despite the custom "folgers can" hole patch, i think the muffler on the http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=21925&st=0 needs replacing. but before i go out and get one, i need a question answered.
i've heard on a couple occasions that "backdating" the entire exhaust system can add a nudge of hp to a 1.8. if this is true, what (if any) additional muffler options are opened up if i do this? and what roadblocks will i encounter? what component parts are necessary? thanks,
~a
p.s. restoring this car is turning out to be a lot of fun (aside from the persistent vacuum leak... grrrr), and i appreciate the mass knowledge of this forum, without which i would have learned and accomplished little.
The 75/76 HE's suck big time with the J tube set up. Find a set of 1.7 or 2.0l SSI stainless steel HE's, proper hanger bracket and the muffler (Bursch is nice). Locate a complete set of proper tin and heat guides and voila! killer heat and 'mo power! plus the HE's don't rust away on ya.
Geoff
Backdating is mostly a 911 (engine) thing....it means using pre smog heat exchangers with equal lenght tues that use a dual in banana muffler.
Never heard it used on four bangers...but I assume that would mean the same....using the 73-74 style heat exchangers....either OEM or SSIs.....but you need the correct muffler hanger and muff....
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The 75/76 HE's suck big time with the J tube set up. Find a set of 1.7 or 2.0l SSI stainless steel HE's, proper hanger bracket and the muffler (Bursch is nice). Locate a complete set of proper tin and heat guides and voila! killer heat and 'mo power! plus the HE's don't rust away on ya. Geoff |
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but you need the correct muffler hanger and muff.... |
QUOTE (double-a @ Jan 9 2005, 06:21 PM) |
despite the custom "folgers can" hole patch, i think the muffler on the http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=21925&st=0 needs replacing. but before i go out and get one, i need a question answered. i've heard on a couple occasions that "backdating" the entire exhaust system can add a nudge of hp to a 1.8. if this is true, what (if any) additional muffler options are opened up if i do this? and what roadblocks will i encounter? what component parts are necessary? thanks, ~a p.s. restoring this car is turning out to be a lot of fun (aside from the persistent vacuum leak... grrrr), and i appreciate the mass knowledge of this forum, without which i would have learned and accomplished little. |
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Locate a complete set of proper tin and heat guides and voila! |
the engine "tin" you will need are the pieces under the cylinders, on the drivers side the shifter will be below it. the earlier style (pre 75)attaches differently to the heat exchangers than the later. the j-tube connects to the s-shaped piece that runs from the fan shroud to the inlet of the h/e.
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QUOTE (Mueller @ Jan 9 2005, 10:27 PM) |
do a search for something along the lines of "heat exchanger AND Dave Darling" he lists all of the parts needed.... supposedly going from the restrictive '75/'76 exhaust to the earlier setup can gain you from 5 to 8 hp.....it also gives you more options for mufflers and such |
QUOTE (rhodyguy @ Jan 10 2005, 08:51 AM) |
the engine "tin" you will need are the pieces under the cylinders, on the drivers side the shifter will be below it. the earlier style (pre 75)attaches differently to the heat exchangers than the later. the j-tube connects to the s-shaped piece that runs from the fan shroud to the inlet of the h/e. |
so when you have the aux fan in the engine compartment running, it helps to push air through while the fan on the engine is spinning at lower rpm. the air comes out the other side of the h/e, to branch tube, to belows, to flex tube, to inlet on the fire wall.
kevin
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what par of my reply was unclear?
kevin
Great Pic's Kev. Makes perfect sense to me!
and to further confuse the issue, the shift rod runs under the tin piece for a sideshift trans. the shift rod runs on top of the tin in a tailshift trans. . so to do the conversion in your car, you need the tin off of a 73-74.
kevin
QUOTE (rhodyguy @ Jan 10 2005, 09:16 AM) |
and to further confuse the issue, the shift rod runs under the tin piece for a sideshift trans. the shift rod runs on top of the tin in a tailshift trans. . so to do the conversion in your car, you need the tin off of a 73-74. kevin |
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