roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
C5 era, horizontal ZO6 mufflers
Titanium-oooooooh. There going on "Hemi Healey". Anyone use these ? 1/3 lighter than steel, reportedly dissipate heat better. Plan is to run aluminum exhaust tubing to these from stainless headers, with cut-outs. Shouldn't aluminum provide "slight" reduction in back pressure, due to temperature drop ? Onward, roverman.
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Bill Young Bill Young Kansas City, MO (1337 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 09:23AM Main British Car: '73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep |
Re: ZO6 mufflers
I saw them removed from a Z06 on a TV show this weekend, they're huge! Where are you going to find room under your car for those things? I think I'd be a bit leery of using aluminum tubing on the exhaust system due to the temps involved. Stick with stainless, I think you'll be better off even if it's a few pounds heavier.
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roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Re: ZO6 mufflers
Bill and clan, you know, "the camera adds 10 lbs"/lol. All the way to the back, jus' like a Vette, only under the radiator. Maybe a heat shield, but both in the Jet Stream. Back in the day, Pontiac had "Cast Aluminum Headers", when they put the 421" V8 into the Nascar/drags, 63" Tempest. Aluminum heads don't melt at the exhaust port, etc. Not saying I will, but free flowing exhaust pipes "should" run cooler than at the header. Thanks, roverman.
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