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I've had a go at finishing the cuts needed to sort my side exit - does anyone know how close to the tyre it can be to be safe? I'm fabricating the final part and the angle determines the proximity to the back tyre.
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my concern with these exhausts is how close to the door is safe?
I get a fair amount of exhaust in the cabin in the Trans Am where the exhausts exit in front of the rear wheels. Its worst if you stop with the motor running and get out because there is a kind of vacuum/eddy effect which pulls all the fumes into the car.
Sitting in traffic you can't have the windows open. Crappy on a hot day in the city.
On my list of things to do is get them run right out the back under the bumper.
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Last Edit: Feb 4, 2011 14:03:24 GMT by akku
1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Hmmm not thought bout that but the angle I've taken it under the floor directs it well away from the door so it 'should' be ok - I'm fabricating the last piece now. The second to last piece comes out parallel with the floor and pointing to the rear slightly, I've angled the mating face of my last piece so that it kicks up slightly rather than sticks out like a flaccid horse penis. I'm just wondering how safe in terms of the rear tyre it is, is there a benchmark of how far away te pipe should be from a tyre? I can't see it being a huge issue as the standard capri exhaust almost hits the back of the tyre as it goes over the diff. I'm thinking of chopping it at the same angle as the body work - as long as the exit isnt 'pointing' at the tyre should it be ok? Bearing in mind my setup will probably (definitely) produce flammage.....
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stealthstylz
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Side exit near tyrestealthstylz
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Doesn't matter how close it is iirc, seen them exiting straight onto the tyres before.
Matt
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Stealthstyles: thats made me feel better about it - i was certain ive seen similar at the pod Excuse the shoddy pics   Obviously I haven't finished it and it's not gonna be this long!! Is this distance from the exhaust ok? I'm also uncertain as to how long I should have as the tyres are so wide and stick out much further than the standard bodywork..... I'm trying to basically see if A: The distance is safe B: The length it should be in terms of actual fumes exiting and not pointing at the tyre due to heat and flames etc... I should think I'll be cutting the tip so it's parallel with the bodywork but in terns of length I'm unsure... |
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seen them exiting straight onto the tyres before. rubber pre-heaters! |
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Thinking of cutting it just shy of the width of the rear tyre - think it'll be ok like that?
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yeah, looks like a ton of clearance.
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Lawsy
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i had mine doen at the exhaust place and he said issue is hot air with a mix of fuel being blown onto the rear tyre which could cause handling issues
he set mine up with a bend so it blows straight out, then chanfered it back so it looks more like its blowing back (makes sense in my head)
couple of pics on my hilux thread below, but no close ups yet - does look good tho
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Copey
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distance is perfic and i would slash cut it in line with the body on a similar angle to the bottom of the doors  |
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Loxlee
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Have it go straight up from that point to above the roofline!  |
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Haha no thanks! Done it now it just needs welding up took about 4 hours of trial and error! Should be perfect now though probably get it welded next week and fitted soon as. Here's a pic of the 'finished' item pre welding   |
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cheers for posting this gave me the idea aswell just been up at my garage ripping my exhaust off to weld up a side exit |
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Rich
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Side exit near tyreRich
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Looking good. In terms of legalitly with the side exit, it cannot extend past the widest part of the bodywork, door/wing mirrors not inclusive. But with your arches that should be no problem |
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Last Edit: Feb 6, 2011 19:20:38 GMT by Rich
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Cheers guys - yeah should be fine with my fat arches! I'm very excited about fitting the exhaust - I'll update my build thread when it's on |
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;D ;D  On a more serious note, my exhaust does actually exit there, just further in. You can see it in this video. |
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;D ;D Soviet Bosozoku FTW ;D |
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1993 Fiat Panda Selecta
2003 Vauxhall Combo 1.7DI van
2006 Mercedes Kompressor Evolution-S AMG SportCoupé
"You think you hate it now, wait til you drive it"
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 my Zephyr has twin straight-through side exit pipes, they sound great with a free-breathing essex |
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Last Edit: Feb 6, 2011 22:51:48 GMT by Autofive
Someone just shot the elephant in the room. |
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I had the exhausts pointing directly AT the tyres- one off each bank of the 8, for nearly ten years without any problems.
Heat indirectly from the pipe isn't going to make the tyre any hotter than it will get by driving on it anyway.
Just make sure it doesn't draw into the cabin.
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Pandaselect- that looks and sounds wicked ;D Cheers chaps, all concerns thoroughly quashed! Just wanna get it on and hear the curse word now |
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