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[C2] What To Do With Old Side Pipes?

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Old 12-06-2018, 04:27 PM
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Well. my 1965 300 h.p. car has the original 2 1/2" exhaust manifolds on it and I thought that continued through 1967. Why would they go backwards on something like this in the height of the performance years?

I would guess that the ones that could accurately answer your question the best are either dead or retired at the very least.

I have read on the internet that there was some testing done and GM found out there was no performance gain using 2 1/2 exhausts after 1965. I didn't say I believe it. I said I read it on the internet.
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Just for fun, here are both manifolds side by side.

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Originally Posted by 68hemi
Well. my 1965 300 h.p. car has the original 2 1/2" exhaust manifolds on it and I thought that continued through 1967. Why would they go backwards on something like this in the height of the performance years?
COST. Took several low-volume exhaust manifold castings with 2-1/2" outlets and their associated machining operations out of the system, and the pipes on most applications (except base engine Powerglide) necked-UP to 2-1/2" a couple of inches below the manifold outlet. They did it again in 1969, when all exhaust systems (including the L-88) had 2" exhaust systems.




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