Green Goblin

Tom did you do one for the early 16V cars yet?

Andy

Pizza

Tom,

Very nice! Will you be making any stainless steel versions and would it be possible to put the bung for the 02 sensor where the two pipes meet so it could get a reading from all cylinders?

Thanks

Vlocity

Tom:

I really like the looks of this single. I had been convinced that the X- pipe and dual 2.5 was the way to go......but I'm having second thoughts. I have sent you a PM. It looks like this would be MUCH easier than the dual 2.5 on my 85.

Regards,

Ken

heinrich

Someone hide my wallet.

Vlocity

Heinrich:

You can send your wallett to me and I'll hold it for you.

Ken

Jim bailey - 928 International

Nope the 79s are NOT smog exempt the 1975 model year is the newest old car that is exempt. The law used to be rolling 30 years old BUT BIG BUT they passed a law which froze the exemption FOREVER at 1975...............that was a big compromise because many wanted to require smog testing again on ALL old cars The hotrod industry ,a big business ,in California spent a lot of money trying to retain the exemption for those 1975 and older......A recent development is going after custom car builders like Boyd Coddington who "manufacture" a new car with all new parts but title it as a 1932 Ford and install a crate no smog motor...Mostly the state wants the sales tax revenue based on the value of the car at $50k or $100k when the new old out of state title says it is a 32 Ford and the new owner claims he only paid $15,000 for the car when he registers it in California. Then there are issues with the smog , lack of DOT required equipment etc. The whole Kit Car Industry faces similar challenges. Even if you decide to "roll your own" at home build a new frame ,mold a body drop in an engine of your choice you face numerous issues when it comes to getting a title. As I recall California has issued a limited number of exemptions per year for homebuilts . They severely limited the building of Harley "clones" as well. The point is if you are manufacturing vehicles for sale in the US it matters little if you make 1 or 10 or one million ALL the rules and regulations still apply....DOT crash testing , smog , airbags , seat belts , lights , five MPH bumpers. Note that I DO NOT agree with this but it is the way it is...... So if you drop a engine into an exempt car in California it is best if the engine block is dated pre 1975 or California can require that all the emissions equipment for the year of the engine MUST be installed in your 1969 Camero. first they have to catch you.

TeufelHei

I second Green Goblin...

I need an optimally federalised exhaust system for my S2 and that looks awesome.

Heinrich, just give in. I bought a quick draw holster for my wallet a long time ago. It's only really bad when you have almost all of your bank card numbers memorized. Then you know you've got a problem.

BC

I need a merge collector JUST like that so I can put on the rear mounted turbo fed by the one pipe.

How much for that merge? I can't very well expect, though, that the rest of the pipes could be located without the car there and knowing where exactly back there the turbo will be.

Mass flow is more then two pipes? Are you sure - even with just one or two high flow mufflers?

BC

Tom Can you publically talk about the mass flow info on the single vs Dual?

heinrich

sublimate

For my BOOSTASS project (rear mounted turbo), I'm looking to do a merge
collector that has one side of the 'Y' straight thru, and the other side coming
in at an angle (get ready for some lovely ASCII graphics):
That way the exhaust pipe after the merge will be on one side of the tunnel,
leaving more room on the other side for the intake pipe coming back. I'll keep
the angle that they meet at the same as a normal 'Y'. One leg will be slightly
longer than the other, but I don't think this will affect performance.

Tom Cloutier

Jim,

Unfortunately, I expect you are right. When I got the non-op registration, the clerk said no smog would be required for this vehicle ('79) and when I inquired further she was kind of vague almost as though the DMV was enforcing the laws as they saw fit, i.e. in a more sensible and reasonable manner. Anyway I interpretted what she said in the way that made me happiest. When I go in for the full registration I will undoubtedly be disappointed.

I suppose there are unpleasant penalties for "creating" ones own pink slips. "Yes ma'am, it is a very rare 1974 5.0L twin turbo Porsche 928."

My question is, "Who's runnng this joint anyway? Us or them?" Perhaps it's time to have some representation of the citizenry.

Tom Cloutier

BC

Tom - I was thinking of the intake pipe placement. I think in that tunnel it would be too close to the exhaust. I was thinking of right next to the passenger frame rail stamping, inboard, and then somehow into the engine bay. Cooler, and wouldn't be too bad with clearance.

BC

I had a chance to stare at the underside of my 78 for a while. Quite a while.

mspiegle

I checked this at one point in time, and the DMV allows 500 registrations every year for "specially constructed cars". I actually checked the website within the first week of January and of course, all of the spots were full already.

Just out of curiosity... if CA continues to tighten the smog laws down, wouldn't that hurt the entire car performance industry in CA? What if those tuners/builders moved and took their business elsewhere? Is it a big enough industry for CA to care about and not screw over?