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Now that we’re back to catching up on Scott’s twin-turbo Explorer build, get ready for plenty of Explorer puns! Oh, joy.
Seeing as how all the above-ground work is done on the Explorer (under-hood work, intercooler/oil/coolant lines, etc.), it’s time to dig deep. So deep, in fact, that we’re going all the way UNDERNEATH the car. This is a first for Fluid MotorUnion, working on something underneath a car, so we’re super excited to make this so-called “exhaust” we’ve been reading about on the internet. Since it’s a relatively simple design (two downpipes on either side, connecting to a Y-pipe, then to a single pipe, and out the side before the rear axle), it shouldn’t be too many blog posts before we get to the fun part — the tuning. Here was the Y-pipe (plus the connection to the driver’s side downpipe) during construction:
And the connection from the passenger side downpipe to the Y-pipe. They were still separate at this point solely due to size; trying to rotate and work around an incredibly large exhaust setup is demanding, to say the least. Connecting this part to the Y-pipe last makes it so much easier to work with:
And here it is, welded together and installed, from the downpipes to the Y-pipe. We also tapped and welded the holes for the O2 bungs:
One more gratuitous weld shot for the road.
Now, we’re focusing our efforts (and our filler rod) on the second half of the exhaust, which consists of more piping (what a shock!!) and some pieces that will help to not make this car sound like it’s going to wake the neighbors every day.
By the way, I'm currently editing the Black Series exhaust video. Everybody will suffer a terrible, horrible death at the hands of this car. Every. Single. One of us.
Seeing as how all the above-ground work is done on the Explorer (under-hood work, intercooler/oil/coolant lines, etc.), it’s time to dig deep. So deep, in fact, that we’re going all the way UNDERNEATH the car. This is a first for Fluid MotorUnion, working on something underneath a car, so we’re super excited to make this so-called “exhaust” we’ve been reading about on the internet. Since it’s a relatively simple design (two downpipes on either side, connecting to a Y-pipe, then to a single pipe, and out the side before the rear axle), it shouldn’t be too many blog posts before we get to the fun part — the tuning. Here was the Y-pipe (plus the connection to the driver’s side downpipe) during construction:
And the connection from the passenger side downpipe to the Y-pipe. They were still separate at this point solely due to size; trying to rotate and work around an incredibly large exhaust setup is demanding, to say the least. Connecting this part to the Y-pipe last makes it so much easier to work with:
And here it is, welded together and installed, from the downpipes to the Y-pipe. We also tapped and welded the holes for the O2 bungs:
One more gratuitous weld shot for the road.
Now, we’re focusing our efforts (and our filler rod) on the second half of the exhaust, which consists of more piping (what a shock!!) and some pieces that will help to not make this car sound like it’s going to wake the neighbors every day.
By the way, I'm currently editing the Black Series exhaust video. Everybody will suffer a terrible, horrible death at the hands of this car. Every. Single. One of us.
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