hokie04

Did the 64 have side pipes or what? I see them in the 64 AIM manual on pages D375 -D378 as add on's. What was the deal back then were they only offered as dealer installed or did the AIM manual just add the sheets in case you would want to add them?

Nowhere Man

side pipes did not become available until late 65. and only bodies made at St Louis could have them

Lou64

My '64 has them. Don't care if its not original, mine aren't going away. They sound bad a$$.

Nowhere Man

if your car is a coupe go on a nice 1 hour trip on the high way driving the roughly the same RPM and report back.

GreaseMonkey

Mine too, although I think they will sound bad a$$ - 4" Hookers

jkuzzy

My 64 has long tube headers and a chambered exhaust. No leg burning getting in and out and a whole lot of noise out the back.

Lou64

1st--its a convertible, though I heard the coupes can get hot.

2nd--I yearn for the day that I can do that, thought it may be before the end of summer.

3rd--not worried about leg burns, the pipes are covered up and I ride that bike you see on the left almost daily--I've been burned on that exhaust (and others) plenty. You remember for a while, then get burned again, repeat.

Getting new radials (Firestone FR380 whitewalls) on it Thursday as well as alignment and oil change with the correct flat-tappet oil (I put regular old Valvoline 10w-40 in it a few years ago before I was educated on the car and it still belonged to the in-laws:o).

Kerrmudgeon

.....say what?....can you speak up, I can't hear you!

bb62

But they make your car slower.

Lou64

How many horses am I actually losing on a 327-300 with all else stock?

Subfixer

To answer the first question..... I believe there was a plan for '64 side pipes, but they were not offered until mid/late 65. Don't remember what the issue was that delayed them.

I asked the same question when I got my assembly manual also.

VetteRed1965

Quote:
Originally Posted by bb62
But they make your car slower.

How many horses am I actually losing on a 327-300 with all else stock?

What is 4 to 5 HP , The sound is well worth it !
You can always add Vette Packs to regain HP and also add some. I put on 2-1/2" inside diameter VettePacks, 3 1/2" outside.

hokie04

Someone added them during my car's life. Some of the metal tabs have been rewelded back on. The same ones on each side. And there is a place on each side where they drilled a hole for a support. My AIM show which tabs to take out and how to make the mod. That why I wondered if they were available during 64. Thanks

jimbo1964

Have a 1964 convertible, 327-365 with side pipes. They sound great and the car runs like a scalded rat!

65hihp

They were added.

Easy Rhino

14 year old thread, guys.