Jsharptooth91's Beta 2 swap
09-16-2008, 02:20 PM
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is it aluminum? aren't you afraid of overheating with a smaller rad on the beta? I guess you won't know until you try it but if your putting in a small dinky plastic radiator I would be looking for a back up already just incase.
09-16-2008, 03:27 PM
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The spacer won't be hard to do unless it's hard to find longer studs. Then it could be a problem unless the Beta studs are really long already. I like working with aluminum. It would be time consuming but not very hard to do.
I can afford time, it's when things get expensive that I run away screaming. lol. I've built aluminum spacers/restrictors for EGR valves and carburators before but never a header spacer. And I've port matched my intake manifold to the head...so it shouldn't be a problem but it might take a full day to build it.
A fair number of people are running the Beta with the half radiator without problems, but it is awfully small.
I can afford time, it's when things get expensive that I run away screaming. lol. I've built aluminum spacers/restrictors for EGR valves and carburators before but never a header spacer. And I've port matched my intake manifold to the head...so it shouldn't be a problem but it might take a full day to build it.
A fair number of people are running the Beta with the half radiator without problems, but it is awfully small.
09-16-2008, 03:31 PM
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If you dont want to scratch your new ones up, you can use mine for fitment problems.
And i head you want a sexy sounding muffler? I have a sexy sounding muffler. I will sell said sexy sounding muffler to you for $20. cool.gif
And i head you want a sexy sounding muffler? I have a sexy sounding muffler. I will sell said sexy sounding muffler to you for $20. cool.gif
09-16-2008, 03:33 PM
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Or we can use my old header flange off my obx headers, cut it, and tig weld it onto your new headers to make them stick out more.. Cause i can tig weld. And we have a pimp tig welder at school.
09-16-2008, 04:17 PM
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The problem would be getting the car up to your neck of the woods. I will take your muffler as long as it dont sound ricey. I'm going for the stock look. Does it sound like a Borla?
09-16-2008, 04:28 PM
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I dunno.. I dont think i have any vidoes with that exhaust on it. It has a flowmaster hollow ting to it. I liked it alot. I think Floyd heard it.
I do know that the same muffler is on the golf, and is on my dads blazer. I like them alot. lol
I do know that the same muffler is on the golf, and is on my dads blazer. I like them alot. lol