V8 Safari exhaust

ANYTHING TO DO WITH SWAPPING A V8 OR DIESEL INTO THE ASTRO/SAFARI
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V8 Safari exhaust

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This is what I am doing for my V8 safari exhaust: headers out to 2.5 into a Y pipe out to a 3inch catalytic converter
into another 3 inch to dual 2.5 Y pipe, to two 2.5 inch pipes over the rear axle then into two Thrush welded turbos.
I have made two rectangle sheet metal exhaust tips that will be mounted in my roll pan and the mufflers will be attached to them. When I get this done I will add pictures. I figured there is a need for weight distribution as well as more room to put the mufflers at the back. The reason I am using two Y pipes is basically because i had the front section custom made and the cat/con is 3 inch and hollowed out. And this section was on another Safari I built in the past. (it was totaled)
Recently bought a 1989 Astro RS from Florida. Replaced stock engine witha 1997 5.7 vortec with TBI and replaced transmission with rebuilt 700R4 with mild shift kit.
Bought on Monday the 16th of April 2012
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