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question.gif posted on April 27th, 2010 at 04:43 PM
overkill???


Hi all,
I have a '66 bug with a 1776 it has 36mm dell's ported heads c/w crank, 100 or 110 cam 009 dizzy with petronix and a shitty empi 1-3/8" exhaust with phat (or should that be crap??) boy muff.

I am looking a getting a new exhaust as I am sick of fixing the exhaust. I have welded it about 6 times as the welds around the muffler break (after 5 weeks) and the car is low and it get caoght on ants and grasshoppers. I am looking at either a 1-5/8" header and hideaway or if the money is there I would get a sidewinder again in 1-5/8". I am also looking at new carbs, possibly 40 or 44IDF's

Is the 1-5/8" exhaust too big or should I go 1-1/2"??
Also is 44IDF's too large??

I rarely drive the car but feel it could do a little better thsn the 80rwhp it has. Also when it is driven it gets driven fairly hard.

Thanks for your input

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posted on April 27th, 2010 at 05:21 PM



What heads and valves are you running

If you are getting 80HP at the wheels out of a 1776 with stock heads - buy your self a beer
That aint bad at all

Carbs - yeah, upgrade to 40 Dells. 44 Webers or 45 DRLAs if you jet them down (34 vents)

I will be interested in what other say here but i would think the 1 5/8" is too big

I have just made up a 1 3/8" going to 1 1/2" for my stock head 1916

Are you running heater boxes??
If so then you are really limited to a 1 3/8" to 1 1/2" already




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posted on April 27th, 2010 at 06:09 PM



dont buy empi. mine is, i hattttttttttttte it.
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posted on April 27th, 2010 at 06:22 PM



stick to 1 1/2 and maybe the 40mm with the 110
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yes.gif posted on April 27th, 2010 at 08:38 PM



I think I would be happy with 85HP...

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posted on April 28th, 2010 at 02:27 PM



Stock valve heads, just ported and polished. and I run heater boxes. I am contemplating going to J pipes as the car is not a dailiy driver so wouldn't get driven much in winter.

I agree with Colonel mustard, the current empi exhaust is sh#t, poor fit and as i said the weeks broke after 5 weeks.




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posted on April 28th, 2010 at 02:35 PM



Loose the heater boxes, and put a merged 1 1/2" system on with 40's or 44's, both can be sorted on your engine but I'd go 40's unless you're going bigger heads or engine later.



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posted on April 29th, 2010 at 07:13 PM



Hi, if the dels are dual barrel 36mm don't replace them with anything bigger, with the cam that have weither it is a 110 or 100 and the standard valves you will not have the port velosity to give you a good bottom end, you will have a much more driivable car with the smaller carbs with 28mm chokes and a 1.5" exhaust, drivability is what counts in the real world unless your prepaired to put up with a car that has carbs that are to big for the engine size


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