Parts List / Duals
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Parts List / Duals Getting a list together for a dual exhaust system and want to make sure I have everything. Hopefully this will be on the car for a while so I don't want to have to replace anything later on.
I want to set it up so I can switch out cats and straight pipes. I'm planning on using 3-hole flanges for that. Sound okay?
Parts:
(1) Set of Jet-Hot Headers
(1) Set of header gaskets
(1) Set of Stage-8 header bolts
(2) Random Tech 3" cats
(2) Sections of replacement straight pipe
(12) 3-hole flanges for straight/cats/header/x-pipe
(12) Bolts/washers/nuts for flanges
(4) Flange gaskets
(1) X-pipe
(2) Mufflers
(2) Turndowns
A few questions...
1. Are the Stage-8 bolts worth it?
2. Any recommendation on gaskets header/flange?
3. Which mufflers...Dynomax, Borla, others?
4. X-pipe...I've 'bout decided on Dr Gas but TR sells a S/S Bassani for around $150-175. Anybody used it? If not, which Dr gas is everybody using?
5. Any parts I missed?
Thanks,
Andy
I want to set it up so I can switch out cats and straight pipes. I'm planning on using 3-hole flanges for that. Sound okay?
Parts:
(1) Set of Jet-Hot Headers
(1) Set of header gaskets
(1) Set of Stage-8 header bolts
(2) Random Tech 3" cats
(2) Sections of replacement straight pipe
(12) 3-hole flanges for straight/cats/header/x-pipe
(12) Bolts/washers/nuts for flanges
(4) Flange gaskets
(1) X-pipe
(2) Mufflers
(2) Turndowns
A few questions...
1. Are the Stage-8 bolts worth it?
2. Any recommendation on gaskets header/flange?
3. Which mufflers...Dynomax, Borla, others?
4. X-pipe...I've 'bout decided on Dr Gas but TR sells a S/S Bassani for around $150-175. Anybody used it? If not, which Dr gas is everybody using?
5. Any parts I missed?
Thanks,
Andy
Re: Parts List / Duals </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by WEASEL:
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Are the Dynomax just the Ultraflow 3"in/out round?
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">No, they are the Dynomax Race Magnums. Try a 3" in and 2.5" out X-pipe. That way you will not have to put reducers on the header collectors; but can still get the 2.5" pipe and mufflers up close to the floor for ground clearance!
Sounds like what I want to do, except no cats, and use the 6.25" long FLowmaster 10-Series Delta Force mufflers. <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />
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Are the Dynomax just the Ultraflow 3"in/out round?
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">No, they are the Dynomax Race Magnums. Try a 3" in and 2.5" out X-pipe. That way you will not have to put reducers on the header collectors; but can still get the 2.5" pipe and mufflers up close to the floor for ground clearance!
Sounds like what I want to do, except no cats, and use the 6.25" long FLowmaster 10-Series Delta Force mufflers. <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />
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Re: Parts List / Duals Sounds like you got it all figured out.
1. Stage 8s are worth it, but they're not necessary. You can get buy using a regular 'ol bolts.
2. Header gaskets...buy or reuse the stock metal gaskets for the manifolds. They work the best.
3. Dynomax bullets are good mufflers. Thats what I have. I'd suggest the 16" ones.
4. I've got the Dr Gas x-pipe. I went 2.5". I should have gone with a 3". Thats what I'd suggest for you.
5. Hangars
1. Stage 8s are worth it, but they're not necessary. You can get buy using a regular 'ol bolts.
2. Header gaskets...buy or reuse the stock metal gaskets for the manifolds. They work the best.
3. Dynomax bullets are good mufflers. Thats what I have. I'd suggest the 16" ones.
4. I've got the Dr Gas x-pipe. I went 2.5". I should have gone with a 3". Thats what I'd suggest for you.
5. Hangars
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Re: Parts List / Duals Thanks, Director of Evil! <img border="0" alt="[jester]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_jest.gif" />
Are the Dynomax just the Ultraflow 3"in/out round?
Oh yeah, sense the headers are coated should I use a band clamp there instead or will welding the flange on be okay if I get some spray on ceramic coating for the weld?
Thanks again <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Are the Dynomax just the Ultraflow 3"in/out round?
Oh yeah, sense the headers are coated should I use a band clamp there instead or will welding the flange on be okay if I get some spray on ceramic coating for the weld?
Thanks again <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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Re: Parts List / Duals </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 1CAMWNDR:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by WEASEL:
<strong>
Are the Dynomax just the Ultraflow 3"in/out round?
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">No, they are the Dynomax Race Magnums. Try a 3" in and 2.5" out X-pipe. That way you will not have to put reducers on the header collectors; but can still get the 2.5" pipe and mufflers up close to the floor for ground clearance!
<img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I guess I need to just wait on the headers to arrive to see what my best options are with the cats.
They're designed as a slip-on but I don't know how big a pain they would be to get back off to swap them out with a straight pipe.
Am I gonna screw the header coating up too bad by welding flanges on???
Any ideas on the best way to make this thing leak proof and still be able to switch between cats and ORPs??? HELP! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by WEASEL:
<strong>
Are the Dynomax just the Ultraflow 3"in/out round?
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">No, they are the Dynomax Race Magnums. Try a 3" in and 2.5" out X-pipe. That way you will not have to put reducers on the header collectors; but can still get the 2.5" pipe and mufflers up close to the floor for ground clearance!
<img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I guess I need to just wait on the headers to arrive to see what my best options are with the cats.
They're designed as a slip-on but I don't know how big a pain they would be to get back off to swap them out with a straight pipe.
Am I gonna screw the header coating up too bad by welding flanges on???
Any ideas on the best way to make this thing leak proof and still be able to switch between cats and ORPs??? HELP! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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Re: Parts List / Duals I just finished up my set up today (I LOVE IT!!!!!!). Don't dump under the car. Have a muffler shop bend you some pipe and go under the axle and out the back. It cuts all the noise (drone) out of the car. I drive around Monday (to school and back) and got headachs there and back (I have had the Loudmouth and the Flowmaster 80 series and this was 500 times worse....could not go 5 mins without starting to feel bad). Now with the pipes out the back, all the noise (drone) is behind the car and I love the sound. I love LOUDE, just not drone.