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Exhaust question
So the intermediate pipe on my 84 12a rusted clean off so i had to order up a replacement. I ended up buying my buddy a racing beat header in exchange for his full exhaust off of his 81. I know the catalytic converter est up and piping are different but I plan on replacing the whole system from thermal reactor to muffler tip. My question is, will it just straight bolt in? Im kind of hoping all the bolts are in the same locations for mounting but I havent actually gone to look just yet
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well, not exactly. first, you most likely do not have a thermal reactor. those were only on the 79-80 models. if you do, then someone had either swapped in an SA engine or just the TR.
at any rate, if you are using the 81 exhaust on an 84 you will need the exhaust manifold from the 81. the 81-82 exhaust uses a longer extention off of the manifold to the first converter and if you tried to bolt the 81 system up to your 84 manifold, the piping for the rest of the system would be too short. i can post a pic tomorrow of the two manifolds if you'd like.
at any rate, if you are using the 81 exhaust on an 84 you will need the exhaust manifold from the 81. the 81-82 exhaust uses a longer extention off of the manifold to the first converter and if you tried to bolt the 81 system up to your 84 manifold, the piping for the rest of the system would be too short. i can post a pic tomorrow of the two manifolds if you'd like.
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I have his manifold too. Mines also a manifold, i always call it a thermal reactor cause it makes it sound cool lol. Its a bad habit I know.
So basically i should swap his manifold for mine and all the piping back should line up?
So basically i should swap his manifold for mine and all the piping back should line up?
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Yeah im really looking forward to have a full factory exhaust (from some year of FB anyway) since mine was a "midas job" from the last cat back.
How much of a pain is it going to be to pull off the manifold, mainly those bottom 2 bolts.
How much of a pain is it going to be to pull off the manifold, mainly those bottom 2 bolts.
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Ive taken mine off many times doing my 3 engine rebuilds this summer lol. Just never when its in the car. Hopefully all goes well! Ill post some pictures of the new exhaust after its on lol
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I have a feeling that will be the easiest bit. Trying to get the back half of my exhaust off with its brackets and piping made of rust will be a hell of a time.
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Be glad you don't have one of those cool-sounding thermal reactors, bud... because getting one safely off without first removing the intake manifold is well-nigh onto impossible without special tooling.
I ended up changing mine to smaller-profile nuts, which lets me do the job with a flex-socket. Barely.
I ended up changing mine to smaller-profile nuts, which lets me do the job with a flex-socket. Barely.
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