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Re: Power and headers

To: Chuck Arnold <chuck.arnold@oracle.com>
Subject: Re: Power and headers
From: Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 11:33:47 -0400
TRF sells SS Falcon Group 44 headers

Don Malling

Chuck Arnold wrote:

> Haven't yet read the Classic article on Richard good's car.  Like the 
> comment's I have seen in the digest mode.  I will have to dig out my 
> dyno runs -- something like 158 at the wheels [before I put an even 
> hotter cam in].  12:1 compression and definitely 100 octane racing fuel 
> [the price of which has barely changed in 2 years -- if gas prices keep 
> rising it might even reach the $5.60/gallon I pay in the Seattle area].
> 
> I have a question on headers.  Where does one get a group 44 header?  
> What is its configuration?  I will want to do something different in the 
> TR5 I am setting up for racing than the TR6 described above as regards 
> headers, and am interested i options such as the gp44.  The 6 has 
> ceramic coated Pacesetter 6 into 1 [then into 2.5" pipe and magnaflow 50 
> series exhaust].  Sounds awesome on the track, would be a killer for any 
> road driving -- you'd need earplugs [helmet provides the necessary 
> dampening].
> Any other suggestions for a brand of header for maximum flow in our 6 
> bangers?  I know I am going to some form of secondary after the header 
> in the 14-16" range [see Vizzards article at 
> 
>http://popularhotrodding.com/enginemasters/articles/hardcore/0505em_exh/index1.html].
> 
> 
> Check out this site if you are interested:
> http://www.burnsstainless.com/MergeCollectors/mergecollectors.html
> 
> Chuck




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