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     Martin Jennett New member Username: J6_aaa Post Number: 2 Registered: 03-2005 |
Anyone know how I could lay my hands on exhaust/blueprint as supplied by Wheeler 1991 for IO360-C1E6.....was mild steel,2 centre tailpipes,one behind the other...? ? ? | ||
| Charles M. Robinson New member Username: F15epilot Post Number: 55 Registered: 02-2004 |
If you are unsuccessful, I have the down-pipes for my old exhaust, which could be easily welded into a new exhaust, either locally or by a shop. I had a problem with the port-side exhaust pipe separating just below the junction of the header (happened three times; same joint; two separate systems). Anyway, here's a pic of the new exhaust system, which was made by Planexhaust in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. I found a narrow-deck IO-540 3-into-1 exhaust manifold set, which lacked the final muffler/exit pipes. I bolted the back two cylinder downpipes up (the front ones would not fit as the narrow deck flange is rotated about 60 degrees compared to the wide deck ports which I have) and fashioned a template for the exhaust pipes using PVC, heavy cardboard rolled up into a tube for the angles, and a lot of electrical tape (an ugly, caveman approach, but it worked). Planexhaust returned what looked like a new system from ports to tips, complete with a spring-tensioned ball joint where the separation was occuring. Here's a pic of the new exhaust and the cowling mod to accomodate. All you'll need to do for these guys is fashion some sort of template out of PVC pipe or something else; they'll return you a 321 Stainless system. Mine fits like a glove, and the angles were perfect, despite my crude model. Let me know if you want the six stacks off my old system--they're only about 5 inches long, and I'll cut off the ugly, crude manifold the local welder made for me as it's heavy (and a bit embarassing).  Cowling Modification to cover pipes  |