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exhaust manifold spacer
By T1M - 03/28/2001 12:17:55 AM; IP 198.40.30.200
I have a 68' Galaxie 4 door sedan I want to restore but I have no plans to do any wild modifications to the 390 2-V except those which keep the stock appearance basically what it looked like originally. But besides purchasing a mild cam, porting the heads and port matching and possibly a larger crankshaft, I had an idea in mind. Would it help any as far as lessening the backend restriction by machining a piece of Aluminum or steel about, say, 1/2" to 3/4" of an inch thick with exhaust ports and bolt holes approximately the width and height of the exhaust manifold to act as a spacer of sorts which would be sandwiched between two gaskets and the cylinder head and exhaust manifold? And combine that with dual exhaust? Sort of a very very short shorty header. ( still just a manifold really)
I'm really not looking for gobs of power, and I don't want to compromise the originality of the car by buying a different intake, carb, headers, etc. I just want the engine to run better without having to pour huge amounts into it and it not sounding like a dragster.
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Collapse <b>exhaust manifold spacer</b>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>T1M, <i>03/28/2001</i></font>exhaust manifold spacer -- T1M, 03/28/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=5739&Reply=5737><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor5739" onclick="return false;">correction...</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>T1M, <i>03/28/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=5739', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor5739') }); </script>  correction... -- T1M, 03/28/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=5740&Reply=5737><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor5740" onclick="return false;">I think I know what you are saying</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Neppy, <i>03/28/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=5740', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor5740') }); </script>  I think I know what you are saying -- Neppy, 03/28/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=5749&Reply=5737><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor5749" onclick="return false;">that's it, sorry i'm not good at describing it..</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>T1M, <i>03/28/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=5749', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor5749') }); </script>  that's it, sorry i'm not good at describing it.. -- T1M, 03/28/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=5750&Reply=5737><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor5750" onclick="return false;">ps.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>T1M, <i>03/28/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=5750', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor5750') }); </script>  ps. -- T1M, 03/28/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=5752&Reply=5737><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor5752" onclick="return false;">Interesting idea, though I'm no airflow expert.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Neppy, <i>03/28/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=5752', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor5752') }); </script>  Interesting idea, though I'm no airflow expert. -- Neppy, 03/28/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=5759&Reply=5737><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor5759" onclick="return false;">RE: Interesting idea, though I'm no airflow expert.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>kevin, <i>03/29/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=5759', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor5759') }); </script>  RE: Interesting idea, though I'm no airflow expert. -- kevin, 03/29/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=5760&Reply=5737><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor5760" onclick="return false;">RE: Interesting idea, though I'm no airflow expert.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Chris, <i>03/29/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=5760', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor5760') }); </script>  RE: Interesting idea, though I'm no airflow expert. -- Chris, 03/29/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=5762&Reply=5737><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor5762" onclick="return false;">why not just weld some covers over real headers?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Walker, <i>03/29/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=5762', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor5762') }); </script>  why not just weld some covers over real headers? -- Walker, 03/29/2001
 RE: why not just weld some covers over real headers? -- T1M, 03/29/2001
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