Low drag cars, anyone ovaled tubing
06-06-2008, 07:26 PM
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what do you do for a collector or reducer to go from the header to pipe being that header collectors are round and the pipe is oval? im curious to know because i was going to run a borla muffler that reguires oval piping.
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06-06-2008, 10:52 PM
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Spintech makes everything you need Phil....... The guy down there is named Ron.... and he's the ****.
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I have 4" oval true dual exhaust on my car..... They have round to oval adapters in whatever size you need. I have 3.5" collectors on my car and I used 3.5" round to 4" oval adapters and then goes into 4" oval inlet and outlet spintechs.... then oval 4" tailpipes....
here's some pics of their stuff..
They have up to 5" Oval.... they have straight, offset, 45 degree bend sections, etc etc...
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I have 4" oval true dual exhaust on my car..... They have round to oval adapters in whatever size you need. I have 3.5" collectors on my car and I used 3.5" round to 4" oval adapters and then goes into 4" oval inlet and outlet spintechs.... then oval 4" tailpipes....
here's some pics of their stuff..
They have up to 5" Oval.... they have straight, offset, 45 degree bend sections, etc etc...
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06-06-2008, 11:49 PM
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how long a piece do you need to oval? also does it need to turn or will it be a straight run?
if it needs to turn i think you will need to do that first then oval it, but it will be more likely to crack where it was bent. I see you have a bunch of tube you want to use rather than buy some. do you have a height that the tube needs to be? I am just trying to get a better idea what you need to end up with, then see if i can help in any way
if it needs to turn i think you will need to do that first then oval it, but it will be more likely to crack where it was bent. I see you have a bunch of tube you want to use rather than buy some. do you have a height that the tube needs to be? I am just trying to get a better idea what you need to end up with, then see if i can help in any way
06-07-2008, 09:18 AM
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The dr. gas stuff is nice, I was gonna go that route until we took some measurments and realized that a 3.5 inch round pipe would fit where I wanted to go with it.
Granted I'm not down on the ground that bad though, your mustang is low Phil.
It would be a real pita, but you could always run the single pipe and cut it in 1/2, then add material to the top and bottom and make the total area the same if you want to use the material you already have... but that wouldn't realy be much fun I don't think.
How far back do you want to/have to go with it, please don't tell me out the back....
Granted I'm not down on the ground that bad though, your mustang is low Phil.
It would be a real pita, but you could always run the single pipe and cut it in 1/2, then add material to the top and bottom and make the total area the same if you want to use the material you already have... but that wouldn't realy be much fun I don't think.
How far back do you want to/have to go with it, please don't tell me out the back....
06-07-2008, 11:41 AM
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Not sure what to tell ya.... 3 inch pipe cut in 1/2 with a flat strip added. GOnna suck to make, or buy some dr. gas pipe.
You definately have a challenge on the routing of that, I can already tell. At least the motor is solid mounted so you can solid mount the exhaust, that will help some, clearance can be very little that way
You definately have a challenge on the routing of that, I can already tell. At least the motor is solid mounted so you can solid mount the exhaust, that will help some, clearance can be very little that way
06-07-2008, 02:18 PM
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my exhaust guy has a large press.
puts a piece of steel plate on each side and flattens her out!
doesnt look like real oval pipe, but is a helluva lot cheaper!
another option ive seen is building a jig out of flat stock, with studs every 6".
keep turning the nuts until the plate flattens the pipe out.
good luck!
anything can be done.
puts a piece of steel plate on each side and flattens her out!
doesnt look like real oval pipe, but is a helluva lot cheaper!
another option ive seen is building a jig out of flat stock, with studs every 6".
keep turning the nuts until the plate flattens the pipe out.
good luck!
anything can be done.
06-07-2008, 11:02 PM
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hmm, for a small section like that, i think you could make a press block out of some wood maybe....thats guessing you have a press handy. if not then possibly some all thread (big lol) and some creativity. maybe using a floor jack and a truck or something heavy would work too. i think you will need a radiused block so it doesnt wrinkle it too bad
