|
No pics, but today was kinda a sad day. The car had been backfiring pretty badly since I had gotten it running. It was usually only on decel. The exhaust was falling apart, so I yanked it off to inspect it. Despite not breaking a single bolt taking everything off, its unusable. It is a genuine factory original exhaust, its been with the car its entire life. Well, today I had to remove it, and it isnt going back on. The heat exchanger has holes in it, and it isnt really salvageable. In order to ensure the thermal reactor doesnt overheat and collapse, I removed it. The backfires were on occasion on par with lighting off a cannon. Further inspection revealed the muffler had exploded (Pics soon!)
The car now has a 1985 Exhaust manifold (Modified for SA housings), and a custom exhaust. Its quiet though, which is pretty nice. The new exhaust is loads lighter, and 2 inch versus the inch and 7/8's of the factory system. But the backfiring has been cured, and she is running great. Idling (ROCK SOLID) at 600 rpm!
__________________
|