Guest 240hybrid Posted December 6, 2002 Share Posted December 6, 2002 I was wondering about this one day....how easy would it be to run a side pipe out the driver side in front of the rear wheel. I'm running a 280zxt in a 240 and wondering. Would I be able to install somekind/if any muffler hiden underneath or would it have to be straight run or pipe without muffler. I plan on using 3inch mandrel piping so dont think would be too difficult to weld chrome truck stack to the 3inch tubing as the side pipe itself. have seen truck stacks used to do this on a 427 ORIGINAL AC COBRA. Also will this affect my turbo's efficency/lag/etc.??? I figure this would help with trying to get as little backpressure as possible, would it? I just curious, if very feasible, may consider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280Zen Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Don't know how easy it would to be done, but I saw a post about a car on this site for sale that had side pipes, do a search here and you should find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 240hybrid Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 Damn I forgot about this post along time ago...I figure it can be done and shouldnt hurt performance, being that you want 0 back pressure on a turbo motor. I would think side pipes without mufflers would provide 0 backpressure. I'll search on that Zcar with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo2001 Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 I find anything below the frame rail will scrape the ground with the car lowered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 240hybrid Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 thats good info to know and why I probably dont see that many Z's with side pipes on them. Is it a major problem or just going over speed bumps?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo2001 Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 I can just about scrape any hump on the road. Most of the time ,I have to creep over the speed bumps. I got a 3in. exhaust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratedZ Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 I'm putting a side pipe on my Z in the future but it won't be the side pipes that you traditionally see on hot rods ect. I want to copy what they do to the GTR's. Just a pipe sticking out on one side....and maybe some flames everytime I downshift that would be schweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmanadam Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 I'm running Dyno Max 54" sidepipes with 26" tires and no grinding. I had a problem at first with hitting speed bumps then I moved them closer to the body and taller tires. But when I do the Coil-overs (thanks Ross) soon I will need to think it all over. I too was thinking of putting them in the rocker panels, since I have 2x3 angle running the door jam for support. www.madmanadam.com Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 just cut the muffler off and run a pipe to the side wherever you see fashionable, back pressure gone. one of these days im gonna run one of those old hot rod "uncorkers" that bypass the muffler the old fashioned way, with a cable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 280Tom'z Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 im planing on doing what len is talkin about and have a cabel hooked and have a pipe coming out behind or in the back of the front wheel well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 240hybrid Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 Yeah making it come out the rocker would look Sweet...wouldnt modification to the floor boards (if needed) inside the drivers compartment hinder the pedal movement some? Or is it possible to route it under and up through the rocker. Might be easier to just dump it out right behind the front wheel. Something similar to what this vette has but in chrome. http://sdweb.com/corvette/sidepipes.htm Datsa nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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