..Im never going back to under car systems.Not with this car anyway!
side pipes...
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '09
Hey doc . . . I'm trying to get mine ordered this week. I'm trying to pick a heat shield right now. I have 0.0 experience with sidepipes (yet), but have heard you or your passenger can get burned on the leg pretty good. The shields helps prevent contact with the pipes directly.
Cool is the main reason
IMO
Cool is the main reason
IMO
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my last ride was a harley roadking with true duals. im starting to get the picture.
Hey doc . . . I'm trying to get mine ordered this week. I'm trying to pick a heat shield right now. I have 0.0 experience with sidepipes (yet), but have heard you or your passenger can get burned on the leg pretty good. The shields helps prevent contact with the pipes directly.
Cool is the main reason IMO
Cool is the main reason
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I've got Patriots on our '76, they sounded great at first, but the new engine is all over them, they are way too loud. I think the sound deadener has been destroyed, so I was going to get Hooker side pipes, but they don't fit angle plug heads, so I'm told and they are 1-7/8' primaries and 4" collector which for anything smaller than 383 is way too big. Someone surely makes a 1-5/8" or 1-3/4" set with 3-1/2" side pipes. My Patriots are 3" and they have covers which help the look.
I did look at Stahl but their's are more for racing and also too big. If I had access to some old Hookers I would make my own in a smaller size, get the pipes replicated mandrel bent.
One things for sure, I am not going back from them to under pipes.
I did look at Stahl but their's are more for racing and also too big. If I had access to some old Hookers I would make my own in a smaller size, get the pipes replicated mandrel bent.
One things for sure, I am not going back from them to under pipes.
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wicked pipes man. looks like your vette has some alignment problems though. it seems to be going down the road sideways.
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St. Jude Donor '09
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If you get ceramic coated ones there is a far less chance of leg burn!! i have touched my leg to mine after a ride and moved it quickly realizing the heat but have yet to get a burn/blister!!!
They look and sound great!!! never anything else on my 68!!
They look and sound great!!! never anything else on my 68!!
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Pros:
1. They look bad@$$
2. Maybe a little horsepower gain? (Equal length primaries)
3. Sound awesome no matter what muffler insert you get
4. Almost a Corvette-only thing. Kits exist for other cars, but are seldom seen as much as on a Vette
5. Cooler inside the cabin
Cons:
1. Don't touch them. It hurts
2. Can be a bit pricey
3....... i got nothing..... buy sidepipes!
1. They look bad@$$
2. Maybe a little horsepower gain? (Equal length primaries)
3. Sound awesome no matter what muffler insert you get
4. Almost a Corvette-only thing. Kits exist for other cars, but are seldom seen as much as on a Vette
5. Cooler inside the cabin
Cons:
1. Don't touch them. It hurts
2. Can be a bit pricey
3....... i got nothing..... buy sidepipes!
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If I end up going w/ a BB on my 71, would these be the right headers to use: Hooker Super Comp for sidepipes (if I have the $ to do it)? If I do the BB, it'll probably be a ZZ454. Thoughts on this combo?
Drifting
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If I end up going w/ a BB on my 71, would these be the right headers to use: Hooker Super Comp for sidepipes (if I have the $ to do it)? If I do the BB, it'll probably be a ZZ454. Thoughts on this combo?
http://www.holley.com/types/Super%20...0Sidemount.asp
There's a quite a few on there with different finishes. I'd suggest either Stainless (no rusting, pitting, discoloration, or replating), or JetHot (ceramic).
You'll also need to buy the sidepipes themselves separately
Get matching pipes for the headers you select
http://www.holley.com/types/Side%20M...de%20Tubes.asp
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so can you get side pipes for a '78 with a 350?
I've got Patriots on our '76, they sounded great at first, but the new engine is all over them, they are way too loud. I think the sound deadener has been destroyed, so I was going to get Hooker side pipes, but they don't fit angle plug heads, so I'm told and they are 1-7/8' primaries and 4" collector which for anything smaller than 383 is way too big. Someone surely makes a 1-5/8" or 1-3/4" set with 3-1/2" side pipes. My Patriots are 3" and they have covers which help the look.
I did look at Stahl but their's are more for racing and also too big. If I had access to some old Hookers I would make my own in a smaller size, get the pipes replicated mandrel bent.
One things for sure, I am not going back from them to under pipes.
I did look at Stahl but their's are more for racing and also too big. If I had access to some old Hookers I would make my own in a smaller size, get the pipes replicated mandrel bent.
One things for sure, I am not going back from them to under pipes.
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The big downside is of course the cost. You will probably spend twice as much for the headers and side-pipes as you would for an under-car set up of similar quality.
