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That's a good idea. I have a friend that is a superb TIG welder. If the tack welds go on easy I'll try to TIG a short segment and based on that outcome, I'll know if I can do it. I think as long as the tubes mate together perfectly with no open root, I should be able to do it.
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I had my friend who has his own fabrication/restoration help me out. Didn't take long. Took some pictures of the space available and what needed done and then went to his place and got to work. Took two hours. Cut off the front primary tube, re-positioned and added a turn. Clears the spark plug fine! Problem is the A arm is at angle towards the nose of the car and that tube now hits the a arm so I had to cut it apart and remake it. I won't clutter this thread with lots of explanation, you can read my build thread for that. Here is the picture of what we made and another of what I had to remake. Back purging this will eat up some argon for sure...
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I had my friend who has his own fabrication/restoration help me out. Didn't take long. Took some pictures of the space available and what needed done and then went to his place and got to work. Took two hours. Cut off the front primary tube, re-positioned and added a turn. Clears the spark plug fine! Problem is the A arm is at angle towards the nose of the car and that tube now hits the a arm so I had to cut it apart and remake it. I won't clutter this thread with lots of explanation, you can read my build thread for that. Here is the picture of what we made and another of what I had to remake. Back purging this will eat up some argon for sure...
I am currently running the L98 version part #1018. The regular angle plug heads where part #1000, 1001, 1005, and 1006 or 1032 for cnc package. Depending on the chamber size and having heat risers. I am really hoping I will not have this issue.
Please help clarify. Thanks
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I had no idea that their were two different angles available for the AFRs (pre-eliminator) so I don't know what version I have. The only thing I can say about them is I did had them flow bench'd and they flowed what the competition line was reported to flow, so they must be the comp port version. Were comp ports available in both angles? Can anyone get out a protractor and measure what an L98 angle is? In case I hadn't said it before, the Hooker long tubes had no problem with these plug angles.
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Yes comp ports was available in all three designs.
Angle #1032
Straight # 1085
L98 #1088
If it uses the 87-up intake then they will be the L98 version just like a stock TPI center bolt head. Luckily I found my AFR 2003 Master Catalog & technical guide. It has the parts numbers as well as flow numbers for all 2003 AFR heads.
Angle #1032
Straight # 1085
L98 #1088
If it uses the 87-up intake then they will be the L98 version just like a stock TPI center bolt head. Luckily I found my AFR 2003 Master Catalog & technical guide. It has the parts numbers as well as flow numbers for all 2003 AFR heads.
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Yes comp ports was available in all three designs.
Angle #1032
Straight # 1085
L98 #1088
If it uses the 87-up intake then they will be the L98 version just like a stock TPI center bolt head. Luckily I found my AFR 2003 Master Catalog & technical guide. It has the parts numbers as well as flow numbers for all 2003 AFR heads.
Angle #1032
Straight # 1085
L98 #1088
If it uses the 87-up intake then they will be the L98 version just like a stock TPI center bolt head. Luckily I found my AFR 2003 Master Catalog & technical guide. It has the parts numbers as well as flow numbers for all 2003 AFR heads.
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Tibo, I am selling my set, they just need to be cleaned off. They sounded awesome, and flowed extremely well, I just decided to go back to the turbo setup in my case otherwise I would have kept them. Let me know if anyone is interested, rarely even used them. First vid shows how they sound, second vid shows them removed. Price I stated in the video is for everyone...
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Still don't know why you went back to turbo. There was a D1SC for sale for short money for like 2 months on here, and a few HSR intakes.
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I tell ya Joe, was hearing so much about thrown belts and such, then when you stopped with your build I knew something was up. Once I realized you might have been having issues too with thrown belts, I was like... let me just throw that damn turbo on it again. Kicked my butt with it though this passed weekend, did a lot even after that video. Got a lot done, long overdue. Waiting on an On3 Turbo, but wait til you see what I did with the temporary one lol.
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I don't know how many turbo cars are still on the board that are actually driven. I know there is an absurd number of supercharged cars.
Maybe everyone posts at the turboforums.
I know my experience with the turbo was heat + lag. I know a lot of guys I talk to who race turbo cars run very inconsistent. They have a lot of excuses for why the car seems to run differently. The supercharged cars all seem to run very consistent. Maybe it's just a New England thing.
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Bracket flex causes belt issues. Lots of people have belt issues. Lots don't.
I don't know how many turbo cars are still on the board that are actually driven. I know there is an absurd number of supercharged cars.
Maybe everyone posts at the turboforums.
I know my experience with the turbo was heat + lag. I know a lot of guys I talk to who race turbo cars run very inconsistent. They have a lot of excuses for why the car seems to run differently. The supercharged cars all seem to run very consistent. Maybe it's just a New England thing.
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I don't know how many turbo cars are still on the board that are actually driven. I know there is an absurd number of supercharged cars.
Maybe everyone posts at the turboforums.
I know my experience with the turbo was heat + lag. I know a lot of guys I talk to who race turbo cars run very inconsistent. They have a lot of excuses for why the car seems to run differently. The supercharged cars all seem to run very consistent. Maybe it's just a New England thing.
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I'll agree with you there Joe, almost everyone on here builds their turbo third gens for the track, rarely see them being driven on the street. Aside from Steve, aka ZZ3astro, I haven't seen much on here either running on a consistent basis. Well, I gotta give props to Torched though, his turbo bird is very sweet on the street. Pretty fast third gen built for the street, the way I like to see them...
There is a few single turbo cars on here, and a few builds.
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I read the thread here and followed on Facebook. Have a 305 with a t56 and stock clutch assembly. Will these fit my application and does anyone have pics ?
I plant to get a set and post as well
I plant to get a set and post as well
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Short answer yes, you will need to heat and massage the 3 inch area to get clearance. I can take pics tomorrow. Didn't matter to me as I cut off the 3 into 2.5 and added 3 inch Stainless steel to attach to the Hooker blackheart dual exhaust.
Also Flanges fit the heads perfect. They got the hole issues fixed.
Also Flanges fit the heads perfect. They got the hole issues fixed.
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You sure you read the entire thread? Post #304 picture #2 shows that you just need to grind the ridge off the side of the slave cylinder housing and you're good to go. It's exactly what I did. You could dent the effected area of the header as an alternative but I wouldn't fool around with heating these up with a rosebud in order to move them. They fit pretty tight so you would need to heat them up on the car which is really begging for trouble.
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I may have misunderstood that. But thanks for pointing it out. That does help
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I have a bmr Crossmember. Will it pass under without bei g too low or should I get a hawks Crossmember? I already have a 2inch drop on the car ?
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On the pas side of the xmem im going to run a piece of channel or rounded rectangle from just off center up to the plate on that side then cut the old parts out so when that side is done its cleared for the exhaust to run thru and no geometry will be affected.
as for the dr side im not sure as that side dosent have the side plate like the pas side. i did trim the piece that hangs down under the cross bar so its even with the underside.
as for the dr side im not sure as that side dosent have the side plate like the pas side. i did trim the piece that hangs down under the cross bar so its even with the underside.
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Man... These things are back down to $180 shipped.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/82-92-CAMAR...item2f1a3da6eb
https://www.ebay.com/itm/82-92-CAMAR...item2f1a3da6eb
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My OBX stainless long tubes came today just before I had to go to work. They look nice and are just as shown in the pictures. I snapped a quick picture when I took them out of the box. I will unpack all the pieces when I get home in the morning and get some better pictures. I plan to mock up my engine with my AFR 210 heads and bellhousing with slave cylinder to check as many clearances as I can before going into the car with them.
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None whatsoever...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi9Q9VR-VOQ
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Originally Posted by zman1969
i was meaning the headers
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You sure you read the entire thread? Post #304 picture #2 shows that you just need to grind the ridge off the side of the slave cylinder housing and you're good to go. It's exactly what I did. You could dent the effected area of the header as an alternative but I wouldn't fool around with heating these up with a rosebud in order to move them. They fit pretty tight so you would need to heat them up on the car which is really begging for trouble.
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Hi, I have heard of both clearance problems, the plugs and the bellhousing where the slave mounts. I'm trying to eliminate the problems that I can before installing in the car..
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My heads were purchased about May of 2018.from AFR. I figure I could look at these clearance issues and try to resolve them before installing. When I get time off from worlk and mock this up with the Quick Time bellhousing and I will take pictures and post them and maybe it will help someone else trying to do this.
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So I assume that all of these cheap SS longtubes on ebay are really the same and just a different seller?
Need a set for my new dirt car and figured the price is right for the application. Plus would give me a feel for if I want them on my street Camaro or not.
Need a set for my new dirt car and figured the price is right for the application. Plus would give me a feel for if I want them on my street Camaro or not.
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Seems that way. Most likely an oversees company made a few hundred sets and sent them over and some American internet vendors bought them and are selling the same ones. Speed engineering probably makes their own or perhaps theirs were made by these other companies that turned around and stole the design.
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They are SW copies with subpar materials & welds. The welds on the primaries are night and day. Sw comes with a solid mounting flange as well. I'll post up the welds later on.Call SW and ask them about the Ebay thirdgen set. I talked to them after I had a my set about a year from Hawks. They are very aware of these and have a low opinion on them.
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I have another used set like these that I am selling for half the price of the ebay auctions. I tossed the header bolts though because they bottomed out, as well as hit the primaries when going in, so you would have to get another set unless I come across them in my garage. I wouldn't recommend those bolts anyway. If you're local, come on over and check them out, I don't mind. If you're in Brooklyn/Queens or Long Island, could more than likely meet up with you. If you're further, shipping these suckers is on you...
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