E&H Towing Hitch

[Schwa]

Just got my van back from E&H hitch shop, cost was quite high, but it's extra beefy with a 6 Pole connector and the only thing they had to remove was the bumper: sway bars and spare tire are still functional.









More photos can be found here: http://intdata.homeip.net/gallery/delica-mods?page=2

Parts:
Custom 2" Hitch Receiver, tube, steel, bolts... $150
Utility Ball, pin & clip... $45
Connector Plug $10
Stop Light controller $20
Wire $5
Bracket $5

Labour:
Fabricate & install hitch receiver $250
Install Wires, controller & connector $45

Total, including taxes: $598.90

Took about 5 hours to complete. Apparently they pre-fabbed most of the Delica hitch parts but still had to fiddle & fart around to make it fit just right. I noticed a small stack of Delica bumpers, so these guys do see a lot of them.

[white rabbit]

Thanks for the pictures as I was wondering how I was going to install one.

Tim

[Schwa]

Towed the 17' Double Eagle boat today... No problem, just took it easy on the backroads of Coquitlam, moving it from my grandfather's place to mine.

[BLUEBALLS]

Nice!!! How much does that 17ft boat & trailer weigh? Any difficulty with hills?

I'm on "the Island", so I'm not familiar with E&H. Is it a local Coquitlam shop? TIA.

[Schwa]

Sorry, I don't know how much it weighs yet, and still haven't taken it up a big hill, but the shop is in Burnaby.

[Schwa]

Towed it from Port Moody, up the hill to Coquitlam and it was fine, other than starting from a standstill since it was wet out the back tires slipped. 4H for the initial takeoff took care of that problem tho. The steepest part of the hill forced my speed down to 30km/h but it was a school zone anyhow, so that wasn't a problem.

here's the size compared to a bit of the van:



it's a bit wider as well

[patty]

Did you change the size of your exzost pipe?it looks huge!mine looks like the barrle of a musket

[Schwa]

yes, but it didn't really make any noticeable difference in power output, and the shop that did it left a section of stock pipe coming down from the turbo, so I don't think it could, but it sounds a hell of a lot better, the muffler should outlast the van, and it might be easier on the turbo... Once I get around to having my injection timing set that should improve power and fuel economy a bit.

[patty]

is it alot louder or cooler sounding with the large tail pipe,i know adrock has something changed on his which makes it sounds so wicked.

[Schwa]

Mine's not a lot louder because I still have a muffler, but it's a bit louder than stock... I don't think I'd want it any louder because it's pretty annoying at highway speeds listening to the howl of the engine.

[patty]

haha yeah,im used to my dad big suburban,shes a real beast so the niose doesnt really bother me...just gets me exited

[Adrock]

steel 2.5 inch pipe, attached same as in the picture, side exit in front of the rear right tire. no muffler, $150.