[Shotimes] exhaust thoughts. Help!

[Donald Mallinson]

Excellent advice on the ribs on the spare tire opening cover!  See, we 
get NEW info all the time on this list!

Thanks Robert.

Don Mallinson

Robert Bruce wrote:

>I did that on my 92.  Saved all of maybe 2 lbs.  It's surprising how light the spare tire 'tub' is.  Then again not having the tire
>well sure opens up lots of room for working on the rear suspension.  If you choose to cut out the well, be sure to add a few ribs
>with a bead roller to the cover you install.  Otherwise that plat panel will act as a drum.  Every time the air pressure changes in
>the truck, the panel will pop up/down.  After a while it becomes very annoying.  BTDT
>
>Bob Bruce
>92 w/ a mod or two 
>
> 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Donald Mallinson
>Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 10:37 AM
>To: '`V6 SHOtimes'
>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] exhaust thoughts. Help!
>
>I had always wanted a dual outlet in the center, but to do that you 
>would have to remove the spare tire well and put just a flat cover in 
>there.  For a race car though, that would not be such a bad deal.
>
>Don
>
>Ron Porter wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Or get fancy. Fill the two cutouts in the bumper, and bring the exhaust out
>>the center.....
>>
>>Ron Porter
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
>>On Behalf Of Paul Nimz
>>Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 8:58 PM
>>To: `V6 SHOtimes
>>Subject: RE: [Shotimes] exhaust thoughts. Help!
>>
>>On my '97 I intend to go to a 3" single next year.  I have a nice 3" 316 SS
>>cutoff 45 degree tip ready to go.  Some tell me to run a dummy tip due to
>>the
>>bumper cutout on both sides.
>>
>>I notice the Monte Carlos all have the two tip cut out bumper skirt but
>>seldom
>>the two tips.
>>
>>Paul
>>
>>
>>On 12/4/2005 5:37:13 PM, Robert Bruce (rbruce@bellatlantic.net) wrote:
>> 
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Mark & I burned a nice big "cutout" into my
>>>92's rear bumper cover at Putnam.  It now almost looks like my single 2.5"
>>>   
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>>>      
>>>
>>SS custom
>> 
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>>    
>>
>>>mandrel bent exhaust perfectly fits the bumper cover.  My cover must be
>>>   
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>the
>>early 92 version.
>> 
>>
>>    
>>
>>>..
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
>>>   
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>On Behalf Of Mark Nunnally
>> 
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 5:32 PM
>>>To: `V6 SHOtimes
>>>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] exhaust thoughts. Help!
>>>
>>>The gen1 wouldn't
>>>be so bad with a single (as for looks) as the rear fascia
>>>hangs lower.  Also, the early 92 rear fascia
>>>doesn't have the larger exhaust
>>>cut outs that the late 92-95 ones do, so you could probably make it look
>>>better with an early one vs a later one.
>>>
>>>The real crap of the SHO isn't
>>>so much the 2-1-2 as much as it is the outlet
>>>for the Ypipe (including the aftermarket PP units) is 2.
>>>25", same as the
>>>individual pipes off the manifolds.  Depending on your hp/rpm level, you
>>>need at least 2.5"
>>>up to
>>>3" outlet there, with same size piping from there.
>>>
>>>Lance Cheney's 92 has or had a nice 3"
>>>collector and
>>>3" piping all the way
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>>>
>>>      
>>>
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