A month or so back I started taking apart the top end of my '85 to swap out a suspected bad head gasket. As so often happens, life got in the way (had a research opportunity come along that I couldn't pass up) and haven't gotten to it in a while. Now I'm starting to get back to it, and while I have the top end apart, I figured it'd be a good time to get new injectors and a new injector harness (which I have been meaning to do for a while).
My first question is what injectors you guys would reccomend, and who is a good place to buy from? At the moment the motor is mostly stock, but in the future I hope to change that. I have a spearco kit in the garage I plan to modify and install at some point, and a TA-33 may be in the future, along with some exhaust mods. I'm not planning on making the car into anything crazy ever, but some performance mods are in the future. I seem to remember a few posters reccomending 50's, that way you will never likely have to upgrade, etc. Any suggestions you guys have as far as injector size, and vendor choice would be appreciated. Oh, and yes I realize I will have to get my chip re-burned to account for the bigger injectors.
My second question regards my exhaust. As of now, my exhaust system comprises stock headers, stock crossover, stock up-pipe, and a stock downpipe with the last inch or so cut off. When I purchased the car it had a cat rusted onto the end of the downpipe and nothing else behind it, so I cut off the cat to keep it from flopping around under there. I was thinking that while I had the heads off it would be a good time to do any exhaust mods. It has been a year or so since I have been really active on the threads, is there anyone out there producing reasonably priced headers, up-pipes or downpipes for hotairs? If not, does anyone have any used units for sale? Is there an easy way to check my stock headers for leaks other that with the engine running? Money is a big concern for me, so I assume if thats the limiting factor that a downpipe would be the most bang for buck rather than headers or up-pipe? Again, any advice would be very welcome. Thanks guys!
My first question is what injectors you guys would reccomend, and who is a good place to buy from? At the moment the motor is mostly stock, but in the future I hope to change that. I have a spearco kit in the garage I plan to modify and install at some point, and a TA-33 may be in the future, along with some exhaust mods. I'm not planning on making the car into anything crazy ever, but some performance mods are in the future. I seem to remember a few posters reccomending 50's, that way you will never likely have to upgrade, etc. Any suggestions you guys have as far as injector size, and vendor choice would be appreciated. Oh, and yes I realize I will have to get my chip re-burned to account for the bigger injectors.
My second question regards my exhaust. As of now, my exhaust system comprises stock headers, stock crossover, stock up-pipe, and a stock downpipe with the last inch or so cut off. When I purchased the car it had a cat rusted onto the end of the downpipe and nothing else behind it, so I cut off the cat to keep it from flopping around under there. I was thinking that while I had the heads off it would be a good time to do any exhaust mods. It has been a year or so since I have been really active on the threads, is there anyone out there producing reasonably priced headers, up-pipes or downpipes for hotairs? If not, does anyone have any used units for sale? Is there an easy way to check my stock headers for leaks other that with the engine running? Money is a big concern for me, so I assume if thats the limiting factor that a downpipe would be the most bang for buck rather than headers or up-pipe? Again, any advice would be very welcome. Thanks guys!
Good luck. ---Keith
