Cheap ebay 'Empire Performance' extractors anyone?

Evil Panda · Postby **Evil Panda** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 10:50 pm

Running a link between the plug and the sensor until my new one arrives.
Just soldered the tips, bent over and shrink tubed. Seems to be doing the job.

spikes · Postby **spikes** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 11:10 am

What headers were you running before you installed these? We're they OEM or aftermarket?

Evil Panda · Postby **Evil Panda** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 2:20 pm

Oh sorry, thought I'd mentioned it in the first post.... they were some aftermarket ones.
Couldn't find a stamp on them, so no idea what brand.
But they were 4-1 like the OEM headers.

That's why I wasn't expecting a huge difference.

P.S. Dann's comments just became a lot clearer. My bad mate.

Snowmotion · Postby **Snowmotion** » Sat Sep 14, 2013 8:57 pm

I had a look at installing the new Empire extractors today but realised there is a piece of the puzzle missing.
The Empire exctractor has a female opening for the pipe that runs off the back of the header near the firewall as below.

and on the factory header it is a male fitting as below.
What do you use to adapt these together and what thread size would it be?

On the upside I found my main exhaust leak. No gasket in the join before the catalytic convertor.

Postby **NitroDann** » Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:00 pm

Wow that port is REALLY nice.

Dann

emily_mx5 · Postby **emily_mx5** » Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:15 pm

NitroDann wrote:Wow that port is REALLY nice.

Can't tell if sarcasm?

What do you use to adapt these together and what thread size would it be?

Block of egr all together

Postby **NitroDann** » Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:22 pm

Are you trying to troll me subtly here Emily..?

Dann

Snowmotion · Postby **Snowmotion** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 12:01 am

I can tell sarcasm! (I am a sucker, Dan)

What does that port do?

Postby **NitroDann** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 12:07 am

It's where the exhaust escapes the engine and out the exhaust pipe.

It should be perfect and smooth for good power.

On a turbo car it doesnt make so much difference but its still important, in an n/a car its very important.

Dann

Snowmotion · Postby **Snowmotion** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 12:18 am

Doh, not that port Dan.. I know what the exhaust does. (and realise that this header is not that good)

I was referring to the EGR port but I used search and now understand.
Now to work out the size and thread to make a join.

emily_mx5 · Postby **emily_mx5** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 12:37 am

just delete it man, 2 bolts and a plate on the inlet manifold, and a bolt to block the hole in the extractors.

Fra66L · Postby **Fra66L** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 9:15 am

emily_mx5 wrote:just delete it man, 2 bolts and a plate on the inlet manifold, and a bolt to block the hole in the extractors.

There's a nice brass fitting from the Bunnings plumbing section that fits quite nicely - the thread is subtly different but nothing that some exhaust gasket putty stuff can't fix. Been there, done that.

Snowmotion · Postby **Snowmotion** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 12:45 pm

Fra66L wrote:
emily_mx5 wrote:just delete it man, 2 bolts and a plate on the inlet manifold, and a bolt to block the hole in the extractors.

There's a nice brass fitting from the Bunnings plumbing section that fits quite nicely - the thread is subtly different but nothing that some exhaust gasket putty stuff can't fix. Been there, done that.

Do you recall the size fitting?
I just got a 15mm male to male but it is too small so thinking it must be 20mm.

Fra66L · Postby **Fra66L** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 1:56 pm

Sorry, no I don't. Working on the other side of the Pacific at the moment so no way I can check either

Evil Panda · Postby **Evil Panda** » Mon Sep 16, 2013 8:16 pm

Wow.... they look nothing like the set I got.
My ports were nice and smooth... I took one little edge off with the Drimmel, other than that they were schmick.
I take it this is not for an NA6?

Are these a secondhand set that have been repaired?