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With that huffer a nice set of zoomies could be the real deal.

Just my humble opinion, a big noway to zoomies, but instead of side pipes why not look at either Limefires or Jaysters with the pipes still going down under the car through mufflers so that you can still enjoy the lower rumble of the exhaust note or remove the caps and go for that " Don't mess with me " exhaust level.RonWolcott_1_.jpgDSCN1467.jpg

Originally Posted by firebird77clone

Do it, she's screaming for some throaty 50" pipes with chrome shields!

Only,,,,no chrome shields!!!!

Thanks Pepi,,,,,

George, I'll give you six months with side pipes, or two weeks with a set of zoomies before you're paying somebody to pull them off and put the block huggers and flowmasters back on your coupe. I take you as a guy who likes his comfort and quiet (like a beemer DD for the freeway), and it won't take long for you to tire of the aggressive notes of side exhausts, especially zoomies. Do yourself a favor and drive it like it is, and finagle rides from some guys with side pipes to be sure you can stand the noise before you pay good money for changes.

I absolutely agree with rspears. Side pipes may not be so bad but zoomies would drive me nuts after awhile, plus they would probably be a real police magnet. Zoomies on a street rod look to me like somebody trying too hard to look cool.

The beauty of lakes plugs is you can cruise quietly and uncap them when you want hear noise.

Mick

I sort of agree with Roger and Mick. I've never had any side pipes myself, but in days of yore, we had a '64 Corvette, and were members of a large Corvette club in the Los Angeles area. One of our compatriots had a '64 coupe with a 365 horse 327 that he put a set of side pipes from a buds '65 396 onto. It sounded great coming and going, for a long time and along way off; that lopey cammed 327 had rumbles in it that never came out through the regular exhaust, and you could hear him coming for several blocks, even in the city. However, riding in that car was something else. Depending on whether one was accelerating, hard or easy, decelerating, or just cruising at some degree of part throttle, it had different tones and notes, all of them LOUD. You could feel the bass rumble in the seat of your pants, and after 30 or so miles, when you got out of the car, your butt would be tingling. It was like riding around inside a set of drums being played by a really good jazz drummer. And it tended to wear one out after a while.
Just a little war story from an old reprobate.

Originally Posted by rspears

George, I'll give you six months with side pipes, or two weeks with a set of zoomies before you're paying somebody to pull them off and put the block huggers and flowmasters back on your coupe. I take you as a guy who likes his comfort and quiet (like a beemer DD for the freeway), and it won't take long for you to tire of the aggressive notes of side exhausts, especially zoomies. Do yourself a favor and drive it like it is, and finagle rides from some guys with side pipes to be sure you can stand the noise before you pay good money for changes.

I'll take you up on that,,I "love" loud sounding cars.
I just sold My 2006 supercharged vette that had Random tech hi flow cats with B&B bullet exhaust which was louder than hell,,,I liked it,but the Wife didn't!
ps,,,my DD is a Chevy truck with a spin-tek muffler,,it sets off car alarms all the time!!!

Originally Posted by lurker mick

I absolutely agree with rspears. Side pipes may not be so bad but zoomies would drive me nuts after awhile, plus they would probably be a real police magnet. Zoomies on a street rod look to me like somebody trying too hard to look cool.

The beauty of lakes plugs is you can cruise quietly and uncap them when you want hear noise.

Mick

Mick,,,there's NO WAY I would put Zoomies on this Rod,,I not that much of sound freak but I do like it loud!

Originally Posted by 1bad32

I'll take you up on that,,I "love" loud sounding cars.
I just sold My 2006 supercharged vette that had Random tech hi flow cats with B&B bullet exhaust which was louder than hell,,,I liked it,but the Wife didn't! ps,,,my DD is a Chevy truck with a spin-tek muffler,,it sets off car alarms all the time!!!

My wife has a collection of decorative ceramic plaques, one of which says, "If Mama Ain't Happy, Ain't Nobody Happy", which seems somewhat appropriate here .

As far as wanting/having a car that "...sets off car alarms all the time" I'll leave that one alone. You wouldn't like my comment .

I agree wholeheartedly with Roger. You have an awesome car--drive it like it is. The reason I say that is you now have a full-flowing exhaust system. No matter what kind of side pipes you use, your exhaust will be restricted compared to what you have now. And with a blower, you need as much exhaust flow as possible. I would not be a bit surprised if you lost over 50 hp with side pipes.

Thank you Lynn as that is something that guys don't think of, how will altering the exhaust affect the engine's performance. Looks are important but when one has a few dollars invested in a engine and it has been built by a expert, they would of taken into account what diameter of the primaries, length of primaries and into what size collector. Even the exhaust diameter to the rear of the car and whether it is straight or has curves it can affect the HP and performance of the engine. I remember reading an article years ago on a F1 engine that the engine builders were have trouble with and in the end all they had to do to solve the problem was to add 11 " to the exhaust length. So, yes looks are important on your hot rod but so is performance.

Originally Posted by pepi

Side pipes ? You bet great look and sound, his and hers. What kind of car are you looking to hang them on?

Pepi,,what brand headers are those on that beautiful blue truck?

Originally Posted by 1bad32

Pepi,,what brand headers are those on that beautiful blue truck?

They are Speedway fender well headers. I cut the collector off, welded on a collector, then modified a 90 to get the angle.
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/S-B-Ch...lain,3821.html


This shot shows the old collector that was cut off and the new one that was installed

Originally Posted by rumrumm

I agree wholeheartedly with Roger. You have an awesome car--drive it like it is. The reason I say that is you now have a full-flowing exhaust system. No matter what kind of side pipes you use, your exhaust will be restricted compared to what you have now. And with a blower, you need as much exhaust flow as possible. I would not be a bit surprised if you lost over 50 hp with side pipes.

How would side pipes with glass pack mufflers be more "restricted" than a full exhaust with 2 magna flow mufflers???
That doesn't make sense??
Side pipes would definitely be more "free flowing"