I GOT LONGTUBES ON MY 3.8 POSSIBLE PROBLEM MAKING Y PIPE PICS INSIDE

[bluecmaro96]

They bolt up but the thing that messes with my head is how the drivers side one goes over towards the passengers side and the pass side one goes towards back of car??? i have pics so please email me for a pic because i need 2 know if im even gonna be able 2 put a pipe on there

Thanks bob 4 putting the pics up [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

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[Brian Dieckman]

Huh?

[OnixV6]

John, e-mail me a pic or 2. BTW, you might get better response in the "Intake&Exhaust" forum.

[OnixV6]

got the pics. i posted them here for everyone to see. is the driver-side collector lower than the passenger-side? looks like it is but i can't be sure from the pics.

[bluecmaro96]

Yes it is, it looke like its gonna be hard 2 get a pipe for the collectors made :(

[12secondv6]

Who the hell made those????
Did they ever think about a y pipe?
Jeez, I'm sorry
What brand are those?

[bluecmaro96]

James i couldnt tell you who made them, i asked jughead he said ask camaro6925, this guy was the original ownerof them and i asked him questions and he was the biggest smarta** i ever seen, he just told me some guy made them and he has 2 look up info on who made them then he never answered my im. Jugehead told me the guy ran them without a y pipe man if i was told the headers almost touch i would have just kept my rks ones

[Cale]

Sure those aren't made for some other 3.8?!?!?

[bluecmaro96]

I was told they were for the kids 96 3.8 camaro , god only knows if thats true

[12secondv6]

Jeez, don't get me wrong it is just WTF is going on with the drivers side long tube.
We are talking what looks like a frigin 90 degree bend just before all the three smaller diameter pipes join together.
Talk about hurting performance and hurting flow.
Please tell me you still have your rk's?

[bluecmaro96]

jughead wanted 2 trade even up for my rks i now know wht :( , could i just get a muffler shop 2 heat that drivers header up and bend it more straight? could they do that w/o crimping pipes?

[12secondv6]

Anything can be done by a good welder.
Dang man, did he give a reason why he wanted to trade?
You might want to see if they can modifiy it once it is back in the car and make the drivers side not as much of a long tube.
I know there is limited space in there.

[12secondv6]

Maybe see if the collector on the drivers side can be cut and rewelded back on just before that 90 degree bend.
Then the passenger side kinda looks quiet long to fit plus a good sized y pipe.
I know you want long tubes but maybe you might want to think about shortening the drivers side much more and a bit off the passenger side

[Backfire]

Are you trying to keep the cat on the car? If not, you could straighten the driver's side to face front to back, and run a y-pipe like the dual cat V8's that crosses further back, I believe it crosses behind the trans. If you adjust the collector locations, you could probably just use an actual V8 y-pipe. I have one that I picked up when I bought my exhaust off of a Z, you should be able to find one pretty cheap. Would eliminate the cost of a custom one. Using that, you need to remove the s-bend section of the stock I pipe and the new y will mate right up to the remaining straight section. You couldn't keep the cat though, atleast not in the same location. Take a look at a stock LS1 or dual cat LT1 y-pipe to see what I am talking about if you are unsure.

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[bluecmaro96]

I wont use a cat, i just talked to jughead i said that some of you guys said the headers would restrict air and he said this


Well, there wrong, if the guy can run a 11 sec V6, Im sure there good, and to add, there equal lenth!

now hes saying that that camaro 69 whatever kid ran an 11sec f body 3.8 man i hope i can just get them heated and straightened out