Aurora 4.0l / Izuzu 5 speed swap into 88 coupe (Page 15/102)
GSXRBOBBY DEC 14, 05:50 PM
I picked one up today from Auto Zone, life time warranty $16.99, the part number there was Anchor 2638
It is big enough, but I don't see it being to big to use with a custom mount! And if it hold up to a 350 SBC 4X4 with alot of torq. it should last well with our swap! If not life time warranty!

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Bobby from NW Indiana
93 Northstar and 5 speed Getrag
219customs@verizon.net
My build thread

cptsnoopy DEC 14, 09:35 PM
yup that looks like the same one or very close. you could use it as a single mount point for the passinger side of the engine or one on the front and one on the rear, something like I did. It should be plenty strong for either method.

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cptsnoopy DEC 14, 09:38 PM
just a quick update. I noticed after I had tacked the cat converters on that there is a "flow" arrow and wouldn't you know it I got them backwards... so I spent a couple of hours turning them around and welded up most of the seams on the front bank exhaust pipe. more fugly welds...
cptsnoopy DEC 17, 04:08 AM
The exhaust is getting closer to the back of the car. Later today the engine goes back under the car to see that all of this will fit ok and to see how the baby mufflers ought to be installed..

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aaron88 DEC 17, 03:49 PM
It doesn’t look to me like you’re going to have room for a muffler of any kind. You may just as well use the cats only. It won’t be that bad if you’re into loud exhaust, because that motor sounds so nice. You might want to put off routing the rest of the exhaust until you hear what it sounds like. Personally mine was way too loud, I went with two mufflers and no cat, (passed the meagre emissions testing they have here for hot rod’s). I’m just not sure how you’re going to have room for mufflers now, unless you put 270º more worth of bends in.


Aaron

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GSXRBOBBY DEC 17, 05:01 PM
I was thinking about just using Monza tips on mine, but then again I am not running headers.

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Bobby from NW Indiana
93 Northstar and 5 speed Getrag
219customs@verizon.net
My build thread

cptsnoopy DEC 17, 09:23 PM

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Originally posted by aaron88:

It doesn�t look to me like you�re going to have room for a muffler of any kind. You may just as well use the cats only. It won�t be that bad if you�re into loud exhaust, because that motor sounds so nice. You might want to put off routing the rest of the exhaust until you hear what it sounds like. Personally mine was way too loud, I went with two mufflers and no cat, (passed the meagre emissions testing they have here for hot rod�s). I�m just not sure how you�re going to have room for mufflers now, unless you put 270� more worth of bends in.


Aaron
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I apologize for not giving enough information... I picked up a couple of baby stainless mufflers from a good friend of mine that builds VW sandrails. He goes to the junkyard every now and again and picks these things up. He sold me two of these for $10 each. They need to be worked on and cleaned up so they look good. I think they will work pretty well but I am not sure until I actually try it. I would rather set up a clamp system for them than to weld them in so I can adjust them up and down at the rear. The good quality clamp system cost around $40 to $50 each so I am not sure what I will end up doing just yet.

These mufflers are 8-5/8" long, 6" wide and 3-1/2" thick. They fit in the exhaust cut-out area just right. I just don't know what kind of tip to put on the end. It only will have around 3" to 5" inches of room for a tip before it starts looking too long. The inlet and outlet of these are 2" OD but if you cut off the pipes where they are welded to the body the inner pipe is 2-1/4" OD. that will require some work but it might be worth it...


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cptsnoopy DEC 17, 09:27 PM

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Originally posted by GSXRBOBBY:

I was thinking about just using Monza tips on mine, but then again I am not running headers.


are you going to use the stock y-pipe and a cat? I don't know if you need one where you live.

GSXRBOBBY DEC 18, 10:26 AM
I am using the stock exhaust manifilds, and Y pipe. Off the Y pipe I was going to branch it off to each side with out a cat. to each Monza tip with 2 1/2" tubing. Will talked me out of 3", to big. The two upper county here in N.W. Indiana do require vehicles 76 and newer to pass a test, but I have an family memeber thet live just over the county line that I was going to use her address. They don't test so I don't have to put on a cat.
Just what are those mufflers from by the way?

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Bobby from NW Indiana
93 Northstar and 5 speed Getrag
219customs@verizon.net
My build thread

cptsnoopy DEC 18, 12:13 PM

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Originally posted by GSXRBOBBY:

I am using the stock exhaust manifilds, and Y pipe. Off the Y pipe I was going to branch it off to each side with out a cat. to each Monza tip with 2 1/2" tubing. Will talked me out of 3", to big. The two upper county here in N.W. Indiana do require vehicles 76 and newer to pass a test, but I have an family memeber thet live just over the county line that I was going to use her address. They don't test so I don't have to put on a cat.
Just what are those mufflers from by the way?


we have smog testing here. if i can't talk them into letting my car pass then i will have to register the car at my mother's address.
your car should sound mean with just pipes and tips.
the guy i got these mufflers from could not remember at the time but he thought they were off a BMW or something like that.