Dual Exhaust on a ZX

[V8_DatZun]

I will soon be needing the exhaust on my ZX done. I've thought about side pipes that look sort of like nerf bars that are on a truck.. but that i believe may be too low and cause issues clearing speed bumps etc... What sort of dual exhaust are you other guys running. I have a 383 stroker in the ZX with Sanderson headers. I thought about removing the spare tire well and making it flat... this may help run the duals. Im worried about getting them all the way out the back.

[zeeboost]

In mine, at first all I could fit (as far as true duals go) were 2" piping. The engine didn't like that too well, so I ended up with 2 2.5" pipes joing into a single 3" right before the pipe goes over the cv axle, with a flowmaster at the very end of the system. I don't know if you will gain any more clearance by running the halfshafts versus CVs, though...I wouldn't think very much. I think your biggest problem will be routing them around the differential and axles - after that there should be enough room to run dual mufflers. I was going to just run 2 2.5" electric cutouts before the pipes joined together, but there wasn't enough ground clearance - she sits too loooooww.