Granada GLX
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New to the forum and hoping theres some active members that can chime in still..
I've got a very clean all original 1982 Granada GLX with the 200/c5 combo and since it's an 82 it has ALL the smog equipment and catalytic converters.
i noticed i'm using a quarter tank if not a bit more every day on my 40 mile round trip to work and back now as compared to when i first started driving it it was just sipping gas- the car was maintained well with yearly tuneups/replacements of anything in need up til 2015 when my great grandmother passed- I got the car running at the end of 2022 with just replacing the fuel pump but from sitting so long i suspect the valve seals are shot with how much it smokes. (i've already replaced the cork valve cover gasket with a rubber one and yes i know i should have done the seals while i had it off but i've never tackled a seal replacement yet)- not mentioned was i did the plugs, cap, rotor, ect..
with the oil its been burning on the daily due to the valve seals i suspect the main cat under the log manifold is probably toast, and the secondary under the middle of the car has a hole rotted in it so it's pretty much time to ditch that aswell.. along with the rest of the exhaust system as it's fairly rotten..
I'm not looking to put much into this six as i wasnt even intending to drive the car daily what so ever but due to circumstances have to.. Could anyone point me to a CHEAP header(since this is what you refer to as the BIG BELL i assumed i cant use a 60s mustang header) that i can just side pipe the car behind the pass front wheel for the time being(i dont care how loud it is) so i can get rid of the Cats and EGR/smog junk? the car runs great honestly but boy is it a slug and can barely hold 60mph on the highway with all rollercoaster roads we have here in northern MN..
i've been planning on 302/351 swapping this car for years since it was parked-no offense to you guys but i'd rather be putting my money towards the v8 swap because all i wanted is a choppy idled tire burner that i can take out on cruise nights like my fox mustangs, but with 4 doors.
I've got a very clean all original 1982 Granada GLX with the 200/c5 combo and since it's an 82 it has ALL the smog equipment and catalytic converters.
i noticed i'm using a quarter tank if not a bit more every day on my 40 mile round trip to work and back now as compared to when i first started driving it it was just sipping gas- the car was maintained well with yearly tuneups/replacements of anything in need up til 2015 when my great grandmother passed- I got the car running at the end of 2022 with just replacing the fuel pump but from sitting so long i suspect the valve seals are shot with how much it smokes. (i've already replaced the cork valve cover gasket with a rubber one and yes i know i should have done the seals while i had it off but i've never tackled a seal replacement yet)- not mentioned was i did the plugs, cap, rotor, ect..
with the oil its been burning on the daily due to the valve seals i suspect the main cat under the log manifold is probably toast, and the secondary under the middle of the car has a hole rotted in it so it's pretty much time to ditch that aswell.. along with the rest of the exhaust system as it's fairly rotten..
I'm not looking to put much into this six as i wasnt even intending to drive the car daily what so ever but due to circumstances have to.. Could anyone point me to a CHEAP header(since this is what you refer to as the BIG BELL i assumed i cant use a 60s mustang header) that i can just side pipe the car behind the pass front wheel for the time being(i dont care how loud it is) so i can get rid of the Cats and EGR/smog junk? the car runs great honestly but boy is it a slug and can barely hold 60mph on the highway with all rollercoaster roads we have here in northern MN..
i've been planning on 302/351 swapping this car for years since it was parked-no offense to you guys but i'd rather be putting my money towards the v8 swap because all i wanted is a choppy idled tire burner that i can take out on cruise nights like my fox mustangs, but with 4 doors.