Other sidepipes question while at it ??

michel schryer · #1 (**permalink**) 05-18-2009, 07:15 PM

Anybody have their pipes pointing straight to the ground,i noticed the majority of the guys have them pointing to the side,is it a f...up from the guy who made them or what??? Thanks

michel schryer · #2 (**permalink**) 05-18-2009, 07:38 PM

Nevermind, I put them on the wrong side not noticing the exhaust direction,all i have to do is to switch them around and my problem is solved,duh !

FUNFER2 · #3 (**permalink**) 05-18-2009, 07:42 PM

hehe !
NO,....my old one's pointed 5 degrees to the ground and all it was is a glorified leaf blower !

I'm making new "highly polished stainless steel side pipe kits". I love the high polished looks and the sound is awesome.
Are you looking for a new set ?

Dwight · #4 (**permalink**) 05-18-2009, 07:50 PM

I just replaced my mufflers (and a lot of motor parts). I turned my tips 15 degrees upward. I don't remember the total, less than 90, maybe 75 degrees. Before they were turned so low that I blew gravel away from the car. Some times this was a problem for the cars beside me. I think they were louder. I think the sound (noise) would bounce off the pavement and back to me. I took the Cobra for a short trip today because Friday it's off to the dyno for tuning. Car runs rough now but a re-tune of the chip will fix everything.
It will be next weekend before I can tell if changing the angle upward made a different.

I think I need wider tires

Dwight
P. S. we have 13 Cobras in the area and mine had the lowest angled pipes. I changed mine because I think it will be better. Time will tell.

RedBarchetta · #5 (**permalink**) 05-18-2009, 08:09 PM

Kevin, are you time traveling with that pic (note the date)?

-Dean

FUNFER2 · #6 (**permalink**) 05-18-2009, 08:35 PM

YEP ! lol

I'm so,.....excited with them. The damn thing sounds like a Pro-Stock !

Nice and pretty too.

I'll be selling these as the "Gilmore Kit" for other FE cobras. Cut and polished as a kit to suit your needs.

(I have a good pic of my hairy butt too, wanna see that one)

Atlantacobra · #7 (**permalink**) 05-19-2009, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by FUNFER2

hehe !
NO,....my old one's pointed 5 degrees to the ground and all it was is a glorified leaf blower !

I'm making new "highly polished stainless steel side pipe kits". I love the high polished looks and the sound is awesome.
Are you looking for a new set ?

FUNFER - I love the look of those pipes! I've got an Everett-Morrison with a 351 Windsor. Would those pipes fit mine?
How much are you asking?

FUNFER2 · #8 (**permalink**) 05-19-2009, 10:28 AM

I'm sure we could make them fit. I would need the following information.

Wheel base.

Size of your header primaries. 1-3/4" 1-7/8" or 2".

Can you make or buy the flange for your headers. (I can supply 2" 4- bolt's)

Length of the "J-Tubes". Where the four pipes from the flange exit the body to the collector.

Length of muffler needed.

These will be expensive but, you have to consider the life span of mild steel, even if their ceramic or powder coated and the muffler.

The stainless should last you many,....years.
The muffler I use is not a glass pack but is the louvered type so, no muffler to go bad.
Will not rust.
Stainless dissipates heat much better than mild steel.
The muffler is 3.5" and not a HP/TQ robbing 3". I have proof that these side pipes increase by at least 12 HP down low and up to 40 in the higher band.
Less polishing work. If you get a scratch, it polishes out where a coating will not.

I really need to post a thread on these. I've just been so busy getting my cobra ready for the magazine shoot and my "honey do list" at home. lol

Price is still undergoing some thought but, somewhere between $2,100-$2,600+ shipping. If you consider replacement costs of mild steel and coating versus the longevity, performance and great looks of highly polished stainless, it's a no brainier to me anyway. But, to each it's own I say.

If you want more photo's, just email me. I have build pics also.

You must hear the difference with these pipes ! They sound like a Pro-Stock.

I plan on video tapping them soon and posting here. I still have to polish my welds.

Trueoo7 · #9 (**permalink**) 05-19-2009, 10:39 AM

I'd love to know how to polish out scratches as my stainless steel pipes have a few in them. Do you polish old pipes for a fee?

FUNFER2 · #10 (**permalink**) 05-19-2009, 10:41 AM

Look at how the muffler slides into the collector for tight fit. It only requires a small weld. Nice and clean.

FUNFER2 · #11 (**permalink**) 05-19-2009, 10:49 AM

Yes, I can polish them out for you. I would have to see a close up photo of the length and depth of the scratch/scratches. Where do you live ?

It's rather easy to sand and polish stainless. A small kit from Harbor Freight or similar company will work great. It will have different sizes & shapes of bobs and compounds. Try that first and let me know how it goes.

Trueoo7 · #12 (**permalink**) 05-19-2009, 08:45 PM

FUNFER2
Thanks, found the kit at Harbor Freight and ordered it. Can you give me a crash course on how you polish them? Is it like using claybar on a car? Is it a real fine sandpaper or stone of some sort? Sorry don't have the first clue...

Rick 427 Cobra · #13 (**permalink**) 05-19-2009, 10:56 PM

Be careful about that leafblower action at car shows. Some guys take offense.

FUNFER2 · #14 (**permalink**) 05-20-2009, 05:45 AM

Sure, it's easy.
Depending on the depth of the scratch is where you may or may not need sandpaper. Sand with the grain, usually in the length of the pipe.

If so, use some 250 grit, followed by 400, 500, 800 and maybe 1,000. You can really judge by looking at your work and what scratches are left and how high of a polish you want. You'll need to blend the shine with the rest of the pipe.

For polishing- put one of the bobs in your drill. Hold the corser polishing compound (usually the brown but, see what the instructions are) in one hand and the drill in the other. Rub the bob fairly fast so the compound actually gets warm enough to slightly melt it into the bob. Stainless takes a little more heat to polish than mild steel or aluminum.

After this compound buffing, place it in a baggie and mark it "BROWN", and only use it for that purpose. Wipe the pipe clean. Do the same process with the other compounds until you achieve the shine you like. The white is for the final buffing. For the end result, use something like Mothers Billet or the Mag wheel product. Wipe all the compound off the pipes with a soft cloth and water. And your done !

Keep the compounds and the bobs separated, so you don't contaminate them with each other. Then place all of them in a tightly tied baggie for storage and mark the bag for each color/grit compound.

It is quite easy. And let me know how the process is going.