Anyone know where I can get a header for my 85 4KS? It has the 1.8l. I need
to replace my exhaust and figure I might as well go from header back. I
figure 2 1/4 all the way back should be good. Is it okay to do away with the
pre-muffler, etc. I figure I want to have as little restriction as possible.
Any ideas or tricks I should know of? How are those super trapp mufflers?
Anyone use them?

Jim

 

>From: "James" meyersjr@tampabay.rr.com
>Date: 9/25/03 7:22 PM Central Daylight Time
>Message-id: <2FLcb.18531$eS5.15364@twister.tampabay.rr.com>
>
>Anyone know where I can get a header for my 85 4KS? It has the 1.8l. I need
>to replace my exhaust and figure I might as well go from header back. I
>figure 2 1/4 all the way back should be good. Is it okay to do away with the
>pre-muffler, etc. I figure I want to have as little restriction as possible.
>Any ideas or tricks I should know of? How are those super trapp mufflers?
>Anyone use them?
>
>Jim
>

I want to say that I think one of the better manifolds was the 79 Fox dual
exhaust manifolds. It might flow better than the single out of our Audi 4KS
stock manifolds. Might have a small problem if the 02 sensor is in the
manifold though.
Someone correct me if I am mistaken.
Headers I don't know about.

later,
dave
Reminder........
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way,
when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you have their
shoes. Frieda Norris

 

"James" <meyersjr@tampabay.rr.com> forgot to take the pills and typed:
><snip> Is it okay to do away with the
>pre-muffler, etc. I figure I want to have as little restriction as possible.
>Any ideas or tricks I should know of? How are those super trapp mufflers?
>Anyone use them?
>
>Jim

Just last week I made a return trip to my local custom exhuast shop
where I had the Cat replaced with a new generic one, and because they,
knowing I was on the cheap, junked my resonators ('pre-mufflers' as
you call them) that were falling apart and straight-piped them. The
problem was that without the resonators my exhaust sounded like a
whailing donkey (that throaty sound that rally race cars make).
They've welded in a small generic glass pack upstream of the main
muffler and it's now almost as quiet as stock.

If you're in the Boston area then I recommend Lou's Custom Exhaust (N.
Reading); they do such a nice job, and weld pipes in tight spaces --
nothing like Speedy or Midas who install droopy systems full of
clamps.


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