It looks very nice. Does your hood flex when you open/close it? I had done something similar to a 79 Malibu in the past and the hood became very "soft"...
Crucial118's 86 Cutty Salon 307->350->406->(TURBO) Build
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Thanks, and not that I notice. I will probably weld the bracing back to the hood tho, just so it looks better.gdouaire said:
Thanks. I can't wait to get to the track myself, but I still have to finish the exhaust, speed sensor, and tune a little more. Hopefully the rest of the mandrel bends come in this week, so I can start welding it to the downpipe and get it connected to the Borla xr-1 muffler. I can't finish tuning until I get the exhaust complete. I think the wb o2 is getting false readings because it is close to the open end of the downpipe. And for some reason I can't get TunerPro RT to recognize the speed sensor. I wired it to the b9/b10 terminals, but not getting a signal to the ecm. When I originally got the wiring harness, ecm, and tpi there was no connector/wires coming off the ecm b9, b10, and b11 terminals for speed sensor hookup or VATS. Wondering if it's a bad ecm or tampered ecm? I will probably go to the junkyard and look for a replacement this weekend and see if anythings different.1979Calais said:
Finished the exhaust today. Surprisingly "quiet." Was expecting it to be a little louder, but I guess the turbo and straight thru design tames the sound. Guess the neighbors will like it. 😀
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Very nice. how ig is the downpipe/exhausr? I have a weird question, do you remember the length of you positive battery to starter cable? I plan on relocating my battery to the drivers side of my Malibu.
Thanks. The downpipe/exhaust is 3.5". Don't remember the length of the positive battery cable. My battery came factory on the driver's side. Might have to relocate the battery to the trunk when I put on the intercooler tho. There isn't much space under the hood anymore. 😀BuWaGone said:
Now I have to tackle the tuning and an exhaust leak on the passenger side where the header meets the block. Anyone know of a good thick header gasket set? I'm using a set of Percy Seal 4 Good gaskets and they ain't doing nothing for me. Don't know if it's because the header is upside down or what.
Upside down shouldn't matter. What are your gaskets made of? Copper? If not try copper gaskets and locking header bolts.
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They are made of a soft aluminum. Don't think locking bolts will work on these headers. At least not without denting every primary. I could barely get a wrench over some of the bolt heads. Maybe I will try the copper gaskets.jetsetw31 said:
My sanderson headers look exactyl like yours, forget if you mentioned brands. But sandersons say not to run gaskets just a bead of RTV around each port.
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