X-haust
CJim7
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So Im down at the shop the other day and we are trying to figure out how to re-route 'Scrambled's exhaust. We are trying to get this thing ready for TTC 2012. (this rig won hands down in 2005)
we rebuilt the linkage system and have been kicking around the idea of "flattening" a section of exhaust for clearance reasons. This Jeep runs a 502 Chevy with a single exhaust.

So Jeff at the shop throws me a curve ball: "What if we seal up the frame rail and run the exhaust from the headers to the collector, and using a flex-pipe, route it to the frame rail. Open up the rear of the frame rail for the exhaust to exit."
I thought, well, the sealing up process would have to be perfect (you've all seen how swiss-cheesed a frame is) and the inside would need to be able to withstand moisture. Then the question remains how would the heat affect it.
I gotta say, sitting around the shop brings up some interesting ideas sometimes...
we rebuilt the linkage system and have been kicking around the idea of "flattening" a section of exhaust for clearance reasons. This Jeep runs a 502 Chevy with a single exhaust.

So Jeff at the shop throws me a curve ball: "What if we seal up the frame rail and run the exhaust from the headers to the collector, and using a flex-pipe, route it to the frame rail. Open up the rear of the frame rail for the exhaust to exit."
I thought, well, the sealing up process would have to be perfect (you've all seen how swiss-cheesed a frame is) and the inside would need to be able to withstand moisture. Then the question remains how would the heat affect it.
I gotta say, sitting around the shop brings up some interesting ideas sometimes...
