2.0L headers and exhaust set up question Options

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Hi folks – hope everybody had a decent weekend. I have a set of very end very nicely made headers that I ordered for Marty for my big Type4 build. I didn’t realize in this is completely my responsibility end that they would come with a center exhaust collector because I had planned to use them with a 911 muffler. So I either need a different before design or to make some sort of connectors.

Has anyone been down this path that could weigh in on suggestions and any clever ideas that they’ve used or seen?

Again I want to stress that these are very nicely made and I’ve had nothing but a good experience with Marty on other things I’ve ordered with him. I didn’t sweat the details and what I received is in no way shape or form less than an excellent product.

Thanks!

[VaccaRabite]

For Literati, I think this is pretty simple.
Cut the muffler along the weld lines in red.


1) Rotate the flange, add the correct gasket, and bolt it to your headers. THEN weld the pipes to the flange using the headers as a jig. Couple tacks will do to hold it in place for phase 2.

2) Add however much pipe it takes to mate the newly welded muffler intake flange to the muffler proper. I'm guessing about an inch would do it. Again, you want the muffler bolted to the transmission and the flange pipe bolted to the headers with the gasket in place. This is your jig. Couple of tacks and you can unbolt everything and make your welds proper.

Easy easy fix!

Zach

[maf914]

For Literati, I think this is pretty simple.
Cut the muffler along the weld lines in red.

1) Rotate the flange, add the correct gasket, and bolt it to your headers. THEN weld the pipes to the flange using the headers as a jig. Couple tacks will do to hold it in place for phase 2.

2) Add however much pipe it takes to mate the newly welded muffler intake flange to the muffler proper. I'm guessing about an inch would do it. Again, you want the muffler bolted to the transmission and the flange pipe bolted to the headers with the gasket in place. This is your jig. Couple of tacks and you can unbolt everything and make your welds proper.

Easy easy fix!

Zach

I was thinking that as well. One other concern would be determining the correct height of the muffler outlets relative to the car body, bumper and rear valence. May be kind of tricky without the engine/tranny mounted in the car.