Hilton Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 As some of you know, the head gasket on my 1997 Volvo 850 GLT failed. Some may say that the ~15psi of boost I was able to give it after swapping in a ported 15G had something to do with it. Those people are LIARS! It was destined to happen, I read it on a fortune cookie.As the car was down ANYWAY, it seemed like a good time to build an exhaust. A friend of mine (Galen on the F-Body boards) acquired a BUNCH of 3" pipe, much of it mandrel bent to various angles. He also supplied the muffler which originally was on a Dodge truck (the Hemi, not the turbo diesel). After removing the stock exhaust and laughing a little, we began. First we welded up the downpipe.oh good, it fitsThen we welded the next part going to the muffler.Gotta take credit for it, right?After much cleanup with a 3" wire wheel, it was time to start painting!Then we put it on the car.Not nearly as much beer was drank during the building of this exhaust as you would think.Comments are welcomed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHEIII874T5M Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Hell, so long as it doesn't leak, nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappo Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Not pretty, but looks like it would flow just fine. The only thing I am concerned about is the muffler. If it is chambered, you will want to replace it or it will end up doing damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastWagon95 Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 nice man, power to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S70driver2 Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 looks pretty good for a quick fix, unless its gonna stay in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianpike Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 looks pretty good for a quick fix, unless its gonna stay in.Uh, huh? Why would it be bad to stay in? It's an exhaust. They're round (sometimes oval) tubing that routes waste gases from your vehicle onto unsuspecting pedestrians. I see no reason that that exhaust isn't as good (or better) than all the shiny ones that you pay top dollar for.Hilton: What did you paint it with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Uh, huh? Why would it be bad to stay in? It's an exhaust. They're round (sometimes oval) tubing that routes waste gases from your vehicle onto unsuspecting pedestrians. I see no reason that that exhaust isn't as good (or better) than all the shiny ones that you pay top dollar for.Hilton: What did you paint it with?Most def. not better. Quality speaks money. Looks nice hilton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volvoson Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Why bother putting a muffler in at all? :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Why bother putting a muffler in at all? My T5 Sounded like a V8 w/ dropped headers with just the single Borla muffler. :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelostartof Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 looks great bud .... can't wait to hear sound clips of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volvoson Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 My T5 Sounded like a V8 w/ dropped headers with just the single Borla muffler. Mine is so quiet (at idle/cruising) with the single Supersprint muffler... I like it, but I would also love a 3" straight pipe all the way to the rear bumper for shits and giggles Fireballs anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George @ ViVA Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Mine is so quiet (at idle/cruising) with the single Supersprint muffler... I like it, but I would also love a 3" straight pipe all the way to the rear bumper for I crapped my pants and I love how it feels and giggles Fireballs anyone?Agreed,My S60R has a single muffler and it sounds very good - barely noticable at idle. It's amazing how quiet these cars really are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilton Posted December 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Thanks guys. It took a lot longer than we thought it would, but I'm really happy with it. The muffler is straight through. Dumb luck. I didn't know that it was important. I painted it with high temp BBQ grill paint. It's supposed to be good up to 1200 degrees. It'll either work, or it won't. It's staying in. I'm really proud of it. It took a lot of measuring, cutting, tacking, testing, cutting again, tacking, testing, then welding. I guess welding is like anything else in that the more of it you do, the better you get at it. This was my first real welding project.I don't think it's going to leak anywhere. I prepped both sides really well with a grinder and then welded the pieces together. If it does leak anywhere, I'll pull it off and fix it.I left off my favorite part of the project. Total costflex pipe $38 shipped eBaypipe free Galen already had itmuffler free Galen already had itO2 bung free Galen already had itpaint $9 Advanced Autoflange $2.50 Summit (bought months ago)2 clamps $5 Advanced AutoTip free I already had itgasket free I already had itI'll be happy to post sound clips once the engine is back together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty.bou Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 You are my hero. I plan on doing this same exact thing to my T5R wagon this summer. I can't wait to hear sound/video clips! Nicely done! :tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaitz Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Looks great, build me one and I'll pay ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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