I'm building a SE Spyder with a 356C motor and need to find an option for the exhaust. I've got a Sebring exhaust and headers from SE, which are designed for a VW motor with round flanges. A 356 motor uses rectangular flanges mounted at tapered pipe ends. I've got some old 356 exhausts to source the correct ends from but curves in the header pipes will still need a lot of cutting and bending. Anybody have experience doing this and advice to offer? Thanks.
- Bruce
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Seems like a lot of work, plus you’re going to have to bend the tube ends into a long-ish oval to match the 356 flanges and on and on, and, as you said, none of the tube bends will be right, either.
Wouldn’t it be a whole lot easier to just buy a Bursch header system for a 356 and stick a muffler on it?
Header:
https://www.ecklers.com/porsch...tVxoeOBoC1z0QAvD_BwE
Muffler (or get a Bursch muffler):
When I emptied out my Amish hobby shop I trashed a set of square end 356 headers because, no one wanted them.....
He’s building a Spyder with a Porsche pushrod engine.
I know several Beck Spyders were made with 356 engines. Perhaps get in touch with Carey Hines at SE/Beck and pick his brain about it. Tell him Danny P sent you.
@Bruce Smith -- you might talk with Tiger at A1. He has built many Sebring exhaust systems for original 4 cam cars as well as many Volkswagens and replicas. I bet he could help you with some ease. Carey is also a superb reference, as he also has a lot of experience with both.
Anand
Bruce-can you update us on what you've found? Curious to know the outcome of your search!
Anand
when we played on the dino with 356 exhaust, tryed different ones, we always went back to the bursch, the magic was in the tri Y 4 into 2. bill
Vintage speed has what your looking for. I can order it or you can go direct. Also for a custom exhaust contact Pete Weber at in Newark ca.
