Re: Purchased Dual Exhaust

[Akron Don <dgallimore@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I installed the 3" pipes off Doug Thorley (not Doug's) headers myself.  
Since TTI does not (did not) make a connector to the Thorleys, I had a 
muffler shop cut and weld the left side connector so it would work.   
Other that that, great fit.  I used the Dynomax super turbo muffler - a 
little noisy but with over 400 HP, what would you expect?

The set for the Satellite will be here in a week or so.  It's a 2 1/2" 
with the same muffler.  My wife wants it to sound like my 2004 Concorde 
but that is not going to happen.  I hope it's no where as load as the 
Belvedere.  The cast iron manifolds,  2 1/2" pipe and less radical stock 
cam should get it down to reasonable levels.  I'll let you know how it goes.

   Akron Don

Tom Duross wrote:

> Don:
> This is quite a timely post for me as I'm thinking of going this route as
> well.
> I had my 361 rebuilt last fall and I had a slot at the local engine dyno
> shop two weeks ago but canceled it.  When I went to put the old manifolds
> back on they were filthy so I took them to a local engine shop and had them
> baked and blasted.  They offered to mag them for me and when they did, I had
> stress cracks on both between ports, 3 on one side and 5 on the other.  Big
> sand piles!  I didn't want to dyno the engine and tune it to the old cast
> iron manifolds if I couldn't run them so I canceled.  What's the point in
> tuning to these if your going to change to headers?  You'd have to tune the
> whole thing again, maybe jets, right?
> TTI is so expensive but they really seem to be the best.  I have a set of
> Thorleys and copper gaskets but I'm not sure of the fit in my 65 Belv2.
>
> Are yours in yet?  Who did the install?  What pipes and mufflers are you
> using?
> H pipe?  Flowmasters?  Coatings?  How's the weather?
>
> Tom
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Akron Don [mailto:dgallimore@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 8:03 AM
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Purchased Dual Exhaust
>
>
> I had posted a question earlier on this topic and here's what I decided
> to buy for my wife's '65 Satellite convertible 383/TF car.  Simply
> stated, I bought the 2 1/2" TTI system for my exhaust manifold car.
> Cost $457 and about $30 for shipping (half price.)
>
> I have a 3" system on my '65 Belvedere and it's a great fit.  I did not
> go to LTD because their price was higher at $602, there were no
> experiences relayed to me about them and, frankly, I was miffed because
> it look like they jacked up their prices from the website for what
> should have been a $450 purchase. The two sited off the shelf shops,
> Kepich and Waldron, had negative experiences related to me.  And, I was
> concerned if the custom shops could make a clean appearing set, bang up
> the paint and be a PITA to get the car to and from for the shop.  I
> probably spent an extra $150-200 on the TTIs but I know what I'm getting.
>
>    Akron Don
>
> Akron Don wrote:
>
>  
>
> > I'm trying to find a reasonably priced exhaust system for my wife's
> > 383 powered '65 Satellite.   I don't think the $600 prices from
> > Accurate LTD and TTI qualifies as reasonably priced.  I'm only looking
> > for a factory style 2 1/4" system, not an NOS or 3" pro-street system.
> >
> > Has anyone gone to the local muffler shops and had one custom made?
> > How was the workmanship and cost?
> > Are there other suppliers out there?  Thanks.
> >
> >    Akron Don
> >
> >    
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