Danno74Z Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 About a week ago I posted a write-up and pictures of the fuel tank I'm using and why I chose this tank and setup. Here are some picture of the exhaust setup I'm seriously contemplating. The mock-up was made from wood, thin chip board, and 2" PVC pipe. The 2" pipe is with 1/8" of 2.5" steel exhaust pipe. It may look a little hokey but it allows me to visualize what I'm trying to achieve without spending a lot of money. The mufflers are an exact duplicate of the Flowmasters I want to use. With real mandrel bends the piping will be a lot smoother and the transitions will also be better. Not wanting to spend a ton of time mounting the fake system the mufflers are touching surfaces and the tank but there is room to hang the real mufflers away from everything. I might have to use shields on top of the mufflers but those can be had or made and will not be seen. Side view Rear/Side view Rear view Driver side view Looking rearward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesepocket Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Nice detail work on the piping. Some day when we're all stuck with fuel cell vehicles you'll have a career doing custom exhaust on those, as water is the only thing coming out the pipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Like the C5 Corvette. Very nice. Any inspiration from this guy? http://www.reactionresearch.com/280yz/danjuday/KCB13P29.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigBZ Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Dude, it looks like you probably already spent more time and money on the mock up than you will on the real exhaust! If you're not a plumber, at least Home Depot will let you return all the elbows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno74Z Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 WOW rough crowd! Since I'm going to build the exhaust system myself, I needed to get a mental image on how to route the pipes and the placement of the mufflers. A custom exhaust system costs a lot of money and excluding my time I have $50 invested in materials. Knowing my design is going to work is invaluable and that is why I’m sharing it with you all. Yes it was a lot of work but if someone else is thinking about doing this the design is done. Dan Juday, That is the first time I saw that car – pretty cool for sure! Just proves there is nothing really new under the sun. I would be interested in hearing what that car sounds like. Thanks for the compliment I appreciate it. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Well done. I have considered the same approach with CV (I even went so far as to buy some, it is leaning in the corner of my shop). I wanted to do it to try to figure out what mandrel bends I need to order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike kZ Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 There is also this guy: http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/103357-short-youtube-vid-with-my-magnaflow-exhaust/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno74Z Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 Yes, I saw Cheesepocket exhaust system and pictures. Very Nice...Thanks Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowoctupus Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 FYI, Make that exhaust come as close to the diff supports as you can (vertically). Your perspective ground clearance disappears as soon as you put your tires back on and lower it to the ground. That's the lowest point in my exhaust (3" under the diff) and it will scrape going over extreme bumps. (Extreme bumps?....ehh..you get the picture.) I also have no lowering suspension mods, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNNY Z Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 While we're grave digging, Make sure to leave enough room between the pipes below the diff to get a jack on the diff. I got lucky when I did mine, and had enough room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowoctupus Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Wow, I didn't even realize I was diggin' in the past. I guess I got caught up the awesome PVC mockup...by the way, did you finish it Dan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNNY Z Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Wow, I didn't even realize I was diggin' in the past. I guess I got caught up the awesome PVC mockup...by the way, did you finish it Dan? Bah I'm just givin you hell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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