Finally got her back!!! but I'm concerned!!!
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Finally got her back!!! but I'm concerned!!!
Hi guys so i finally got my car back (bout time too)
had a custom exhaust made from the headers (which are ceramic coated thats why they shiny not sure if i should just have the rest of the exhaust done?) all the way to the exhaust tips which i kept standard.
I have one concern though.................it smells like petrol
After a good run there is this unmistakable smell of petrol comes through, once you redo the exhaust on these vehicles does the vehicle require a ECU tune to set the exhaust sensors or engine sensors?
Thanks Guys
had a custom exhaust made from the headers (which are ceramic coated thats why they shiny not sure if i should just have the rest of the exhaust done?) all the way to the exhaust tips which i kept standard.
I have one concern though.................it smells like petrol
After a good run there is this unmistakable smell of petrol comes through, once you redo the exhaust on these vehicles does the vehicle require a ECU tune to set the exhaust sensors or engine sensors?
Thanks Guys
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Dammit
cool thanks for the heads up! do you think its worth having them back in? we have no laws here on that equipment.
loving your pewter baby..........
cool thanks for the heads up! do you think its worth having them back in? we have no laws here on that equipment.
loving your pewter baby..........
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its not bad i was just worried that something might not be working 100% right and cause some damage that would cost $$$ to repair.
but if it just cats then im sure i can live with it
but if it just cats then im sure i can live with it
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Live with it ??? - No, put race cats on - no smell and you won't have any real world performance difference.
Sure if you want to pretend you are a boy racer, the car smell like a pig from the 70s, enjoy smelling gas, then keep it as is...
Sure if you want to pretend you are a boy racer, the car smell like a pig from the 70s, enjoy smelling gas, then keep it as is...
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I second having race cats or you could switch to E85, as it has virtually no smell. Sure suxs getting gas fumes on your clothes each time you start up.
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Brooke, are you remote starting the car while you're standing behind it I've yet to have gas fumes get on my clothes from inside of the car.
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Many times when a new exhaust is installed you'll have a bit of a smell but it goes away after a day or so once the car has been driven. In your particular case it likely smells because you removed the cats. Give Kenny At Pelican Parts a ring and he'll answer any questions you have about a high flow (Race) cats for for your car. 310.626.8765 X 314
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when you say that "the crossover tube isn't completely open on to the diameter of the pipe"
I don't quite follow what you say could it cause a problem?
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Many times when a new exhaust is installed you'll have a bit of a smell but it goes away after a day or so once the car has been driven. In your particular case it likely smells because you removed the cats. Give Kenny At Pelican Parts a ring and he'll answer any questions you have about a high flow (Race) cats for for your car. 310.626.8765 X 314
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The balance tube (crossover) that they installed connecting the two banks together behind the transmission. They installed the tube (the same diameter as the rest of the pipe) at a point in the exhaust where the pipes would be directing gases directly into each other.
This is counterproductive to flow.
It will be much worse if the hole that was opened up inside each side pipe where the balance tube is welded on is opened up to the full diameter of the tube, follow me? If there is only a small hole inside the balance exhaust pulses from opposing banks of the engine then flow will be disrupted considerably less.
A much more common approach is an X pipe style crossover or a smaller diameter crossover installed at at point perpendicular to the pipes, at a point where both banks are running parallel to one another.
This is counterproductive to flow.
It will be much worse if the hole that was opened up inside each side pipe where the balance tube is welded on is opened up to the full diameter of the tube, follow me? If there is only a small hole inside the balance exhaust pulses from opposing banks of the engine then flow will be disrupted considerably less.
A much more common approach is an X pipe style crossover or a smaller diameter crossover installed at at point perpendicular to the pipes, at a point where both banks are running parallel to one another.
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The balance tube (crossover) that they installed connecting the two banks together behind the transmission. They installed the tube (the same diameter as the rest of the pipe) at a point in the exhaust where the pipes would be directing gases directly into each other.
This is counterproductive to flow.
It will be much worse if the hole that was opened up inside each side pipe where the balance tube is welded on is opened up to the full diameter of the tube, follow me? If there is only a small hole inside the balance exhaust pulses from opposing banks of the engine then flow will be disrupted considerably less.
A much more common approach is an X pipe style crossover or a smaller diameter crossover installed at at point perpendicular to the pipes, at a point where both banks are running parallel to one another.
This is counterproductive to flow.
It will be much worse if the hole that was opened up inside each side pipe where the balance tube is welded on is opened up to the full diameter of the tube, follow me? If there is only a small hole inside the balance exhaust pulses from opposing banks of the engine then flow will be disrupted considerably less.
A much more common approach is an X pipe style crossover or a smaller diameter crossover installed at at point perpendicular to the pipes, at a point where both banks are running parallel to one another.
the size of that connecting pipe is the same as the rest of the exhaust set up.
would you recommend a x-pipe or a smaller connecting pipe? what would give me the best use for future mods?