FINALLY! 3 inch exhaust finished.*PICS*
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FINALLY! 3 inch exhaust finished.*PICS*
Finally i took the time to build my new exhaust.
My boss got me the 3 inch and 2 1/2 inch pipes and bends from stainless steel for an absolute bargain!
i welded the y-pipe with a cheap migwelder, but i couldnt get the gaspowdered wire anymore, so i bought a 2nd hand TIG welder from my welding-course teacher.
Much cleaner welds..except for the y-pipe.
It was a pain in the hiney to get the y-pipe to fit the shorty headers.
The muffler isnt atached yet, so is the middle section.
the last weld in the middle i have to weld it under the car, or else i cant get it over the rear axle.
I had a sidepipe for 2 years, it looked like crap and it sounded like crap.
I might make a tailpipe to it with 2 x 3 inch pipes next to eachother, maybe.
Here are some pics:
My boss got me the 3 inch and 2 1/2 inch pipes and bends from stainless steel for an absolute bargain!
i welded the y-pipe with a cheap migwelder, but i couldnt get the gaspowdered wire anymore, so i bought a 2nd hand TIG welder from my welding-course teacher.
Much cleaner welds..except for the y-pipe.
It was a pain in the hiney to get the y-pipe to fit the shorty headers.
The muffler isnt atached yet, so is the middle section.
the last weld in the middle i have to weld it under the car, or else i cant get it over the rear axle.
I had a sidepipe for 2 years, it looked like crap and it sounded like crap.
I might make a tailpipe to it with 2 x 3 inch pipes next to eachother, maybe.
Here are some pics:
Last edited by Goosehead; 05-18-2009 at 11:12 PM.
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Re: FINALLY! 3 inch exhaust finished.*PICS*
looks good, but why did you go with a "T" pipe rather than a "Y" pipe, thats going to kill performance.
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yeah, well, it was a mayor b*tch to get the pipe exactly where it should be , ofcourse it has to connect to both headers at the right spot.
BUT! Now im looking at it again, i think im gonna change it.
Im not happy with it after all.
i will do some cutting and welding and make it an "y" design.
Its easy to do it now, then afterwards...
Thanks for asking me that question!
pics will follow
AND, yes over the axle are all 90 bends, it follows the underbody nicely.
BUT! Now im looking at it again, i think im gonna change it.
Im not happy with it after all.
i will do some cutting and welding and make it an "y" design.
Its easy to do it now, then afterwards...
Thanks for asking me that question!
pics will follow
AND, yes over the axle are all 90 bends, it follows the underbody nicely.
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Re: FINALLY! 3 inch exhaust finished.*PICS*
just looking at this..
are your header colllector pipes all 3"?? "might" be loosing velocity or torque down low with that.. a 2 1/2" dual Y pipe to a 3" midsection might yeild better results if this is going on a 350 TPI,
are your header colllector pipes all 3"?? "might" be loosing velocity or torque down low with that.. a 2 1/2" dual Y pipe to a 3" midsection might yeild better results if this is going on a 350 TPI,
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Re: FINALLY! 3 inch exhaust finished.*PICS*
the collector pipes are 2 1/2 inch and where it comes together its 3 inch
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