cleancutty

I need help installing my patriot side exhaust pipes to the exhaust manifold.
I read the instructions, and I can't understand how to attach the side exhaust pipes to the intake manifold. Is there some kind of special adaptor? I need help connecting the hook-up kit to the exhaust manifold port.
Thanks.
Have a nice day.
By the way my car is a 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass.

Jamesbo

Welcome aboard

Although I'm rather fond of 69's, I don't have a clue about what you're asking.

Hang in there someone will be right with ya.

firefrost gold

stock Exhaust manifolds or headers? if stock do yo have a crossover or duals ? if duals you can cut off were needed and pipe over with some u bends and clamps if headers you will need a collector at end then pipe over to mufflers if you have the y pipe you can go to muffler shop get some down pipes for you manifolds and pipe over to new set up

joe_padavano

I guess I'm not sure what you're asking. If the question is about plumbing the exhaust pipe, there really isn't much to it. You'll need to either fabricate or have made pipes to run from the exhaust manifold ports to the side pipes. Walker Dynomax sells a kit with the bends, but you'll still need to custom make the connection to the Olds manifolds. If you currently have single exhaust, you'll need to remove the crossover pipe between the manifolds and cap the extra hole on the passenger side. The factory did this when dual exhaust was fitted to the small block cars. You can either get a repro of the cap or fabricate one from the end of the crossover pipe and a piece of plate.

cleancutty

I have dual exhaust pipes, and they are cut to the length that I want, but they don't match up with the hook up kit that I bought for the side pipes.
The old pipes are about 2 inches wide, but the new pipes are about 3 inches wide.

cleancutty

Thanks for all the help, I like talking things over before I just start going crazy.

firefrost gold

I would like to see it when your done . I put 2.5 down pipes to 2.25 exhaust on my lemans I went to fleet farm of all places and got what i needed to make the drop is size some clamps and
was back on the road .

Olds64

All you need is an expander (I don't know if that is what it is actually called). It is just a short length of pipe that will change the pipe diameter from 2" to 3". You can get these at any auto parts store.

cleancutty

It's in the process of being restored.

firefrost gold

cant see it

cleancutty

Hey fellas here is a picture of my Beauty.

firefrost gold

does it have a gold interior ? looks like a nice combo if i see it right .

cleancutty

So, I think that the front bench seat isn't original, because doesn't match the rest of the interior.
The man that I bought my Cutlass from painted it green and gold.
It's a major project!

firefrost gold

so what combo are you looking to go with ?

cleancutty

I like black or silver, but somebody told me that those colors are hard to piant on a car. I want to paint it like it was originaly. It's going to be an all original car. The original color was lemon. I don't really have any colors picked out yet.