bajajoaquin
Senior Member
I'm planning out the future rebuild of my engine, trans, rearend on my Imperial, and will be putting on a new exhaust at the same time. It's got logs with a single exhaust now, but I've got HP manifolds which will be going on, along with duals. Budget is an issue, so I'm looking to do everything myself that I'm realistically capable of doing.
Original plan was for a TTI C-body dual exhaust, and give them the casting number for the HP manifolds so I get the head pipes that match. At nearly $700, that's a lot of money, but I can't really bend tube myself, and they supposedly just match up.
Waldron Exhaust also comes well-recommended, and even though it's 2-1/4" tube, would still probably work just fine with my mild performance upgrades. It's about $250 cheaper. Only issue is that I contacted them and they'll only make pipes to fit the original logs, since that's the only factory setup for my car.
I don't want to run open exhaust while I'm breaking in the cam/engine, and while I drive it to a muffler shop. I'm worried about my ability to fab up new head pipes in a reasonable time that will work without cracking, rattling, or otherwise sucking.
Is there an easy way out of this that I'm not seeing?
Original plan was for a TTI C-body dual exhaust, and give them the casting number for the HP manifolds so I get the head pipes that match. At nearly $700, that's a lot of money, but I can't really bend tube myself, and they supposedly just match up.
Waldron Exhaust also comes well-recommended, and even though it's 2-1/4" tube, would still probably work just fine with my mild performance upgrades. It's about $250 cheaper. Only issue is that I contacted them and they'll only make pipes to fit the original logs, since that's the only factory setup for my car.
I don't want to run open exhaust while I'm breaking in the cam/engine, and while I drive it to a muffler shop. I'm worried about my ability to fab up new head pipes in a reasonable time that will work without cracking, rattling, or otherwise sucking.
Is there an easy way out of this that I'm not seeing?