Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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Don, can't wait to see both of them side by side, push your frame out there next to each other.
Brad

What is Don running for exhaust? The reason I ask is if he is going to use something that uses the bolt on flanges that come with the headers they tend to leak on each side of the connection. I know! Does anyone have any suggestions on sealing them? Sandersen uses three bolts which I know works fine but the two bolts just don't seem to clamp evenly enough to seal.

Ron

Brad: He and I are going to have to line up when we get them done to see who is the fastest. Actually, I think he would smoke me, that little 302 is nothing to mess with, but maybe I'll hook up better with the slicks.


Dave: What a nightmare something as simple as pulleys ended up being. He wanted March pulleys and their set is designed around early Ford bolt pattern water pumps (late pump has a different pattern) plus he has a high performance harmonic damper and the offset is slightly different so we needed a spacer. I think we ironed it out yesterday though but it took getting a conference call between Summit and March and me to do it.

Ron: I wondered about those flanges leaking too. I have the Sanderson headers you describe with the three bolt flange on my '27 and they never had any leaks. He is going to have some pipes bent up to do under the frame and exit as straight pipes. There is no room for mufflers. He bought these Patriot Headers from Speedway and is second guessing that decision I think. Sandersons just seem a little better in some respects perhaps.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

There is no room for mufflers.

Don

Have you considered something like these? http://www.torquetechexh.com/powersticks.htm

I didn't know anybody was currently making the chambered exhaust like the old Camaro ones. Really compact and short too. Thanks Bob, I've bookmarked that site and will pass it along to him.

Don

How different do you guys think those will sound from a glass pack/cherry bomb?
I have one of the cherry bombs on the truck now and it appears to be the same design inside ,...with no glass,but it does not have the chambers crimped in it..............
Now that my engine is broke in,I want to add nice stainless headers and true duals,but room is a issue,these would be nice in my application also.

Originally Posted by shawnlee28

How different do you guys think those will sound from a glass pack/cherry bomb?.............

I think chambered exhaust sounds a lot better than a glass pack. They can be loud, but in a good way. I have them on my '40 and absolutely love them. A buddy had them on his '57 Nomad and while they sounded great, they were pretty loud and he finally swapped them out. It seems like a lot of the sound will be determined by the engine and size/length/run of the exhaust.

When my buddy who owned a muffler shop was putting exhaust on my '40 the first combo he tried was a set of Flow Masters with 2.5" pipe. That sucker had a drone at certain speeds that would drive you nuts. He tried several different set-ups and finally found the right combo with the chambered and slightly smaller pipes. The difference was incredible, even in the power the car gained with the chambered.