Installed exhaust hangers
Today was an absolutely stellar day, sunny and 70 degrees. It felt like summer. Consequently, I spent most of the day outside washing the cars, hanging out in the back yard, and riding bikes with Adele and the dog.
I did find time to work on the exhaust hangers. Those things are a pain, mainly because of the limited access behind the engine and the funky spring clamps that go around the exhaust pipes. I positioned the pipes where I wanted them. I then used some cleco side clamps and/or needle nose vise grips to hold the two clamps around the pipes. From there I measured distances, cut the little pipe thingys, and cut the rubber hose. I also flared the ends of the tubes as Dan showed on his site to hopefully keep them from slipping off. Installing everything took quite a while, because a few of the bolts I could only turn one flat at a time.
The hangers attach to the sump. These pictures show which bolt I used on the left and right sides, respectively.
There was one spot I had to do a little filing on the sump in order for the hanger tab to have a flat spot to sit on.
I’ve noticed that almost everyone puts the cabin heat muff on the back exhaust pipe rather than the front, and pulls the air off the back baffle wall. This also makes a lot of sense to me. The routing of the SCAT tubing is much, much easier. I had previously partially installed the muff on the front exhaust pipe, so I removed that and started installing it on the rear pipe.
