merge collectors???

JOE ZOOM · 09-17-2010, 10:01 AM

Any opinoins on merge collector vs. standerd collectors...are they worth the $$$$

SSDiv6 · 09-17-2010, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by JOE ZOOM

Any opinoins on merge collector vs. standerd collectors...are they worth the $$$$

Do a search. This subject has been discussed on this forum many times.

Billy Nees · 09-17-2010, 12:15 PM

Joe, to make a long story short, if your primary tubes are too big then a merge collector will help you. If they're too small or just right then they will hurt.

JOE ZOOM · 09-17-2010, 02:02 PM

thanksbill you deserve a hot dog or burger

Bobby Fazio · 09-17-2010, 04:00 PM

Joe, we had long merge collectors on our car at the beginning of the season (our headers are 1 7/8 tubes which I believe to be too big for our application). We switched to a smaller, inexpensive edelbrock merge collector from summit, and it picked up the ET and MPH. I also searched these forums many times to read everyone's opinion on the subject and couldn't find a solid yes or no.

Alan Roehrich · 09-17-2010, 05:02 PM

There is no definitive answer to this question. Whether or not you can gain from a merge collector depends on a large number of factors, each combination is as individual as the person who owns it. It is impossible to say for certain if merge collectors will help a combination without knowing nearly every individual part involved in the combination. And then if you change one or more of those parts, you start all over again.

Wade_Owens · 09-17-2010, 05:45 PM

Call Mark at Performance Welding. He will tell you straight out if he thinks it will hurt or help your combo. He builds and sells them, but, has also told people what they have is sufficient.

Wade O

Tom Simon · 09-17-2010, 06:49 PM

X2 on Mark... he has the benefit of doing a fair amount of back-to-back dyno testing of his headers, tons of variations on complicated eliminator V8's. He also does an outstanding job of custom header fabrication, the stainless stepped header he made for my car is over-the-top

gmonde · 09-17-2010, 06:57 PM

the only real way to find out if the merg collectors are a gain or loss is the dyno,,this wil give you that info but you cant take the dyno for a pass down the track ,,,i picked up just a 2-3 hundreths by adding them but i also built a set of step headers as well ,,lots of laps is the only way to realy see a consistant gain or loss gmonde

09-17-2010, 10:01 AM	#1
JOE ZOOM Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 176 Likes: 71 Liked 43 Times in 15 Posts	merge collectors??? Any opinoins on merge collector vs. standerd collectors...are they worth the $$$$

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Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,494 Likes: 3,596 Liked 7,733 Times in 1,739 Posts	Re: merge collectors??? Joe, to make a long story short, if your primary tubes are too big then a merge collector will help you. If they're too small or just right then they will hurt. __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS I'm not spending 100K to win 2K

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JOE ZOOM Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 176 Likes: 71 Liked 43 Times in 15 Posts	Re: merge collectors??? thanksbill you deserve a hot dog or burger

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Bobby Fazio VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Egg Harbor Township, NJ Posts: 1,468 Likes: 1,448 Liked 4,365 Times in 501 Posts	Re: merge collectors??? Joe, we had long merge collectors on our car at the beginning of the season (our headers are 1 7/8 tubes which I believe to be too big for our application). We switched to a smaller, inexpensive edelbrock merge collector from summit, and it picked up the ET and MPH. I also searched these forums many times to read everyone's opinion on the subject and couldn't find a solid yes or no. __________________ '65 Mustang SS/L & L/SA DriverInterviews.com \| App.DragInsights.com

09-17-2010, 05:02 PM	#6
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,113 Likes: 1,571 Liked 1,827 Times in 414 Posts	Re: merge collectors??? There is no definitive answer to this question. Whether or not you can gain from a merge collector depends on a large number of factors, each combination is as individual as the person who owns it. It is impossible to say for certain if merge collectors will help a combination without knowing nearly every individual part involved in the combination. And then if you change one or more of those parts, you start all over again. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

09-17-2010, 05:45 PM	#7
Wade_Owens Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 578 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: merge collectors??? Call Mark at Performance Welding. He will tell you straight out if he thinks it will hurt or help your combo. He builds and sells them, but, has also told people what they have is sufficient. Wade O

09-17-2010, 06:49 PM	#8
Tom Simon Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 8 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: merge collectors??? X2 on Mark... he has the benefit of doing a fair amount of back-to-back dyno testing of his headers, tons of variations on complicated eliminator V8's. He also does an outstanding job of custom header fabrication, the stainless stepped header he made for my car is over-the-top

09-17-2010, 06:57 PM	#9
gmonde Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 615 Likes: 56 Liked 165 Times in 59 Posts	Re: merge collectors??? the only real way to find out if the merg collectors are a gain or loss is the dyno,,this wil give you that info but you cant take the dyno for a pass down the track ,,,i picked up just a 2-3 hundreths by adding them but i also built a set of step headers as well ,,lots of laps is the only way to realy see a consistant gain or loss gmonde