Side Pipes Opinion
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Racer
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Side Pipes Opinion
Hi Guys,
I will be acquiring my first Corvette, a 1972 Coupe very soon. Have always liked the way these Vettes look with side pipes, and I am entertaining putting them on the 72. Would very much appreciate any comments from those of you that have or have had these on your Vette, either the good, the bad, or the ugly.
Thanks,
Dave
I will be acquiring my first Corvette, a 1972 Coupe very soon. Have always liked the way these Vettes look with side pipes, and I am entertaining putting them on the 72. Would very much appreciate any comments from those of you that have or have had these on your Vette, either the good, the bad, or the ugly.
Thanks,
Dave
Le Mans Master
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Gotta love sidepipes
Hi Guys,
I will be acquiring my first Corvette, a 1972 Coupe very soon. Have always liked the way these Vettes look with side pipes, and I am entertaining putting them on the 72. Would very much appreciate any comments from those of you that have or have had these on your Vette, either the good, the bad, or the ugly.
Thanks,
Dave
I will be acquiring my first Corvette, a 1972 Coupe very soon. Have always liked the way these Vettes look with side pipes, and I am entertaining putting them on the 72. Would very much appreciate any comments from those of you that have or have had these on your Vette, either the good, the bad, or the ugly.
Thanks,
Dave
Last edited by Duke94; Aug 8, 2018 at 04:52 PM. Reason: Added photo
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Hi Guys,
I will be acquiring my first Corvette, a 1972 Coupe very soon. Have always liked the way these Vettes look with side pipes, and I am entertaining putting them on the 72. Would very much appreciate any comments from those of you that have or have had these on your Vette, either the good, the bad, or the ugly.
Thanks,
Dave
I will be acquiring my first Corvette, a 1972 Coupe very soon. Have always liked the way these Vettes look with side pipes, and I am entertaining putting them on the 72. Would very much appreciate any comments from those of you that have or have had these on your Vette, either the good, the bad, or the ugly.
Thanks,
Dave
Last edited by Corey_68; Aug 7, 2018 at 06:14 PM.
Burning Brakes
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From: Washington State
If you go with side pipes, make sure you have good heat shields.
With protection from burns my vote is YES!
Side pipes add a bit of complexity when jacking the car up as you have to work around them.
However once standard exhaust is gone, work on things like the tranny etc is much easier! No exhaust in the way!
Scott
With protection from burns my vote is YES!
Side pipes add a bit of complexity when jacking the car up as you have to work around them.
However once standard exhaust is gone, work on things like the tranny etc is much easier! No exhaust in the way!
Scott
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I've had Hooker chrome sidepipes on my '72 since 1977. Love 'em.
Switched from the Hooker muffler inserts to the STS baffles when the new motor went in.
Switched from the Hooker muffler inserts to the STS baffles when the new motor went in.
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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
I have installed Chrome or Stainless Sidepipes on all of my C3 Vettes.. I prefer the looks and sound of side pipes over standard exhaust 100 times..
I use the Maxflow Mufflers.. They sound AWESOME but if you don't like loud, they are not for you.. Makes my little 327 sound like a big block..
I use the Maxflow Mufflers.. They sound AWESOME but if you don't like loud, they are not for you.. Makes my little 327 sound like a big block..
Melting Slicks
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For performance: Stahl/ACP. For shineness: Hooker, Hedman, OBX. Quasi stock look: 69 covers with 67 pipes. Vintage look: Kustom headers. The Stahls are the best for performance but MAY not fit power steering and air conditioning car. Other than stock 69 covers should have a heat shield. Without the shielding, you'll burn your legs once. It is a painful learning curve.
Last edited by 3X2; Aug 7, 2018 at 05:33 PM.
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My '71 had the factory style pipes and covers on it when I bought it. I loved the look but both the pipes and covers were shot. I bought my car from the original owner and he installed them shortly after he bought the car so they were old. I wanted to put side pipes back on but I couldn't reuse the original covers (they pretty much fell apart taking the off) and after pricing original covers ( I didn't want the fiberglass ropo's if I was going to have side pipes) which were astronomical I switched back to under car exhaust. I'll to go back..........I think it's # 23 on the list.