X-Brace Picture Request
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X-Brace Picture Request
I would like to see some pictures of the underside of your car if you have an x-brace installed. Also, some side upclose pictures of ground clearance. Please let me know too if your car is lowered or not. I am flirting with the idea of making a "NASCAR stye" side exit exhaust on my car, but I am not sure how much room I will have to work with. I figure the thickness of the x-brace under the body might be a good comparison for how tall the pipes can be.
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I would like to see some pictures of the underside of your car if you have an x-brace installed. Also, some side upclose pictures of ground clearance. Please let me know too if your car is lowered or not. I am flirting with the idea of making a "NASCAR stye" side exit exhaust on my car, but I am not sure how much room I will have to work with. I figure the thickness of the x-brace under the body might be a good comparison for how tall the pipes can be.
I think they would look pretty cool, but I suspect that you would dent them or possibly rip them off in short order due to low ground clearance.
IMHO
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That looks kinda dark from my phone so I cannot see much, but thanks fot posting it.
Just to clarify, it will not be a tube exit but a rectangle about 1.5" x 5" wide (whatever equals the same area as a 3" tube).
Just to clarify, it will not be a tube exit but a rectangle about 1.5" x 5" wide (whatever equals the same area as a 3" tube).
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The side exit may look cool, but that's about it. If you want to make good powerr and still have good sound control you should run the dual 3" pipes into a single 4.5" (use a Flowmaster Y-350450 to make the joint) oval pipe following the stock system. After you pass under the rear end, keep it single and run it into a Flowmaster 64520-14 race muffler. Make sure to have at least 10" of tailpipe on it too. For en engine that really needs dual 3" going with that race single system would be the best performance for any type of raod track. If it's a drag only car, you could go dual 3" all the way back and use a set of 5" thick race mufflers instead.
PM me if you have questions.
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The side exit may look cool, but that's about it. If you want to make good powerr and still have good sound control you should run the dual 3" pipes into a single 4.5" (use a Flowmaster Y-350450 to make the joint) oval pipe following the stock system. After you pass under the rear end, keep it single and run it into a Flowmaster 64520-14 race muffler. Make sure to have at least 10" of tailpipe on it too. For en engine that really needs dual 3" going with that race single system would be the best performance for any type of raod track. If it's a drag only car, you could go dual 3" all the way back and use a set of 5" thick race mufflers instead.
PM me if you have questions.
PM me if you have questions.
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I thought about doing something like that as well. Some tracks have noise restrictions though. Plus TTA power to weight really isn't that much. It doesn't look like I could have more power or less weight. Making it easier to work on would be good though!
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A common setup on the short oval cars is to bring a single up through the floor and out the pass door. 3 1/2 for street stocks (375-425 hp) 4 and 4 1/2 for late models (a bit more)
My Vette will have a single 3 1/2 out the pass side rear much like a 951.
My Vette will have a single 3 1/2 out the pass side rear much like a 951.
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Thanks for the pictures!! I was under the car today, and I would have to change the design of my current x-pipe to make this work the way I would like. I think I am going to put it on the back burner for now until I can redo the whole system maybe. Keep the pictures coming in case I decide to come back to it soon.
Yeah, most tracks measure db from the outside of the track so having both pipes go out the passenger side would make all the noise go to the inside of the track (at most tracks).
As it is now I jack up the whole side of the car from a spot in the middle. Having exhaust in the back will still allow me to jack up the side.
I have seen those setups, but my class rules do not allow me to alter the floor pan either. That makes my only option to go under the car.
As it is now I jack up the whole side of the car from a spot in the middle. Having exhaust in the back will still allow me to jack up the side.
I have seen those setups, but my class rules do not allow me to alter the floor pan either. That makes my only option to go under the car.