2.5in True Duals part 2...PICS
11-28-2003, 11:26 AM
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2.5in True Duals part 2...PICS Here are the pics of the system from my previous post....
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11-28-2003, 11:28 AM
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You can see off the cat there is still some aluminum pipe, this will be replaced soon, he didn't have enough stainless at the time and did what we could.
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11-28-2003, 11:52 AM
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Powdercoat??? I painted the valvecovers with High Temp Engine paint, and the manifold in the pics was a lingenfelter aluminum intake, but I have since then gone to a ported and hogged out LS6 intake.
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Haven't had any problems, I don't have the y-pipe bang or anything. No clearance issues what so ever, I got the idea from another guy that did it on LS1.com, I've actually seen a few people do it now.
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11-28-2003, 12:55 PM
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Looks great!
Couple questions. Is the flow area through the X pipe equal to or greater than two 2 1/2" tubes? Has the X been ground out intermally to minimumize turbulance? Often those X pipes have a lot of weld slag or build up inside that can creat a restriction.
The bends look good even though some appear not to be mandrel bent. He does good work!
Couple questions. Is the flow area through the X pipe equal to or greater than two 2 1/2" tubes? Has the X been ground out intermally to minimumize turbulance? Often those X pipes have a lot of weld slag or build up inside that can creat a restriction.
The bends look good even though some appear not to be mandrel bent. He does good work!
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11-28-2003, 01:09 PM
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Ya no mandrel bent pipes, no one here can do them. The X looks great on the inside, I personally checked it out before they welded everything else onto it. As for the flow I can't say, it does look pretty open in it tho. But not sure about the flow throught it, I do know it made a big diff in power, that's all I care lol.
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Looks good. My setup is 3 in under the axle but I gave the axle a little more room to move. I never scrape since the exhaust settled, but I am at stock ride height. The only drawback with a setup like this is you have to remove the exhaust if you go to lift the car. Or you can always put flanges before the axle and make only that part removable. But its worth it as its much cheaper than going over the axle and quiets the car down making duals fine for everyday driving including traffic.
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I have a custom 3" Y and I have NO clearance issues...I havent lowered it yet either...I plan on doing true duals eventually...2.5 with bullets like your's kind...I'm gonna dump before the axle though...
