Finally installed some Dynomax headers
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 400
Likes: 0
From: Spartanburg SC
Finally installed some Dynomax headers
Finally installed them. They look great, much better than the old manifolds. The exhaust sounds great running straight out of the headers!!! Sadly, I haven't gotten to check out the performance yet. I have to have a new Y-pipe installed, the old one was really crappy, welded in a lot of spots and all, and not to mention, we broke it like a wishbone (oops that ain't good). Now there are a whole lot of clamps holding it together, but I'm getting the new Y-pipe tomorrow. So we'll find out then!! :D
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 400
Likes: 0
From: Spartanburg SC
Re: Finally installed some Dynomax headers (Ganey)
Well guys, price turned out pretty well so I went with straight duals, no x or h pipe, and no cats of course. It sounds just plain mean now. And I can tell its faster, but the brakes are still bad, so I'm afraid to really test her out. But hopefully soon!!!
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!
Joe Kucinski
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 400
Likes: 0
From: Spartanburg SC
Re: Finally installed some Dynomax headers (Fevre)
How much would an H-pipe help? And could someone explain exactly how it helps over have just straight duals? Also will the duals improve my gas milage? (its not why I did it, but I'm just curious)
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 15,173
Likes: 86
From: State of Confusion
Re: Finally installed some Dynomax headers (SCVetteGuy)
SCVetteGuy:
you ran true duals? Did you run one pipe down EACH side, or route them BOTH under the passenger seat, where the 'notch' is on the cross-member?
If you DID run 'em both under the passenger seat, does the driver-side pipe have a graceful bend behind the oil pan, or a healthy 'kink' in it?
Ideally, I'd like headers AND the M-A 2.5" stainless-steel true-dual kit, but I'm told the 'bend' on the driver-side would be FAR TOO 'nasty'.....
you ran true duals? Did you run one pipe down EACH side, or route them BOTH under the passenger seat, where the 'notch' is on the cross-member?
If you DID run 'em both under the passenger seat, does the driver-side pipe have a graceful bend behind the oil pan, or a healthy 'kink' in it?
Ideally, I'd like headers AND the M-A 2.5" stainless-steel true-dual kit, but I'm told the 'bend' on the driver-side would be FAR TOO 'nasty'.....
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 400
Likes: 0
From: Spartanburg SC
Re: Finally installed some Dynomax headers (Glensgages)
Glensgages: they both run under the passenger side, for added clearance. It has a graceful bend, but it didn't really have to go around the oil pan, the headers get it pretty much past it, (I believe, if not then really close) then it slants across then under the crossmember and back over. I'm not sure how the mid america duals look to compare for you.
