![]() |
Register or Log In To remove these advertisements. |
|
|
![]() |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
![]() |
#1 |
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Leanna, TN
Posts: 2,061
|
![]()
Hey, everyone. I was trying to figure out a way to fab up some downpipes so I could start and tune my motor. I have shorty headers that I got from JEGS that are made for our trucks (Hedman #69010), they were like $215 after shipping, if anyone's interested. I wanted something I could bolt or clamp up, as I don't own a welder yet. his would only need to be good enough for very temporary use, pretty much just to se the timing , and drive to the exhaust shop. Thanks and Merry Christmas!
__________________
=MATTHEW 69 Stepper...Stroked & Bagged ![]() 2003 Chevrolet Z71 Ext. Cab 1995 Cavalier gas saver! |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#2 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Sachse, Texas
Posts: 614
|
Re: Shorty header downpipes???
It's hard to tell from your dark pics
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#3 |
Cluster King
![]() Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Junction City, OR
Posts: 5,263
|
Re: Shorty header downpipes???
You can also use some stiff wire (like a coat hanger wire) that is the length you need and bend it at the angles needed and take that to a muffler shop. If the guy is good, he can use the piece of wire you give him and make pipes from it. I would try and be centered with your wire and make sure you tell him the wire represents the center of the pipe. it sounds more complicated than it is, really.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#4 | ||
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Leanna, TN
Posts: 2,061
|
Re: Shorty header downpipes???
Quote:
![]() Quote:
__________________
=MATTHEW 69 Stepper...Stroked & Bagged ![]() 2003 Chevrolet Z71 Ext. Cab 1995 Cavalier gas saver! |
||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#5 | ||
"I ain't nobody, dork."
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Whidbey Island, Washington
Posts: 8,978
|
Re: Shorty header downpipes???
I've learned over the years to try to get a complete exhaust set up on a rig when starting for the first time, and breaking in the cam. Open headers, or cobbled up short exhausts sound cool... but it's really a good idea to be able to hear what is going on with that engine during the first half an hour of it's life.
Gary.
__________________
'cuz chicks dig scars... My 1972 GMC 1500 Super Custom (Creeping Death) "long term" build thread. The Rebuild of Creeping Death after the wreck Quote:
Quote:
|
||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#6 | |
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Leanna, TN
Posts: 2,061
|
Re: Shorty header downpipes???
Quote:
__________________
=MATTHEW 69 Stepper...Stroked & Bagged ![]() 2003 Chevrolet Z71 Ext. Cab 1995 Cavalier gas saver! |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#7 |
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Leanna, TN
Posts: 2,061
|
Re: Shorty header downpipes???
Got some 3" flex tube at NAPA today. 5ft. for $20. I will clamp half to each side, and maybe even clamp some pipe behind that, for my trip to the exhaust shop. I don't have a trailer right now, and $20 is cheaper than a rollback, or even gas to haul it, so I think it'll do. Thanks for the tips, y'all.
__________________
=MATTHEW 69 Stepper...Stroked & Bagged ![]() 2003 Chevrolet Z71 Ext. Cab 1995 Cavalier gas saver! |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#8 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Shingle Springs, CA
Posts: 869
|
Re: Shorty header downpipes???
Anyone else running these shorty hedders?
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Bookmarks |
|
|