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Old 07-16-2006, 11:27 PM
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1) Available w/o the rear stinger ( just straight pipe )?
2) How 'bout a bung ( or 2 with plugs ) for 1 or 2 O2 sensors?
3) Very pretty welds on the outside - how much has to be ground off the inside of the header flanges?
  1. Not at this time.
  2. Thinking of this for the next build but I'd have to get more feedback from the collective to see if it's something everyone wants.
  3. Not sure I understand your question but the system will mount right up to a stock 1750 or 2000 exhaust manifold. No grinding required.
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Old 07-16-2006, 11:32 PM
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Simon, Looks nice! Can you confirm for me whether/not this will fit an '86 Spider fitted with '74 manifolds? How will the inclusion of a cat affect the flow performance?
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I know it will mount to the manifold but Im not sure about the bottom contours of a '86. As far as a CAT/flow performance I'll leave that to be answered by someone from MAGNAFLOW. Hopefully they drop in on the conversation.
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Old 07-16-2006, 11:37 PM
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I assume Floor mounted pedals will work with this system, since the first test mule was one? Just asking since this is the final product...
Hmmmmmm.......... I’m not sure about this James since the whole design was changed. I know that one of the issues with the 1600 to 1750/2000 engine was the height differences. For this reason the 1600 design was abandoned so I'll have to check to see if this would fit a car with a 1750/2000 motor but with floor pedals.
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Old 07-16-2006, 11:40 PM
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It does beg the question, where's the ss headers?
Just give us some time...
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Old 07-16-2006, 11:47 PM
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Here are a few more pictures fo the final systems on my car (red GTV) and BB member Keyspiders car. Notice the tip that he had added onto his. A very nice touch but I thought this would be best left up to the final owner to decide.
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Old 07-16-2006, 11:51 PM
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Simon,

Nice system. Here's my "what if": Will it fit a Giuia Super with floor pedals and a 2 liter motor ? If not can it be modified ?

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Old 07-16-2006, 11:57 PM
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Nice system. Here's my "what if": Will it fit a Giuia Super with floor pedals and a 2 liter motor ? If not can it be modified ?
I'm not sure but you are close enough that I can bring one over for you to see if it will fit or not.
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Old 07-17-2006, 09:40 AM
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It appears the tip is squared off even and not like the original GTV tip. Any thought in haven't that done?
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Old 07-17-2006, 10:05 AM
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Shouldn't be too hard to trim the tip with a decent hacksaw if you wanted to. Or to polish it (like I would do with mine).
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Old 07-17-2006, 10:25 AM
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For those dithering... again, I want to point out that this is a very reasonable price. I paid more than $600 to have my system made and that took 3 trips for re-adjustments to the muffler shop. And then I still had to get some final welding done myself to get the exhaust tip to stop thunking loudly against the body (at which point I noticed the muffler shop (bozos!) used regular welding rod instead of stainless steel stuff as they should have). Way to go Simon, for making this system, I wish it had been available and fit (I have spruel headers and floor pedals) during my restoration. Even if this system needs a little tweaking during the fitment process, it's still a great deal.
(Regarding jclarks question about grinding... he may mean that some welds leave a high ridge line instide the pipe. Performance oriented types will definitely want to grind those down if possible. But I bet the magnaflow welds on Simon's system are well done and need little like that.)
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Old 07-17-2006, 10:52 AM
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  1. Not at this time.

    Well i can hack it off after I've paid for it, eh?

    :)
  2. Thinking of this for the next build but I'd have to get more feedback from the collective to see if it's something everyone wants.

    People with EFI will want at least one...
  3. Not sure I understand your question but the system will mount right up to a stock 1750 or 2000 exhaust manifold. No grinding required.
I was referring to a possible 'ring' of built up welding material on the inside the Flange ( coressponding to the location of the weld on the outside of the Flange )...

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..doesn't *like* to grind for food, but will do it...
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Old 07-17-2006, 12:25 PM
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It appears the tip is squared off even and not like the original GTV tip. Any thought in haven't that done?
We did think about this and also about chroming it.
It was decided that it would be best to leave the final touches up to the final owner.
As you can see from the photos the tip can easily be removed and adjusted for any modifications.
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Old 07-17-2006, 12:28 PM
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I was referring to a possible 'ring' of built up welding material on the inside the Flange ( coressponding to the location of the weld on the outside of the Flange )...
I didn't notice any but Ill take a better look and try to get some detail shots of the flange area for you.
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Old 07-17-2006, 01:24 PM
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