Better to have the pipe underneath the car, and not thru the tunnel. There
is really no room above the driveshaft and around the trans. Just get it as
close to the floor as possible. Rule of thumb (or maybe hand) is to get it
as close to the floor as the thickness if your finger. You could even look
at flat or rectangular channel to get more road clearance. Lot of work
though.
----- Original Message -----
From "Jeffrey H. Boatright" <jboatri at emory.edu>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2001 6:12 PM
Subject: exhaust solutions
> Well for the second time this month, I've smacked a pothole and
> injured the spridget's header. This time, I think it's beyond repair.
> I'm interested in replacing it with a performance solution (maybe a
> medium bore LCB), but I'm also not keen on it finding the same fate
> as the old 3-into-1. So what are the list's solutions to this? Does
> anyone have flex joints on an LCB. To work for me, the flex would
> have to be at the 90 degree turn of the down pipes to tailpipe
> connection. The previous damage is clearly at the front face of that
> bend on my old system. Basically, this is the point of contact for
> speed bumps, pothole lips, etc. The shock from hitting said objects
> travels right up the header as this is solid pipe.
>
> Note, I've looked into running the tailpipe through the transmission
> tunnel, and that header/pipe combo costs $800!! (Jon Stamps Racing
> sourced). Does anyone have experience with using relatively long runs
> or flexible exhaust tubing? That may be the way to run through the
> tunnel.
>
> All suggestions appreciated.
>
> Jeff
> --
>
>
> __________________________________________________
> Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
> Assistant Professor, Emory Eye Center, Atlanta, GA
> Senior Editor, Molecular Vision
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> <mailto: jboatri@emory.edu>
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