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Old May 31, 2006 | 09:05 AM
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Corvette Central, stock-look sidepipes w/fiberglass repro covers:

http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....Z5Z5Z50000050G

My car is a stock '76 with existing 2 1/2" exhaust. Just wondering about the quality of this kit and how it sounds.

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Old May 31, 2006 | 10:43 AM
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Yes I have this kit minus the fiberglass covers (It came with it but I decided against putting them on). It sounds great with my Heddmans and gives my car a better looking appearance.
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Old May 31, 2006 | 11:42 AM
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The kit says it will work for up to 74. Are you sure it will fit on your 76. I have a 76 as well and was looking for sidepipes to put on sometime.
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Old May 31, 2006 | 02:07 PM
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ask the manufacturer to be sure, but i'm pretty sure that they only list to 74 because GM started putting cats on vetts in 75 and everybody knows you aren't supposed to remove the cats.
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Originally Posted by mdj21
ask the manufacturer to be sure, but i'm pretty sure that they only list to 74 because GM started putting cats on vetts in 75 and everybody knows you aren't supposed to remove the cats.
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Old May 31, 2006 | 06:35 PM
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My friend had the 'glass covers on his 73.
They looked fine. He purchased original 69 cover set,
but never installed them ... sold with the glass covers
after using them for about 10 years. He then sold me
(recently) the 69 covers.

You might wanna look at sweetthunder for the pipes ... buy covers separate.

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Old May 31, 2006 | 10:27 PM
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That looks pretty reasonable
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