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« **on:** November 08, 2010, 09:00:19 PM »

Well I was wanting to build a wild and very different set of headers so I started brain storming and came up with an idea.

I found a pair of slip on merged collectors at the Long Beach swapmeet this past sunday for 40.00 bucks and bought them. Went home and started to hack away and this is what I came up with! An 8 into 1 collector for my 180* headers Im going to soon build

It will exit in the center of the transom flat accross. What do you guys think?

« **Reply #1 on:** November 08, 2010, 09:14:54 PM »

that is gunna look badass my buddy has a set like that he runs on his sandrail i think boyd cottington made them

« **Reply #2 on:** November 08, 2010, 09:21:20 PM »

Sweet! Yeah Im curious to hear how they will sound on my motor! Its pretty loud as it is now

« **Reply #3 on:** November 08, 2010, 09:24:57 PM »

Nick i been looking for 180* headers for a while.lemme know what you come up with...by the way that collector looks sick

« **Reply #4 on:** November 08, 2010, 09:29:53 PM »

I will update pics as I move forward with this project. need to save up the money for the flanges and a bunch of U-bends and J-bends

« **Reply #5 on:** November 09, 2010, 10:48:55 PM »

Giong to attach my nick name to the top of my collector on the oval tip!

« **Reply #6 on:** November 09, 2010, 11:15:07 PM »

Nick, that fits!!!!

We'll discuss 2 of those hanging out the back of my twin jet when we discuss you making jacketed 180" headers..........

Ray

« **Reply #7 on:** November 09, 2010, 11:16:27 PM »

For sure Ray!

« **Reply #8 on:** November 10, 2010, 08:30:14 AM »

Nick, you're a true craftsman! Great work as always. I know 8 into 1 set-ups sound great on small blocks...i think it will sound like a freakin' indy car on a big block, I'll be excited to hear it. Maybe you can bring out to the Tom Papp deal with the 8 into 1 on there if you're done by then.

« **Reply #9 on:** November 10, 2010, 09:14:37 AM »

Here's how tight the engines sit in the thing........ This is a pic of twin SBC's in a twin outdrive version of my Ship, same year....

Twin 460's is gonna be a bigger challenge for ya kiddo!

Ray

« **Reply #10 on:** November 10, 2010, 11:12:35 AM »

Yeah thats a tight fit for sure!

« **Reply #11 on:** November 10, 2010, 04:29:19 PM »

Looks good.

One thing you may want to consider is the collector timing for the scavenging effect.

Ideally, you want the exhaust pulses going around in a circle in order, which is the whole reason for doing the 180° headers. Having the collectors merge like that right where the primaries come together might not allow that to happen. Can you keep a short lenght of secondary tube (10" or so) before bringing them together in the big collector?

« **Reply #12 on:** November 11, 2010, 06:25:16 AM »

Pat, I know there is a certain way they need to be done and all but this is my first attempt at this and there is not a whole lot of room to do shit! Im just going to go for it and see what happens lol If it adds 5 hp or takes 5 hp screw it! Im just doing this to have fun with it and to be different

Thanks for your input though bud!

Nick, Not sure if I will have them done by the TP deal but im going to try

« **Reply #13 on:** November 11, 2010, 08:11:43 PM »

right on fucking great i idea on that ..... welll hope alls well get in touch with me i fixed the fuckin fuel pump and it huals ass a fittin was looose any way ...l. ya whatever i can fix all most any thing .... maybe .... great job call me i still have the same number .... say hi for me to the group ....

« **Reply #14 on:** November 16, 2010, 11:16:04 PM »

Started to jig up the collector!

« **Reply #15 on:** November 18, 2010, 10:49:27 PM »

Little more progress!

« **Reply #16 on:** November 19, 2010, 01:30:31 PM »

Looking good bro

« **Reply #17 on:** November 19, 2010, 05:02:17 PM »

Thanks!

« **Reply #18 on:** November 19, 2010, 05:04:51 PM »

Can we get a mad skillz icon?

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« **Reply #19 on:** November 19, 2010, 08:53:19 PM »

Update Pics

« **Reply #20 on:** November 19, 2010, 09:00:12 PM »

owwwww seen these pics before they hit the forums, very nice work bro.

« **Reply #21 on:** November 19, 2010, 11:46:50 PM »

Thanks here are a couple more

« **Reply #22 on:** November 20, 2010, 07:40:27 AM »

That's bad ass bro, going to have them coated.

« **Reply #23 on:** November 20, 2010, 08:04:24 AM »

thanks. ya I will have them coated

« **Reply #24 on:** November 20, 2010, 10:33:24 AM »

Looking just plain sick bro!

Yeah, I think Brad needs to change your SN to Mad Skillz..........

Ray

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