Now I remember. Good for you. AbandonedBronce has both DP and C. Iirc they are hard to tell apart. For adjusting the carb the C can't be beat. I have DP and a Cliff. v.cover, and adjusting the mix screws with a flex tool even is impossible.

Steamed the water off your hood. If you don't get carb issues, hard hot starts, then you're good. (I still like the idea of the 2" holes in hood and a scoop to help vent the heat, but, I imagine, I'll go the efi route.) I do believe a cool air intake would increase mpg?

 

I'd love to do either a big wide scoop. Like the outer hood lines, or a shaker scoop like off an old fastback...but that patina I have and daily driving her would be ended at that point.

 

Got my exhaust ran! Photobucket isn't working right and saving my stuff right now...
it goes over my crossmember, into the muffler. And then a down turn.
Really actually kind of quiet, however it does have a rather deep tone to, almost a drone at idle. However there is no drone and it really roars when revved! Only cost 200$ also.

 

Very nice. I look forward to seeing the photos. Please supply the name of the muffler and diameter of pipe, tips, etc., you may have used. I'm getting close and need the info.

... if I run duals I believe I'll have to put one pipe above trans cross member and one below. There's simply not room for both up there. Because the down pipes are on top of each other coming off the manifold, I may go dual 2.25" to muffler at rear axle, and single 2.5 out the back. I'm still planning.

 

After long searching I knew I still had this photo some where! I don't know where I got it from but before I had even thought of doing my rebuild I saw this photo and I wanted my exhaust like this. I wonder what it sounded like.

 

I love that photo. It just got to my archives. Thx. The only iffy things I see are this: Where the one pipe crosses the collector flange of the other, and where it tucks under the c.member, I would want about 1" clearance to avoid rattles. Secondly, I'd have the bulb/ball type connection, not the old flange/flange that can leak and drive ya as crazy as a rattle. If using the flange/flange type collector, I'd recommend one of the locking header bolt systems like Grade 8. Believe that's the name.

If the phenolic spacer solves my heat sink problem I'm keeping my beloved header.

BTW. Today, while measuring the I.D. of my EFI's, and coming up with 1 11/16", I couldn't help but remember reading several times on the forum where members stated that the efi's flowed nearly as much as headers. I don't know what universe they got that info from, but the Hedman header has collectors of 3 1/2" o.d., which is about DOUBLE that of the efi's! And it flows nearly the same? Me thinks not.

It would be interesting if someone could come up with a way to combine three efi's, as done with the oem intakes, and create a 3 pipe system, maybe dumping into a single 3" tube.

 

That's small compared to my down pipe. I have 2 1/4 from the outlet of the manifolds to my MagnaFlow muffler and then a single 2 1/2 pipw running right before the rear axle and then dumped. I just showed the shop a picture of a down pipe and they tried mocking that one I told them all I want is to clear that starter please!

 

That sounds like a real nice system you have. How does it sound? Are you happy with it?

 

Yes I am! It's sounds awesome. I love it. Ive had flowmaster and dynomax mufflers before I think magnaflow is by far the best choice I have made its quiet when cruising and then when you get on it, it has a nice rap to it.

 

I would imagine that the DP intake manifold requiring the sideways installation of your carburetor doesn't aid much in this situation. Another reason that I prefer the C. IMO, the DP doesn't offer any gain.

 

found this while searching around for exhaust ideas. its for a 200 in this fella's falcon, but its clean, simple and works. this guy's car sounds mean lol.

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