Anyone have Borla exhaust and cutouts?

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by PQ

Yes. I knew what you meant. But again, cost goes way up and I get Larry the cable guy working on it.

Plus, what is being accomplished? The tranny brace will still be in the way I think. What I need is to be able to weld in the Y pipe leaving room to go in before the tranny brace.

Right?

Left


Didn't know you were calling yourself Larry the cable guy now.



The tranny brace wont be in the way if you section it just right.

you have a few options.

you still haven't explained why you don't want to cut into the headers.

Here's Borla's headers






and here's a different brand (different car too, but the point is the same)



what is the difference between that length of pipe being one solid piece with the header or being the intake portion of the cutout ypipe?


another thought I had, but I'd have to look close on distances, would be to section the X-pipe part of the exhaust, move it farther back and run the cutouts right of the S pipes.

[PQ]

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

another thought I had, but I'd have to look close on distances, would be to section the X-pipe part of the exhaust, move it farther back and run the cutouts right of the S pipes.

I thought about that too. But I'd prefer to dump right by the headers.

Tell me this.... is there any negetive effects to dump right past the o2 bung? Seems like that would be loud as shit.

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by PQ

I thought about that too. But I'd prefer to dump right by the headers.

Tell me this.... is there any negetive effects to dump right past the o2 bung? Seems like that would be loud as shit.

as long as you have enough room for the y-pipe to connect to the header, I shouldnt see why not. cus its not truly dumping right there, its still going to be going another 8-12" away before exiting.

[PQ]

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

as long as you have enough room for the y-pipe to connect to the header, I shouldnt see why not. cus its not truly dumping right there, its still going to be going another 8-12" away before exiting.

But that's right at the tranny brace so I may have to do like you said and move the S pipes back some and put the cutouts right behind the tranny brace.

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by PQ

But that's right at the tranny brace so I may have to do like you said and move the S pipes back some and put the cutouts right behind the tranny brace.

depends on which way you orient the cutouts (facing in or out) and the clock index (3 o'clock position, 2 o'clock position, etc). also, remember with the 3 bolt flange ones, you can orient the motor independently of the cutout itself. so if you need to make some room, you can have the motor angled up over the exhaust pipe and still have the cutout dumping outward properly.

[PQ]

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

depends on which way you orient the cutouts (facing in or out) and the clock index (3 o'clock position, 2 o'clock position, etc). also, remember with the 3 bolt flange ones, you can orient the motor independently of the cutout itself. so if you need to make some room, you can have the motor angled up over the exhaust pipe and still have the cutout dumping outward properly.

They wont face out at all. The bottom of the car wont' allow it.

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by PQ

They wont face out at all. The bottom of the car wont' allow it.

make room with the mario hammer

[PQ]

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

make room with the mario hammer

The other problem I have is that my headers scrape the ground on those areas when my car high centers. So a flange from the Y pipe and motors will have to angle up. So I need to be able to fit a couple turn downs on there too.

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by PQ

The other problem I have is that my headers scrape the ground on those areas when my car high centers. So a flange from the Y pipe and motors will have to angle up. So I need to be able to fit a couple turn downs on there too.

the turndowns should not extend (Vertically) past the outer edges of the flange.

Basically, if you were to take the turndown and look directly down the center of the mounting flange, you should not see any part of it stick past the outside of the flange.

[Darth_Emma]

pssst... you do realize that you have coilovers, right?... you can raise your car up a little...

(I know, I know... not desirable, but it is an option... you would, of course, have to have the car realigned if you did change the height.)

[PQ]

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

the turndowns should not extend (Vertically) past the outer edges of the flange.

Basically, if you were to take the turndown and look directly down the center of the mounting flange, you should not see any part of it stick past the outside of the flange.

NO, I get that, but the Y pipe has a flange on the end of it. So if I put it on the pope coming off the header then I have to rotate the part with the flange upward so the flange on the Y pipe doesn't scrape. This will mean the exhaust is dumping at a slight upward angle. So Id need to put a turndown on the dumps.

Originally Posted by Darth_Emma

pssst... you do realize that you have coilovers, right?... you can raise your car up a little...

(I know, I know... not desirable, but it is an option... you would, of course, have to have the car realigned if you did change the height.)

If I have to raise the car, I ditch the cutout idea.

Another reason the noweeds are desirable. The motors an the noweeds are higher than the pipe. So the whole thing is flush or raised.

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by PQ

NO, I get that, but the Y pipe has a flange on the end of it. So if I put it on the pope coming off the header then I have to rotate the part with the flange upward so the flange on the Y pipe doesn't scrape. This will mean the exhaust is dumping at a slight upward angle. So Id need to put a turndown on the dumps.

If I have to raise the car, I ditch the cutout idea.

Another reason the noweeds are desirable. The motors an the noweeds are higher than the pipe. So the whole thing is flush or raised.

STOP!


hammer time!

[PQ]

[WadeWilson]

I never knew that choosing and buying cutouts was so difficult.