I don't think any of my 982's do that.
Here is a pic of one that I redid a few years ago. Are your mufflers lower on one side?
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I know I ran into an issue with the P series being shorter front to back because of the flywheel design. I had to get Jeff to make me a new driveshaft that was longer than the original. Isn't yours a replacement? If so, I wonder if the did something different.