & riser to clear the steering. From the angle of the camera it's tough to see how much room there is from the end of the pipe to the steering. Just a thought, Randy

external hydraulic steering would fix it....

Hydraulic steering would do the trick, I was looking for a cheaper solution that he would'nt have to reconfigure the back of the boat to make what he has work. Randy