76 Exhaust thru Crossmember
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Racer
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From: Tennessee
76 Exhaust thru Crossmember
I have just installed headers on my 76 and new exhaust pipes are next. I will be carrying it to a muffler shop but wanted to get opinions on a disconnect of the pipes thru the cross member to allow removal of the transmission in the future. It seems I will need a way of removing the exhaust just aft of the cross member along with disconnection at the headers. Band clamps, flanges? What do you have? Thanks in advance!!
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2002
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From: Lebanon Township New Jersey
I have wished I had a setup like that on my car several times. I have the entire exhaust system, behind the headers, laying on the garage floor right now because I have the trans out of the car.
Safety Car
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Bridgewater nj
The best way but will cost quite a bit more is to have the muffler shop weld the ball & socket connectors onto your pipes and header flanges. They'll never leak and will always come apart easily.
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Crossville TN
I agree. Band clamps to connect the 'down' pipes to the exhaust tubes at the crossover is a great idea. Whether you put the band clamps just ahead of [my preference] or just after the crossover would be the important choice to make when doing this. As with anything you do on a Corvette, access space is always better if there is 'more'.
Last edited by 7T1vette; Jan 13, 2016 at 03:33 PM.
