Headers....but need 30 people.
Staging Lane
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 87
Likes: 0
From: Orange County, CA
Guys,
I spoke with Nick T. (the R&D guy at Thorley Headers) today-- as it so happens, we both live just 10 minutes from each other on opposite ends of the same city. Due to our respective schedules, Nick and I have set up a time where I will drop off my vehicle at his home next Monday night 10/26 around 6PM-ish or so, then he will drive the car to their shop the following morning. I will then pick it up from him afterward, because...
...Nick & Co first need to look the vehicle over to see if what we're after is even possible. If it looks good, I will take the vehicle back to him AFTER the SEMA show which runs from November 1st through the 7th, as Nick and his crew are scheduled to be in Las Vegas for that. If the visual evaluation goes well, Nick anticipated about two weeks worth of work on the outside on my car. As an aside, in my correspondence with Nick he is very enthusiastic about the project; in fact, he sounded relieved when I called to tell him I could provide a "backup car" if he was still interested, and he very much was!
To answer a previous question, we have had no technical discussions whatsoever with regard to primary sizes or anything of that nature, nor would I anticipate that unless we have something viable in the works and they can pull it off.
'Till next time,
Morgan Hayden
I spoke with Nick T. (the R&D guy at Thorley Headers) today-- as it so happens, we both live just 10 minutes from each other on opposite ends of the same city. Due to our respective schedules, Nick and I have set up a time where I will drop off my vehicle at his home next Monday night 10/26 around 6PM-ish or so, then he will drive the car to their shop the following morning. I will then pick it up from him afterward, because...
...Nick & Co first need to look the vehicle over to see if what we're after is even possible. If it looks good, I will take the vehicle back to him AFTER the SEMA show which runs from November 1st through the 7th, as Nick and his crew are scheduled to be in Las Vegas for that. If the visual evaluation goes well, Nick anticipated about two weeks worth of work on the outside on my car. As an aside, in my correspondence with Nick he is very enthusiastic about the project; in fact, he sounded relieved when I called to tell him I could provide a "backup car" if he was still interested, and he very much was!
To answer a previous question, we have had no technical discussions whatsoever with regard to primary sizes or anything of that nature, nor would I anticipate that unless we have something viable in the works and they can pull it off.
'Till next time,
Morgan Hayden
Thread Starter
TECH Fanatic
iTrader: (5)
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,467
Likes: 0
From: Yellowknife NT Canada
Staging Lane
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 87
Likes: 0
From: Orange County, CA
Update Report #1 I just retrieved my car from Nick at Thorley and wanted to provide a preliminary report:
Nick drove the car today to their shop...from what he tells me, the general reaction from "the crew" was along the lines of, "Umm...what's so special about this car?" Then he pulled the hood release. "OOOOhhhhh...."
The car spent the day with the hood open. The initial evaluation is that the project is not impossible, but it will require quite a bit of work due to the lack of room. Ideally the goal is to run two downpipes into a single merged collector underneath, with the front following a similar path the OEM crossover has now. I will be returning the car to Nick the Monday following the SEMA show.
Until next time,
Morgan
Nick drove the car today to their shop...from what he tells me, the general reaction from "the crew" was along the lines of, "Umm...what's so special about this car?" Then he pulled the hood release. "OOOOhhhhh...."
The car spent the day with the hood open. The initial evaluation is that the project is not impossible, but it will require quite a bit of work due to the lack of room. Ideally the goal is to run two downpipes into a single merged collector underneath, with the front following a similar path the OEM crossover has now. I will be returning the car to Nick the Monday following the SEMA show.
Until next time,
Morgan
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo
TECH Fanatic
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 1,769
Likes: 0
From: Fargo, ND
Doubt it. Just might need a second flex joint and a little more pipe, but shouldn't be any real complex bends. I would guess a slip joint before the cat would be easiest since the some people might want to pass inspections. Wouldn't kill me if it bolted to the cat back though. They will need to put some sort of connection in there to install it. Maybe a ball and socket in between the front+crossover and the rear+downpipe...
