BELANGER HEADERS REMOVE CONES

[pedro]

I just install Greg Good Heads and was wondering if i need to remove the cones from the headers running a Roe supercharger 10 pound pulley????

 

[PhoenixGTS]

Just to remind, the official name the Belangers use for their protrusion that helps with velocity by taking up space in the collector is "pickle."

 

[radta7]

Pedro, yes you do since you are running a SC. You need the addition exhaust flow.

 

[GTSnake]

So how does one go about doing this? Can you post pics as you progress along?

 

[pedro]

Thanks Rob

 

[plumcrazy]

pedro, if ya need help, im close by. just call.

 

[pedro]

i will post pictures

 

[Steve 00RT/10]

My car is 'on the pickle' so to speak with a Roe 5 pounder. Seems to work just fine to me. Over 50,000 miles on the Belangers to date. 2800 miles on the blower. Still doing a little tuning.

Others may know a lot more than I, but I think that pickle was put there for a reason. You might want to give old Lou a call. ....Then there's the sound---nothing else quite like it!

Steve

 

[pedro]

Thanks Phil, All i have left are the headers

 

[99 R/T 10]

I believe SVS did a comparison on the same engine with Balengers with the pickle and w/o. By taking out the pickle, the car picked up over 40 RWHP. Steve, the pickle was designed to improve airflow on a N/A car. I am sure your car does run fine, but if the pickle is removed, you'll see better performance.

 

[roofum]

VOTE FOR PEDRO

 

[pedro]

i agree pickle holding up hp

 

[FE 065]

I remember an article about Byron Hines's research into exhaust flow and headers. Even going so far as to study ballistics in his search for optimum exhaust flow. As I recall, his Pro Stock motorcycle had a 'pickle-like' device in the collector.

I had some Belangers and seems like the pickle wasn't really obstructing anything, just filling up the gap where the 5 primary tubes come together at the collector.

- Though my memory has let me down before ..!

 

[twinturbo3150]

Geese all this talk about pickels is makeing be hungry!!!!!