MakoShark72

Are they the 29" ones? They look longer than that.

Thanks.

401KVette

Is your side pipes chrome, stainless, or ceramic? They look like they may be ceramic. Whatever they are, how has the finish held up for you? What have you had to do for maintenance?
Heat shield also looks great. I have been looking at several and this is what I like. Would you remember what brand the are?
I have been wanting to install a set of headers for a while and I am now considering the side pipes. Right now I don't even have true duals, still have the cat. The only concern I have with the side pipes is that the noise would be too noisy and leg burns. Both the concerns are for my passengers, mainly my wife. I don't won't something to where you can't even have a conversation. Does your shields actually help with the legs??
Anyhow, your car looks great.
I LIKE IT!!

IrishJoker

Here is the Hooker Set up on my 81 - love em - love the pipes, don't like Hooker's inserts, will be changing to Sweet Thunder with the new engine.



Stainless Steel Set up with Heat Shields.

Duke94

Mine are the ceramic coating supplied by Hooker. I guess the Jet Hot is the better ceramic coat, but I haven't had and issues with mine (but it never sees rain). I have the CobraStuff heat shields and I highly reccomend them. My wife got a really nasty burn on her leg right after I installed the side pipes. Since the shield install, no more burns, I also have the STS Baffles which are not to loud at highway speeds.

You will love the side pipes. Here is a link to Cobrastuff.

Gary

http://www.cobrastuff.com/

401KVette

Hooker headers, what is Jet Hot? Is that another brand of header?

Thanks,
Glenn

DZRick

JetHot is a company that has a ceramic coating that looks good and actually lasts, the headers and side pipes are still Hookers. I paid $1049 for mine.


Here a link to some shields a member here offers. (Bangkok Dean).

http://www.steelshields.com/index.html

401KVette

Please excuse my ignorance. I'm trying to learn about these. Buying the headers from JetHot are still hookers headers but the ceramic coating is put on buy a different company, and better? What problems could you have with ceramic versus S.S.?

DZRick

JetHot is the company that applies the coating and their coating is better than the coating Hooker offers. For some reason it seems that you can buy straight from JetHot for less $$ than anywhere else.
As to any problems with ceramic verses S.S. I'd say the ceramic isn't as shiny as either S.S. or chrome but will outlast chrome but not outlast S.S.
Ceramic will be cooler to the touch though.

401KVette

I think the Ceramic might go better with the original aluminum rims. ??
Any idea how long they may last without problems, and what type of problems would they be? It would seem that the S.S would almost last forever, unless a weld broke or something.
Thanks,

autoist

I just noticed that my Hooker headers have square holes but my exhaust openings in my heads are round.....will that create problems?

65747785

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The Hooker side pipes sound pretty mellow and not realy that loud with the mufflers in.

The shields we made were paterned off what you see in this May 1969 Motorcade magazine. I got this magazine when I was 14 years old and just loved those shields. They're plain and simple, like what's pictured in the magazine.

401KVette

I not only don't know much about side pipes, but on several attempts, I can't get a photo to download. Keeps saying download incomplete. Help.

DZRick

Forget about loading your pictures using the forum.

Follow the directions in this link and you'll be posting pictures in no time.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-p...tep-guide.html

riarms

I got the chrome ones from Summit racing and they started to rust in three weeks. I love the sound just wish i didnt get chrome

SteveG75

If your sidepipes are mellow and not really loud, you probably have the Hooker reverse flow mufflers. Those are very quiet but rob a lot of power.

I have the STS baffles which make excellent power. Other people like the Sweet Thunder or Max Flow inserts.

65747785

Yep, we know what mufflers are in there (we put them on). We're not too interested in power and speed. There's always some one faster. Our goal with his 77 was reliability, looking good and looking fast even though it's not. It's the base engine with 190 hp is all.

lock-n-load

What a great photo of your car with those pipes ...
Looks like a professional ad.

turbojet

Here's mine there chrome but if I were to do it again I would go stainless
and there not to loud.

turbojet

Just two more also check this out
http://vettetube.com/view_video.php?...2d13f5f431e4bb

redman76

Nice car Turbo . . . I really like those wheels.