Posts by Varga_old

Thank you all for the info! I am looking into several options, but at the moment limited by cashola. (as I am back in college, you have any idea how expensive tuition is now-a-days?!!)

Yes, the Fairlane manifolds' mount ends are a bit different, in particular the DSide. I spoke with an exhaust shop yesterday and he agreed that I would need a new Y pipe fabricated; however he also had the idea (when I showed him the pic of the Y pipe) that I could cut it in a straight section about 12" after the manifold connection (where the cut would be past the firewall) and then I could connect the manifold end up; and he could splice in a piece to connect it all back. If I do it right, the splice should be hardly visible except from under the car. If nothing else, this will make the car drivable for the summer. Ive had the car about 10 years and maybe put 3k miles on it. Wonder if I could clamp a piece in for the interim and next spring do a complete pipe/system overhaul? ...too bad there is no flex pipe I could use!

Oh, that reminds me, it would seem there is no support for the exhaust pipes before the muffler on my car... is that correct??? I had to jack the pipes up so I could get the old manifolds off! Seems like a lot of stress to place on the manifolds!

The next hurdle is getting those spark plugs back in...yikes, all the times Ive watched someone change them over the years, this is my first go around. What a pain in the A.

Much appreciate all the suggestions!

Does anyone know where I could purchase this Y pipe so I could bolt it on myself? I just hate taking my car to new places for service...I usually try to DIY first. These places see me come in and say "Cha-Ching!" then I unleash the knowledge on them, and it makes 'em mad.

Thanks to all!

I have a 64 1/2 "daily driver" convertible that has been udpated over the years. It used to have a straight 6 and the previous owner put in a 289. The engine is a C Code, single exhaust. The exhaust manifolds finally bought the farm and I purchased original K code manifolds from a Fairlane for replacements, had them bead blasted, ceramic coated and machined. I was told they would work fine on my stang, which is true and false. They will fit the engine block, but not meet the Y pipe....after some research I found this story:

http://www.mustangandfords.com/techarticles/m…t/photo_01.html

My Concerns: 1. Will replacing the C code with the K, in fact be a positive for my car? (performance wise) 2. Is my only alternative to have a new Y pipe made?

I've done the removal of the old on my own and so far so good with the replacement, however I have no ability to rebend any exhaust pipes. Suggestions or HELP please!