Dico's project

[TommyK]

Great job! Done in short order too... It's always very heartening to see a successful project right before starting one of my own.

[Dico]

Update -

I've only covered around 50 miles but everythings running fine
The wilwood brakes are great, but still need another bleed in another 100 miles or so as the pedals a little low.
No leaks from the samco hoses, so need to refill with coolant now rather than tapwater.
Stiffy- not much to report on as i still need to replace the remainder of my exhaust as its got a big hole in it
Uprated clutch - need a little more revs than normal to prevent stalling but otherwise seems fine, and not too stiff on the pedal.
Quaife atb- have'nt tested it in anger yet, need some big run offs suprisingly i can still spin the wheels in 2nd gear (uphill!) even with a blowing exhaust. Think i need some sticky front tyres or maybe some more pies inside me
AB gearcables/nylon gear linkage bushes- Seemed a little stiff, but compared them next to stefs and paulp's and seemed to be just the same. I know the purpose of the nylon bushes is to make it tighter, but it just seems a little too stiff to me.

Grin factor-

[Doc Fizzix]

Dico

I am currently removing my engine and getting ready to put in the new one.

Question: Did your car have AC? I am going through the removal steps and I am at the point that I have to remove my AC compressor (looks like a bitch!) Just wondering if you had to deal with this one, thanks.

[Dico]

Sorry, it did'nt

Good luck though.

[Monty]

I`m going to Powerflow and have this Bird fit my long pipe

http://www.powerflowexhausts.net/fitting.cfm

[Paul.P]

I'm going to Powerflow and have this Bird fit my long pipe

http://www.powerflowexhausts.net/fitting.cfm

Monty, wouldn't touch her with yours matey !, plastic breasts, loads make-up, & horrible legs !, ughhhhhhhhh, no thanks !!!!!!!!!!

[Nige]

I'm going to Powerflow and have this Bird fit my long pipe

http://www.powerflowexhausts.net/fitting.cfm

Monty, wouldn't touch her with yours matey !, plastic breasts, loads make-up, & horrible legs !, ughhhhhhhhh, no thanks !!!!!!!!!!

I just don't do shell suits!

[Doug]

I just don't do shell suits!

Nige, my man, you don't do the suit -- you do what's in it!!

[Nige]

Perhaps that's where I've been going wrong all these years !

[muley]

I'm going to Powerflow and have this Bird fit my long pipe

http://www.powerflowexhausts.net/fitting.cfm

Looks like she could suck the chrome off your tail pipe.

Take care

Jim B

[Rambo]

Oooooohhhhh. 2 1/2" diameter - you're such a big boy Monty. LOL

[Monty]

LMAO, Dico`s must be loving his project thread must change it to Dico`s chatroom

ps never noticed the shell suit

[muff]

monty you should know dico only has eye's for your'e thread

[Dico]

Thanks for the input lads, i'd be lost without you

The Beast is booked in next friday for a 2 1/2" drainpipe

[Ashaman]

Question: Did your car have AC? I am going through the removal steps and I am at the point that I have to remove my AC compressor (looks like a bitch!) Just wondering if you had to deal with this one, thanks

Not Dico, but it is a bit tricky. You can reach the two mounting bolts easily enough from below/passengers side - I used a 3/8" breaker bar & socket to break them loose, then a rathet to speed things up. The upper has a metal stand-off bracket , loosen the inner bolt, remove the outer & you can wiggle it off the bottom bracket. I removed the downpipe & pulled it out that way, it made it pretty simple.

[Dico]

I'm off to powerflow on friday for a 2 1/2" system. On my enquiry visit the chap who will be fitting it was a bit doubtfull about fitting the requested flexi pipe where i wanted it and said 'i'll ave a go'
I said other folk had had it fitted there previously (between the stiffy and prongeron) But having thought about it i dont know for sure that anyone has, and maybe it was this photo that was telling me i had seen one fitted.



Plenty of room on this one as there is no stiffy flange.
Has anyone who has fitted the stiffy (and there aint many of us) had a flexi piece fitted. My man was talking about fitting it further back, behind the prongeron, but that not what i want. I was looking for a photo to show that it had beeen done, but could only find this one which isnt of any use really.

STEVO, have you had a flexi fitted?

[Enright]

Have a look at the first page of the Peco thread. I think their front pipe is exactly what you're looking for in terms of fitment position (even though it is a smaller dia).

When you go for yours, I would be very interested in seeing how much a 2 1/2" downpipe with the standard position flanges at each end would be (especially if they can incorporate a flexi bit in the middle). Any chance of getting a quote using the dimensions of your system?

Mine is likely to be a bit of a hotch-potch until then, with a Stiffy at the top, a 2" downpipe, and then a 2 1/4" main system. It would be nice to have the Stiffy going into a 2 1/2" downpipe and then reducing to 2 1/4" at the normal joining point.

[Monty]

there`s this one

[Enright]

Yeah, that's the one I was talking about, but hey Jay, where did you find that 2nd pic?
The front bit is EXACTLY what I'm looking for - and as a bonus it even dispenses with half of the pre-cat!

[Dico]

Thats good but anyone got a pic of one installed on the car?
Might just slip him a tenner and tell him to persevere

Neil, think i'm right in saying theres only one flange (at the stiffy end), so the other end (male to female joint) would have to be reduced to 2 1/4" to fit your system.
Is that what you would like a quote on?
You really need the car there as its such a tight fit over the prongeron.

It will be interesting to see if there is any power gain after ditching the dreaded 'Squish'.