oh you make it sound like a 30 minute project.
I have headers, for SVX Subaru engines in Vanagons..........made, starting
with J Bends, by a super excellent professional welder...........it's a
fairly involved project if you want it to come out really nicely.......
like a few hundred dollars worth , unless it's just amateur work, or a hack
job.
Scott
www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "pdooley" <psdooley@VERIZON.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: [T2] Exhausts that delete the heaterboxes completely on
aircooled Type IV engines?

>I guess some people want the clean look, kinda like removing the AC
> compressor when disabling the ac system.
>
> Courtney, find a friend with a MIG welder and get some nice aluminized J
> bends.  Cut and weld to fit.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Mike S
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 9:18 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: [T2] Exhausts that delete the heaterboxes completely on
> aircooled Type IV engines?
>
> At 07:57 PM 1/22/2009, courtney hook wrote...
>>Are there any aftermarket performance/nonperformance exhausts that
>>delete the heaterboxes and just run a header pipe from the exhaust
>>ports out to the back of the van? I would think maybe a Porsche 914
>>exhaust? It seems there is nothing to do this and remove all the
>>heaterbox crap. Anyone come across a system?
>
> Why? If you don't want to hook up all the heater stuff, don't. What
> harm do the heater boxes do just sitting there? Actually, used that
> way, they may give a slight performance increase vs. plain pipes, by
> keeping the exhaust hot and flowing, and pushing that heat further away
> from the engine.