78 side pipes
Racer
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 311
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From: Visalia CA
oh yeah it's a good idea. i just put hookers on my 80 with open side-pipes. 9 out of 10 people smile and give me a thumbs up, that 1 out of 10 person lol; i don't understand how they get so angry, i'll just put it that way. (just store your smog equipment away and bolt it back on when you need it, thats what i'm doing).
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 228
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From: Price Utah
This is an easy mod with several different approaches. Hooker header sidepipes in different finishes, Patriot sidepipes hooked to your current exhaust or fiberglass sidepipe cover replicas with exhaust you construct.
I purchase my sidpipe cover replicas from ebay and used hedman side exhaust headers. Spent approx. 400. Good luck w/your selection process.
I purchase my sidpipe cover replicas from ebay and used hedman side exhaust headers. Spent approx. 400. Good luck w/your selection process.
Racer
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 311
Likes: 0
From: Visalia CA
This is an easy mod with several different approaches. Hooker header sidepipes in different finishes, Patriot sidepipes hooked to your current exhaust or fiberglass sidepipe cover replicas with exhaust you construct.
I purchase my sidpipe cover replicas from ebay and used hedman side exhaust headers. Spent approx. 400. Good luck w/your selection process.
I purchase my sidpipe cover replicas from ebay and used hedman side exhaust headers. Spent approx. 400. Good luck w/your selection process.
you get the point lol. (this isn't really that bad unless your vette is your only car and your a duma$$ like me lol)
Intermediate
Joined: Mar 2009
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could you post a pic of your installation.... was thinking about buying the patriot classics with shields instead of the laker style to install on my 74
Racer
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 306
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From: New Hampshire
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Instructor
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Price Utah
A note of caution may be in order here. Note that on some Hooker sidepipes you see heat guards. They perform a valuable function. Very uncomfortable burns can be the result of contact for the unwary.
Intermediate
Joined: Mar 2009
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don't mean to bug ya but are they laker style or classic shielded patriots...pic on profile is a bit small to tell... or my eyes are not what they use to be....lol
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 6,640
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From: Ann Arbor Michigan
My wife got a really nasty burn on them, which pushed me to get the heat shields.
Racer
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 252
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From: Saugus Massachusetts
I have ceramic coated chrome hooker headers and side pipes on my 80 and they did get rusty pretty quick. I actually damaged one of the header tubes when i ran over something 10 years ago. I don't really remember what I ran over. I pulled the car out of storage last year and one of the items on my "fix it" list is the exhaust. Many people prefer the hooker over the patriot exhausts because they have 4 inlets not just one. But, I've been told that under the car exhaust would be better for my mildly modified sbc 350 because it creates more back pressure and more HP. This leads me to believe that the car would perform better with the patriot exhaust if you have a 350.
I'm looking at replacing the Hookers with Patriots for the above reason and they cost a lot less than hookers.
I'm looking at replacing the Hookers with Patriots for the above reason and they cost a lot less than hookers.
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 1,336
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From: Westampton New Jersey
Doin Patriot sidepipes right now on my 77, heres the thread I posted with pics of install so far...
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...tall-pics.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...tall-pics.html
Racer
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 476
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I put the Patriot side pipes on my 77 and I have been pleased for the last 3 years.The only problem I had in the install were the hanging brackets.I remade them and was able to pull them up about 1 1/2 inches.Best of luck.
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 1,336
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From: Westampton New Jersey
Finished the install on my 77 with Patriot Lake Pipes today . Pics of the process see thread here
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...tall-pics.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...tall-pics.html
really dresses up the car!!
