SkagTits165 ST205 GenIII 3SGTe into ST165 VERY PIC HEAVY

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SkagTits165

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zaluss":a7z2lnaq said:
SkagTits165":a7z2lnaq said:
A full day it took to fit. You cant really tell in the pictures, but i had to deform certain sections of the exhaust. I built a jig to hold the exhaust to bench, while i beat with rubber mallet. The largest deformity was maybe 2mm deep. When i first assembled pieces under car, i never thought that it would fit without cutting and welding, but it did. I had 2mm wood spacers to insert between the exhaust and the suspension/body where the clearances were tight. then as i tightened from front to back i would see where i needed to deform. It was quite the job

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Oi. Maybe I'll be heading down to the exhaust shop afterall. I also inquired to Klue about a Bully clutch as it appears my ST205 swap needs one.
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If you are going to a generic muffler shop, be prepared for some gross looking bends, not nice mandrel bends.
Probably look like this


 
athousandleaves

athousandleaves

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Quick note on the ebay exhaust, on one of my cars I was able to install it without having to deform the pipes or cut anything. Just putting a few washers under the E-W crossmember gave me enough clearance to sneak it by.

Car is looking great though! :smokes:
 
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SkagTits165

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Damn, maybe mine was just not in the jig correctly, because it took a lot of work.
And on a second note, I LOVE THE GENIII 3SGTE. If anyone out there is contemplating spending a bunch of money on their GENI, don't waste your time or money. These GENIII's are so much more refined in their driveablility and performance, for a reasonable price. Every time i fire her up it feels like im starting a new car. So much fun to drive. Just like a 2-stroke dirtbike, a quick fan of the clutch and its spooling hard
 
athousandleaves

athousandleaves

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Yeah, the bigger runners on both sides of the head really change the 3S, way more modern feeling. Even the stock tune is good for plenty of fun too.
 
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801Alltrac

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Skagtits
Big changes last time i seen this beauty looking good love the I/c hard pipe, glad you made the jump to the 3rd gen
 
FC Zach

FC Zach

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I agree! I used to have one remotely mounted in the hatch and although a little slow to crank some mornings, it still got me going on a 19 degree (Fahrenheit) day.
 
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