Side Pipes

[mickmate]

Hey Dean, they look the same as the mufflers I just put on Johns sidepipes. Where did they come from again? Interesting comparison shots looking down the old and new side by side. The mufflers that were on there were 2" bore with a 3/4" slot across them.

http://www.actoncustom.com

[RedBarchetta]

Originally Posted by mickmate

Hey Dean, they look the same as the mufflers I just put on Johns sidepipes. Where did they come from again? Interesting comparison shots looking down the old and new side by side. The mufflers that were on there were 2" bore with a 3/4" slot across them.

http://www.actoncustom.com

Mick, they were from SS (formerly of Sebastian, FL). I'd personally go 2.5" bore the next time, as the 3" is quite loud and (I believe) too much flow for the Victor Jr. SB heads and factory SPF headers that are on the car presently. But above 3,000rpm they sound terrific. You will also notice there isn't much of a transition from the inner weld to the outer "wrap" or shell...that creates a really annoying rattle/cracking sound (inversion) when easing off the gas. Very noticable (and annoying) as you approach a stoplight.

I thought it would be cool to show people just how large a 3" I.D. pipe was by rolling a baseball through one. Made for a great pic.

-Dean

[greg schroeder]

My car was delivered with leaking header to side pipe area. When I first pulled my side pipes I thought it was funny that the mating surfaces had weld build up to cause high spots. I ground the surfaces completely flat and used new gaskets. You can buy them from the Olthoffs or Hilbank at a reasonable price. To remove the bolts you can take the correct size wrench and cut the handle short. Put it on the back side toward the engine. When you twist the bolt with the other wrench the cut handle wrench turns to brace itself against the pipe. Often the bolts break off. Use new bolts and nuts always. The best bolts I've found for the job are grade 8 bolts from the hardware store. I've tried quite a few others though.

When I first pulled my headers my thought was it's funny that they cover 1/3 inch of each exhaust port. I got different headers.

I picked up different side pipes too.