edelbrock said # 6872 wont fit 83??????
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Car: 1983 Z28 Clone
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edelbrock said # 6872 wont fit 83??????
i emailed them and they said i'd have to go with 2.5"...all the way back ..because nobody made y pipes that come to a 3" connection to the cat...i'm going nuts....are they just screwing with me or what ......anyone have part#s or anything that could help me on an 83...i need smoggers..............
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Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: LS1/LQ4
Transmission: 4L60E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
I believe you said in another post that you don't have any exhaust right now. Correct?
Quit fretting and get the '86-up TPI for single 3" cat, a 3" high-flow cat and 3" cat-back. All it has to fit is your engine (it's a SBC, right?) and chassis (3rd gen, right?).
It will fit. All the smog fittings will be there. Just do it. If you notice my sig, that's exactly what I'm doing (except I went with the Hooker headers). There's no inspection station in the country that will fail you for having a CARB certified 3" system on an '83.
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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R4. 2.93 limited slip. 2-1/2" cat-back, ZZ3 intake, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LG4 CC system w/'87 LB9 block, ZZ3 cam, ported World 305 heads, Hooker 2055 headers, 3" Catco cat & 3" catback, restalled TC, Spohn SFCs).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. '66 396, 9.7 CR forged TRWs, Weiand Action+, Holley 750VS w/4150 conversion, GK 270 cam, Magnum rockers, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" Hedders & 3" Warlocks, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & Trans-Scat shift kit, MegaShifter, 3.08 8.2" 10-bolt w/Powertrax, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Idles smooth @ 600 RPM in D. Best 15.02/95.06 @ 5800' Bandimere (corrected 13.93/102.4 @ sea level).
Quit fretting and get the '86-up TPI for single 3" cat, a 3" high-flow cat and 3" cat-back. All it has to fit is your engine (it's a SBC, right?) and chassis (3rd gen, right?).
It will fit. All the smog fittings will be there. Just do it. If you notice my sig, that's exactly what I'm doing (except I went with the Hooker headers). There's no inspection station in the country that will fail you for having a CARB certified 3" system on an '83.
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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R4. 2.93 limited slip. 2-1/2" cat-back, ZZ3 intake, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LG4 CC system w/'87 LB9 block, ZZ3 cam, ported World 305 heads, Hooker 2055 headers, 3" Catco cat & 3" catback, restalled TC, Spohn SFCs).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. '66 396, 9.7 CR forged TRWs, Weiand Action+, Holley 750VS w/4150 conversion, GK 270 cam, Magnum rockers, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" Hedders & 3" Warlocks, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & Trans-Scat shift kit, MegaShifter, 3.08 8.2" 10-bolt w/Powertrax, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Idles smooth @ 600 RPM in D. Best 15.02/95.06 @ 5800' Bandimere (corrected 13.93/102.4 @ sea level).
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Car: 1983 Z28 Clone
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i know sorry to seem like a yap....i just cant get an answer from anyone....i just dont want to get it ..and have to ship it back........it makes sense ..i'm gonna do it...lots of money for me ....dont wanna waste it. ...yeah its a 78 small block...83 ...soo...ill shut up about it now..
thanx for helpin man......
thanx for helpin man......
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They were telling you that because it obviously wouldn't fit up with a stock 83 cat/cat-back. If you're redoing to the whole exhaust get everything in 3", which means ordering parts for a 86-92 single cat TPI car.
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86 IROC w/ a cammed 305 TPI.
Formerly Ray86IROC.
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86 IROC w/ a cammed 305 TPI.
Formerly Ray86IROC.
www.inter-scape.com/Ray
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Car: 1983 Z28 Clone
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cool i'm ordering them today....found some rocker rust/damage yesturday though....and have to replace 2 floor boards...new doors..and fenders....yay.....
thanks guys...
Rob
thanks guys...
Rob
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