Torn between two models 85-86, 87-89..Opinions?
01-29-2006, 10:12 PM
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Yeah you were lucky! I bought an early '86 first, but that was before I found the rennlist and got educated in the differnces.
Here is a pic I took of them both:
Here is a pic I took of them both:
01-29-2006, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Ron_H
Oops! I should have proofread my post more carefully.
Yup, the '86.5 is what I meant, and what I have. I almost bought an unusually well maintained '84 but a customer at Devek spotted me looking at it and invited me to drive his 32 valve car. I never looked back and wish I could win the lottery to buy another '86.5 to keep as a spare.
Yup, the '86.5 is what I meant, and what I have. I almost bought an unusually well maintained '84 but a customer at Devek spotted me looking at it and invited me to drive his 32 valve car. I never looked back and wish I could win the lottery to buy another '86.5 to keep as a spare.
01-29-2006, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by heinrich
Actually early 85 has a single pipe all the way to the rear muffler.
I know the '83s have a single pipe system and I'm guessign the '84s are the same. My '85 is # 174 so it is a pretty early '85 and it has dual pipes all the way just like the one on the right. Heinrich, I'm not sure how early the '85 has to be to have the single system. Are you sure there were '85 like that? My '86.5 project car has the one on the left.
01-30-2006, 02:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Imo000
I know the '83s have a single pipe system and I'm guessign the '84s are the same. My '85 is # 174 so it is a pretty early '85 and it has dual pipes all the way just like the one on the right. Heinrich, I'm not sure how early the '85 has to be to have the single system. Are you sure there were '85 like that? My '86.5 project car has the one on the left.
01-30-2006, 02:57 AM
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ohh. update last night i had to part with my 88 s4. some guy made me an offer i could not refuse. it was pick up this weekend. its going to a nice home in New Jersey. my home town. that guy is my cousin. So if he does treat it right i will hunt him down. lol man it was hard. but i still have my OB back to topic. is my the exhaust on the right of shane pic good for my 79
01-30-2006, 03:03 AM
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Lance I don't think so, I mean I like mine it makes for a nice sound when you add the x-pipe to it. The x-pipe with the system on the left is too quiet with the larger resonators, and if you pull the rear muffler and put a bypass in its' place the system gets real loud. It is still a nice sound, but gets to be too much for the long hauls. Sounds great for the track though! 
01-30-2006, 03:10 AM
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Performance wise Lance it will do just fine for your 79. They breath well enough for 32v engines with 288hp, they should do a 16v just fine. Hell the one in the pic did just fine with 403hp.