Hey guys,
I'm getting ready to get my dutra duals installed and have dual exhaust (2" pipe, X piped behind the tranny into 2 26" glasspacks). I wanted to get some opinions on the routing I have come up with and some thoughts on if it's worth putting mandrels on. Mind you, i've never done exhaust before (as this is my first car and therefore have very little prior automotive experience). Well here is a crudely drawn picture of my current exhaust route.
(Red line is exhaust pipe, M=Muffler, C=Catalytic, E=Engine, T=Tranny; the pipe goes over the rear axle)
And some bad phone camera pictures of my current exhaust here, here, here, and here
Here is a picture of what I figure is the best way to route my new exhaust system.
(X pipe around where the catalytic was earlier, the orange lines are 2 26" cherrybomb glasspacks)
I figure this is probably easier than doing the new pipe running down the driver side because of how the gas tank sits in the back. It would make me run the pipe basically laying against the tank and then weaved into my leaf spring bracket. (picture of rear driver side here)
During the last week I've been trying to decide if I should get mandrel bends. I need confirmation on this, but it looks like I could get away with 7 mandrel "U" bends, cut in half to make 14 90 degree angles.
(Each green corner would be one of the half U bends)
It might seem blocky, but would that work? Would it be worth it for a street super six? I figure I've already put a good amount of money into this exhaust system and if an extra $84 ($12 x 7) would make a significant difference by putting mandrel bends on, then I'm all about it.
Thanks for all the help,
Aspen76