Boom tubes? Flat side exhaust exits....
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Has anyone done NASCAR style boom tube(s) exiting out the side(s)? I imagine this would be very loud, but wicked. I'd like to see a Y-pipe setup with either 1 large boom tube exiting out one side, or an X-pipe setup with 2 boom tubes exiting out each side before the rear wheels.
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Only problems would be clearance (unless you use flat exhaust pipes) and the heat screwing up the paint on the side skirts.
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I have looked into doing this as well but was concerned with the heat issues. Can anyone speak with real world experiecnce on these
I have looked into doing this as well but was concerned with the heat issues. Can anyone speak with real world experiecnce on these
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The only thing I dont like about the boom tubes is that if you run them right off the headers you have nothing there to scavange the exauhst. And if you run an X pipe with it, it would put the tube to far to the rear of the vehicle. Thats just a guess though. Not only that, but DAMN, a boom tube is expensive.
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www.musclemotorsports.com sells used Nascar stuff... Try them before you plunk down $600 for a new boom tube.
I am running 3.5 oval duals and I could run a dual inlet boomtube if I wanted to but you would still need some mufflers or resonators otherwise you have open headers.
I am running 3.5 oval duals and I could run a dual inlet boomtube if I wanted to but you would still need some mufflers or resonators otherwise you have open headers.
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Yes boom tubes would be unbearable DD but man, they would look SWEET! Dr. Gas has an X with exits angled out 80 degrees. It's possible to do. I was just wondering if anyone had done this to their f-bod. Thanks for the responses...
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That's a great pic link thanks for putting it up.
I'm tempted to modify my current 3.5 oval exhaust so I could run a boomtube on the passenger side, I wonder if the longer pipe and a 2-1 merged boomtube would quiet my car down.
I'm tempted to modify my current 3.5 oval exhaust so I could run a boomtube on the passenger side, I wonder if the longer pipe and a 2-1 merged boomtube would quiet my car down.
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Click here http://www.bsrproducts.com/productframe.html and click on "Heat Insulation" and you will find heat shields for boom tube arrangements right at the top of the page.....I've been looking at these for a few years (I sold that car, but still have the links).
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Boom tubes have been done on an F-body:
http://www.illstreet.com/gallery/album19/108_0894
and
http://www.illstreet.com/gallery/album19/108_0887
Sorry...no pics under the car. This car is friggin LOUD. Too loud for any sane person.
http://www.illstreet.com/gallery/album19/108_0894
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http://www.illstreet.com/gallery/album19/108_0887
Sorry...no pics under the car. This car is friggin LOUD. Too loud for any sane person.
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OK here is an idea. I already have the FLP's on the car that use the V clamps. Take 2 3" bullets and weld V clamps to each end, then weld V clamps onto the Boom tube pipes. Then all you would have to do is fab up a hanger for the boom tube out the side.
Would the placement of the bullets hinder the performance of the exauhst? Both the unequal and equal length crossover junctions have a X built into them for scavanging purposes. but I have heard that you should always put mufflers after the X.
I am seriously considering doing this.
Would the placement of the bullets hinder the performance of the exauhst? Both the unequal and equal length crossover junctions have a X built into them for scavanging purposes. but I have heard that you should always put mufflers after the X.
I am seriously considering doing this.
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Sorry...no pics under the car. This car is friggin LOUD. Too loud for any sane person.
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OK here is an idea. I already have the FLP's on the car that use the V clamps. Take 2 3" bullets and weld V clamps to each end, then weld V clamps onto the Boom tube pipes. Then all you would have to do is fab up a hanger for the boom tube out the side.
Would the placement of the bullets hinder the performance of the exauhst? Both the unequal and equal length crossover junctions have a X built into them for scavanging purposes. but I have heard that you should always put mufflers after the X.
I am seriously considering doing this.
Would the placement of the bullets hinder the performance of the exauhst? Both the unequal and equal length crossover junctions have a X built into them for scavanging purposes. but I have heard that you should always put mufflers after the X.
I am seriously considering doing this.