C5 Side exhaust?
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Don't think I would want my exhaust hanging down that low - you would constantly be scraping the pipes over every little bump. 
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I think everyone here is being a little closed minded and not very thought intensive about what I'm saying. I'm not some redneck moron that wants big *** chrome pipes and flowmasters... I'm talking about some serious fabrication, and only an exit by the rear brake duct area, something tasteful... I think it could be done.
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I have seen one a while back, but can't remember where. Somehow the exhaust were behind the rear brake duct screens on a Z06. I think it would be cool to somehow fabricate something like that. I know what you are talking about ( Something tastefully done ).
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Originally Posted by 5.0_CJ
I think everyone here is being a little closed minded and not very thought intensive about what I'm saying. I'm not some redneck moron that wants big *** chrome pipes and flowmasters... I'm talking about some serious fabrication, and only an exit by the rear brake duct area, something tasteful... I think it could be done.
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Originally Posted by Lancer033
the only way to do it is to route the exhaust under the rocker panel (no room) through the gas tank (bad idea) or move the gas tanks (not much better). It's not that people don't want it, or it can't be done just that it would require so much custom fabrication and reengineering that it's not worth it.
"through the gas tank" 
bubbtw, it's an increasing but perplexing phenomenon here on the forums where folks ask a question then get somewhat huffy when folks don't provide the answer they want or agree with them. go figure.
Last edited by ebubman; Mar 3, 2006 at 06:25 AM.
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Originally Posted by ebubman
"through the gas tank" bubThis comes up ever few months and in 10 years, no one has made it work. As cool as it could be, I don't think we'll ever see it on a street car. I've seen 2 pictures, 1 was a photochop of a black Z06 w/ widebody kit on it, the other had the exhaust exiting on the side of the rear fascia and looked retarded.
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You'd probably burn the backs of your calves real good everytime you got in or out of the car... 
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From: Edmond ok
Originally Posted by John's/Pewter/Oak/01
I saw pipes on the last model Z28 just last week here in Oklahoma, and they actually looked pretty good. Much smaller diameter than the Hookers we are used to on C3's.
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Originally Posted by ebubman
"through the gas tank" bubbtw, it's an increasing but perplexing phenomenon here on the forums where folks ask a question then get somewhat huffy when folks don't provide the answer they want or agree with them. go figure.
No, it's getting increasing phenonmenon that people don't reply with realistic ideas... I wanted to see if we could get some real information or at least some ideas on how/if it could be done.
Last edited by 5.0_CJ; Mar 4, 2006 at 04:16 PM.
