Re: Thorley's are done...

From: Glenn & Lynn Vanderburg (vanderbu@silk.net)
Date: Sat Aug 16 1997 - 13:07:45 EDT


I see allot of you use Doug Thorley Headers for your Dakota's are they any
better than any other brands? Are they the same ones you get through the
dealer? Are they just the best priced ones?
Are all headers created equal?
Glenn.

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> From: Michael Clark <mclark@wt.net>
> To: dakota@ait.fredonia.edu
> Subject: Thorley's are done...
> Date: Saturday, August 16, 1997 1:02 AM
>
> Ok let's recap: Started yesterday morning at 4:30am and worked
> straight trhough until tonight at 12:30am. 20 hours of pure hell but
> finally after all this time (excuse my French...) 'EM SUMBICHES IS
> ON...!!
>
> I'll spare the list a long boring synopses, but if you want to know the
> details keep an eye on my web page. I'll post the whole story and pics
> in a few weeks... (didn't get many good pics..)
>
> I didn't have time to drive around much tonight, just a few miles to
> make sure everything was working like it should so I don't know about
> performance yet. But when I fired the truck up, it sounded like a
> different engine almost. The best way I can describe the sound change
> is before with stock manifolds it sounde like a V8. Now it sounds like
> a "well refined" V8. The headers really "cleaned up" the sound. Before
> the flowmaster had a kinda loud resonance at around 1500rmp or so, not
> anymore. The tone is mellow with a strong underlying presence of power
> --boy have I been up too long--... Also on decel the "bubbling" or
> blurbleing sound is gone, just a smooth vrooooooom. To tell the truth I
> think the exhaust is quieter now with the headers, but what sound it
> does make is so controlled and tuned... Maybe tommorow when my SBEC
> gets settled again I can relate more to the performance side.....
>
> I think I may start looking at heat shielding for my wires. What are
> these headers made of, plutonium??? They throw a crap load of heat into
> the engine compartment (that is a technical term...) I think I need
> some decals on my hood saying open by the edges to avoid being burned by
> escaping heat ;_)
>
> Well that's about all for toinight. Just want to say thanks to all the
> guys who helped me with my questions and offered encouragement. Oh yeah
> Sam, NO clearance problems with stearing shaft, got about 1 inch space
> between it and the header. Been up now for 40 hours straight so i'm
> going to sleep, for a looong time.
>
> And this time I mean it...... ;^)
>
>
> --
> Michael Clark mike@snakebite.com
> '93 Mark III 4X2 V-8 SWB RC auto
> MP SBEC, K&N FIPK, Flowmaster cat-back dual
> Doug Thorley Headers
> http://userv.wt.net/~mclark/
>

 



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