Thanks Doug. I couldn't agree more.

Great job on the headers. Very cool - I'm impressed. The exhaust tucks up nicely too.

Thanks Woody. I'm hoping to be done with the exhaust soon. I'm going to have to drive it before coating/painting the components because I'm really close at some places. I hope to not have any issues hitting the frame or floor when torquing the engine up but we will see. I figure it would be better to find this out now instead of ruining a new coating job.

Started the car today for the first time in months. Couldn't run it for long since I didn't have the O2 sensors plugged in. I just really wanted to hear what the exhaust sounded like. It sounds weird, lol. It's quiet and deep. It's also smooth because of the x pipe. It has a straight through sound, almost like there aren't any mufflers, when I rev it which it should considering the mufflers are straight through. Hard to describe really what it sounds like. I think I'll like it though. I'd rather err on the side of quiet than loud. I hope to drive it this Sunday, but we will see. If the drive test goes well, the headers will come back out for coating. Then I can finally move on to getting the new rear in the car and having the rear springs de-arched a little.

Thanks

What mufflers are you using?

Home made ones :D They are a straight through design with louvered through pipes. I laid down fiberglass mat first, then stuffed the muffler full of steel wool.

EDIT: Looks like I'm further behind than I thought on updates. I have some construction photos of the mufflers and exhaust system to post yet. I"ll get to it soon.

Trey, I'm appalled that you posted this without pictures...
and a sound clip....

lol, the car is still sitting on the cribbing. The only difference between now and the last "teaser" shot is the exhaust is painted black. I was planning to take some pictures once it was sitting on the ground so I could accurately measure and show ground clearance. My sister does have this sweet little digital palm camera, too. I'll have to use it when I do get the car on the ground to take a video. It's rather quiet though. Might have to get the camera real close before you can hear anything.

I'm pretty sure you're the first guy that I've met that's done that. Good for you!
:thumbsup:

Well, I guess I need to do some catching up on this thread. These headers took me way longer and cost a whole lot more than I wanted them to. That's hot rodding though. Nothing to do but suck it up and push forward. I finally drove the car on Sunday. I love the sound. It doesn't sound like a SBC. It sounds way more exotic because the note is smooth and some what hollow/monotone. There's very little to no chop or rumble to the exhaust note. It's quiet until the loud pedal is pressed which is just what I was hoping for. :D

On to the pictures. I made my own mufflers before I realized I could actually buy similar size mufflers from both Spintech or Flowmaster. The design is a 3 inch thick muffler that's 2.5 inches straight through. I laid fiberglass down first and then stuffed steel wool all around the inside of the muffler before putting the top plate on. I got the idea to do it this way from looking at cut away pictures of Magnaflows and watching videos on youtube. Hopefully, it holds up well.

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