Andrew's engine swap (pics)

[hazzardboy95]

Why did you go with crush bent? Or did the shop not have mandrel bender?

 

[Andrew]

Yeah they didn't have a mandrel machine[shop was in the ghetto], so I went with the bigger piping. My thinking is that I want 2 1/4" piping (if it were mandrel), so I figure 2.5" - craptastic crush-bent diameters = less than 2.5 and closer to my 2 1/4 goal.

 

[formby]

did u use the 2.5" muffler/resonater or 2.25"

 

[Andrew]

2.25". he had to expand them quite a bit to get them to fit.

 

[eg6sir]

there is a shop with a mandrel bender here in town.. i'm tempted to go get my exhaust redone

 

[eg6sir]

i just noticed.. no cat?

 

[hazzardboy95]

The shop were i had mine done has a mandrel bender so i got 2.5 from the cat back.

 

[Andrew]

i just noticed.. no cat?

Yep. Took the piping all the way to the header

 

[801CRX]

Dam drew it came together real nicely.

Good job on stock FTW!!!

 

[formby]

2.25". he had to expand them quite a bit to get them to fit.

nice..

you did a good job boy!

 

[mac_24_seven]

Sweet man. Sounds good. Sounds a alot better than the magnaflow I have

And 2.5 exhaust is fine. backpressure is the enemy. The free-er flowing the better mang!

 

[hazzardboy95]

Yep, gotta get a header before I take it to the header. Nice thread man.

 

[formby]

backpressure is the enemy.

you want some BP in this setup
you also want good exh gas scavenging[spll] which doesnt realy mean bigger

if he were to go FI then gigger is better....

 

[Andrew]

Thanks 801CRX.

Yep, gotta get a header before I take it to the header. Nice thread man.

Thanks mang.

It just got a bath(brace yourselves for 56k damage...)

-Andrew

 

[klyph]

Hot rex.

But you gotta do something with that valve cover.

 

[Andrew]

Yeah yeah, I know..

I'm thinking type arrrrr red... whatchu guys think?

 

[klyph]

Yeah, but powdercoat it and block sand the lettering.

 

[Andrew]

Sounds like a plan.
Just got off the phone with one of the powder coaters here in town, and he quoted me like $60-70 for the blasting and powdering, so I'm gonna shop around a little bit more and see what I can do.

I'd like to do it when I adjust my valves, since it'll be off anyway. So I guess in the next couple of weeks it should be done.

 

[eg6sir]

Amazon.com: VHT SP204: Paint, Wrinkle Plus, Red, 11 oz., Aerosol Spray Can, Each: Automotive

 

[Andrew]

Hmm. now thats interesting.

I guess I'll have to try it out and see how it good it works!
I think my buddy here in town has a blaster that we can blast my VC with, then I'll paint it on. we'll see.

Thanks for the link eg6