EXHAUST IDEAS/OPINIONS

[Salvatore]

vintage headers with Thrush header mufflers.

[4onthefloor]

Im running "Vintage" 4 bolt headers with round Thrush Header mufflers-in my SBC powered '67 firebird-No tail pipes just running under the car old school Style And It sounds mellow at idle but when you Crack it open they Bark-its a Sound that no other muffler makes...Flowmaster cackle&pop-Chambered systems also "Clap"-I ran "HUSHTHRUSH" mufflers on same car & they Sounded Throaty-Quiter than the Round Thrush but When you get on the car-they Make Noise-They are perfect for what you want-As the Round Versions may be TOO loud for your taste-with a Drop top-I also ran a chambered "turbo tube " muffler system on a BBC car & it Clapped at WOT..It got aggravating to me Fast-Same sound as glasspacks but more money..

[XXXGoldL34M20]

My vote is for the chambered exhaust system.
They have just the right sound.
My friend with the stock manifolds and smog has them on his 1970 L78 SS 396 car and they sound great even with the rear resonators installed.
Not to loud but just enough sound to here that nasty rumble.
I also have them on my 1970 LS6 SS 454 car with Headers and my neighbors hate me for it but i don't care LOL.
I heard that you can drill out that round washer that is welded on the inside of the chamber to give them a less restrictive flow but it would take a very long drill bit to reach it.

[Salvatore]

Rich, you guys were not dopes back then. Just gettin started like the rest of us did. Main thing is to have fun!

[Mr. Chevy]

Thanks guys for all the input... Sam, I know you are a day 2 guy and the headers with the Thrush header mufflers would be too loud for me. I remember riding around in my buddy's 72 Plymouth Scamp w/318, headers and those mufflers hanging under the floor boards...

We could not hear the radio or hear ourselves talk. We just sat in the car together cruising around like two dopes looking for a street race... That was when I was 17-18 years old and didn't think it was too loud and thought we were cool...

I don't think the chambered system will be any more restrictive than those huge Walker mufflers that are on there now.. But like Dennis said, I have heard that these systems are not as free flowing as one would think.. Probably due to the crimp design in the pipes....

Thanks again!!

Rich

[Mr. Chevy]

Sam we did some stupid, dangerous and crazy $hit back then street racing... That's what I meant by being dopey... But I guess we all did and learned from it....

Rich

[Salvatore]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mr. Chevy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Sam we did some stupid, dangerous and crazy $hit back then street racing... That's what I meant by being dopey... But I guess we all did and learned from it....

Rich </div></div>I hear you Rich. If that was the case I was the dopiest!! Blew 2 motors in my 69 SS nova in 4 years. Clutches, bellhousings you name it. But the worst is where and how much we used to street race! Crazy!

[Survivor 69/Z28]

There are so many other options.....
I think the Gardner is a solid option for the factory correct nut and bolt kind of guy that takes his or her car to nationally judged events. But for me personally I like to have a correct car but with a nice musclecar sound. Maybe have a custom system made with some nice aftermarket mufflers. You can of course install all new factory hangers etc… Or you can order a nice system from someone like Magnaflow that is not too loud at all. I run an aggressive exhaust on my cars just because its fun for me when I am out driving [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]
Good luck!!

[bluel78]

I vote for chamberd with the factory rolled tips that your car probably came with. Dustin

[CC Rider]

Do it - - Chambered System - - Do it. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

Love mine, and I drive my car.