Jim Kelly's V8 re-conversion Options

[jimkelly]

tomorrow I put new tires on some ratty rims : )

update: tires on rims : )

decided to add a mcmark style starter relay, since I had a few extra.

seems my carb may not have crap in it, my filter between tank and pump was dirty, replaced it and my carbs squirt again. need to run it and test all I've done but want to give my neighbors a break, it's sunday : (

tires are on (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)

[jimkelly]

I kept finding chunks of what appears to be rubber in my gas line to carb, most between tank and pump. started to think pump (edelbrock 1791) was clogged up with rubber bits, so I flushed it out as bets I could but pressure still dropped from 3.5 to 2.5, so I replaced the edelbrock with a freaking MR GASKET electric fuel pump s12. which seems to be putting a better amount of furl in my filter between carb and pump, than my edelbrock was.

here is a video of my dash while I was running it a bit and watching my fuel nearest my carb filter for gas quantity.

while car is not that loud, I think I want an almost silent exhaust? summit have mandrel U bends and short muffler. current muffler 24" long, tip to tip.

tomorrow I plan to install front spoiler, found it today, forgot I had it : )


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMAN5ULaNVo

[jimkelly]

took car to dmv yesterday, passed for everything except I had no door glass, did not think they would check.

installed a cheap plastic autozone door mirror, $10, works well.

new mr gasket fuel filter seems to be helping keep a good amount of gas in my filter.

got me a nice vintage creeper the other day.

added a spring to my mostly broken emergency brake handle to make it function.

today I rob doors from my 1975 for my 1972 so I can pass inspection on Tuesday for door glass being missing.

oh yeah, just order a speedo cable from pelican. wife says I was driving too fast yesterday.

got some more g3 plastic fuel filters, I am still needing to be able to see inside. will switch over to metal filters when I am 100% certain my fuel line is totally clean.

pic of my 100 amp circuit breaker (got it at advance auto) near battery. probably should down grade to 75 or 50 amps?

a crappy vid for you guys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xBW83Tuc94

[mepstein]

Ready to Suby the white car?

[jimkelly]

almost. how nice will it be to have a car that is mild mannered and have a trans that can be shifted like a modern car and have high rpms too. yesterday I found myself wanting to take it easy on the v8 so I started off in 2nd, went to 3rd, then to 5th. don't really need 4th for crusing. 5th at 2500 rpm must be between 55-60, I will check with my gps. speedo cable on its way to me. tires are now 195x65x15 dunlops. v8 is too dang noisey, got to get it quieter, noise in cabin is worse than noise outside by FAR.

and this permatex is what I have been using on my npt fuel fittings, mostly cause I already had it.

well... my 1975 (to be subaruized at some point in future) has been robbed of its doors.

[Mike Bellis]

The only way to get rid of V8 drone is to install a crossover tube before the mufflers.

[jimkelly]

well, since I robbed the doors from my 1975 for my 1972, I figured I better reinstalled the vertical sail seal too, which meant I needed to rob my 75 of its vertical sail trim aluminum.

to make a long story short, I just ordered my first seals my 914rubber.

http://shop.914rubber.com/914-Vertical-Tar...f-2-914VTSS.htm

[jimkelly]

I will look into where I may have space to add a crossover. the DRONE is killing me.

The only way to get rid of V8 drone is to install a crossover tube before the mufflers.

[1stworks]

I will look into where I may have space to add a crossover. the DRONE is killing me.

The only way to get rid of V8 drone is to install a crossover tube before the mufflers.

I just got 2 MagnaFlow no cross over installed on my ls conversion.
I really like them.There not strait through, they have cone inside.

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1315.photobucket.com-15718-1441547586.1.jpg)

[jimkelly]

i've been thinking of this style too. I do prefer to have two individual pipes but realize it is hard to conquer drone doing so.

[Cracker]

Allot of people do add a cross over pipe...I NEVER (300hp - 525hp) have had "drone" in any of teener conversions. I've also NEVER have had a cross over pipe too. My engines have all been LS based power-plants. I've seen it also being a function of your exhaust itself - the chassis and engine (and exhaust) are all operating individually based upon their own frequency range. Production cars have the chassis tuned to allow all of these to work together or to limit the effect. Best of luck - drone sucks and is unlivable in my book. For what its worth, I've always used magnaflow Stainless mufflers...the bigger the better for reducing the volume.

Tony

The only way to get rid of V8 drone is to install a crossover tube before the mufflers.

[jimkelly]

i just bled the brakes one more time. the other day when I drove it, I noticed the peddle would sink at stop lights when holding it. I have a power bleeder and seem to not be getting any more bubbles at the calipers, but with bleeder connected to master cylinder, I press the peddle, and bubbles would come out, and fluid in hose from bleeder to MC would drop in level, thus filling void that bubbles previously occupied. just recently I noticed bleeder could be used this way with benefit.

as for exhaust, maybe my glasspacks are just too poor a match for my car, and maybe any other muffler would reduce or eliminate drone, and of course, loudness overall. maybe I will go with walker sound fx, they are $25 a piece at summit.

[BIGKAT_83]

I also have never had a drone with my V8 cars using Magnaflow and Borla mufflers. I've also never used a cross over pipe.
I had some Flowmaster 40 series and these were drone city. I ran them for less than a mile and took them off the same day I installed them.

Bob

[speed metal army]

+10 on the Magnaflows. No drone, no crossover. Sound mint! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)

[Cracker]

Jim,

I did a little looking and I believe this is the part I used on my old car...great sound but definitely not to loud (in my book). In fact, I used to be disappointed I couldn't heat the exhaust cruising down the road. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

PART # 14148
MagnaFlow Product #14148
CONFIGURATION CENTER/CENTER
LENGTH 6 IN
OVERALL LGTH 12 IN
IN/OUT DIA 2.5/2.5 IN
FINISH POLISHED

[Chris H.]

Dummy exhaust tip for the stock opening or functional?

[jimkelly]

next up is to replace
*emergency brake handle
and
*cover firewall hole

and keep bleeding brakes till I can no longer lightly pump repeatedly by foot and not have peddle drop slowly to floor.

oh yeah, my wife had AAA basic, we just upgraded to plus, for her, our son and myself.

also got a passenger side front bumper grill coming. pic of drivers side.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0yz9VTUDFk

[mepstein]

jim - do you need a firewall piece?

[jimkelly]

I need a firewall piece, a late hand brake with cable (working), and 16 lug bolts (can be ugly - so i can roll whitey around my garage). thanks.

[mepstein]

I have the firewall piece you can have for free. Best case senerio is next time your in Newark you drop by my shop. If you need me to ship I can but I would first have to trim the part since it's still most of the firewall.

Pm me if you want it.

I have lug bolts. Are the wheels steel or aluminum