I guess some people want the clean look, kinda like removing the AC compressor when disabling the ac system. Courtney, find a friend with a MIG welder and get some nice aluminized J bends. Cut and weld to fit. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Mike S Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 9:18 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: [T2] Exhausts that delete the heaterboxes completely on aircooled Type IV engines? At 07:57 PM 1/22/2009, courtney hook wrote... >Are there any aftermarket performance/nonperformance exhausts that >delete the heaterboxes and just run a header pipe from the exhaust >ports out to the back of the van? I would think maybe a Porsche 914 >exhaust? It seems there is nothing to do this and remove all the >heaterbox crap. Anyone come across a system? Why? If you don't want to hook up all the heater stuff, don't. What harm do the heater boxes do just sitting there? Actually, used that way, they may give a slight performance increase vs. plain pipes, by keeping the exhaust hot and flowing, and pushing that heat further away from the engine. |
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