85 burb meets 6.0 lq4

[bayou boy]

anytime after 5 if u wanna come look after fat dogs first street after club ignite is valley view take right then take first right into bay second street on left is forest hills u will see orange truck cab

[85burb]

Originally Posted by bayou boy

anytime after 5 if u wanna come look after fat dogs first street after club ignite is valley view take right then take first right into bay second street on left is forest hills u will see orange truck cab

Ok. You said painted rear steep and chrome front with bump strip. I will ponder on this as well. There are many people trying to sell me stuff to night. HMMMMMMMMM

[bayou boy]

right on just going to scrap whats not needed

[85burb]

I need help picking exhaust set up. They system i have now is going to trash heep when i get my headers. So what size exhast should i get. 2.5 or 3 inch. I think i will stay with flowmasters but not sure what ones. I would like it to be deep sounding. Not the glasspack sound i have now sometimes. Has anyone used the new hushpower muffs from flowmaster?

[MTCK]

I have 2.5" with a balance pipe and 50 series flowmasters on my '77. Very deep, mellow sound that still is plenty loud when I jump on it and wrap it out. If you're having an exhaust shop do the work, keep in mind that they will crimp the pipes when they bend them. The larger diameter the pipe, the worse the crimp is. My '83 has 3" duals to 40 series flowmasters and the crimps are so severe on the 90 degree bends that I bet my 2.5" exhaust flows better... On my next exhaust I'd like to get a mandrel bent tubing kit and put it together myself, but that is a long ways away... In a big shop... with a lift!

[85burb]

The crimp is why i have been thinking the duel 3 inch would be best.

[68GMCCustom]

mine's all 3"...I need to add an H or X pipe to it tho.

[bayou boy]

have some flowmaster 50 series if u want em

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by MTCK

I have 2.5" with a balance pipe and 50 series flowmasters on my '77. Very deep, mellow sound that still is plenty loud when I jump on it and wrap it out. If you're having an exhaust shop do the work, keep in mind that they will crimp the pipes when they bend them. The larger diameter the pipe, the worse the crimp is. My '83 has 3" duals to 40 series flowmasters and the crimps are so severe on the 90 degree bends that I bet my 2.5" exhaust flows better... On my next exhaust I'd like to get a mandrel bent tubing kit and put it together myself, but that is a long ways away... In a big shop... with a lift!

Flowmaster makes a set of 2-1/2" mandrel bent tail pipes for the square body trucks. They would be a great starting point to building your own nice exhaust system. All you need after that are some mandrel U-bends and some lengths of straight pipe.

[85burb]

Originally Posted by bayou boy

have some flowmaster 50 series if u want em

Thanks i will let you know if i need them. I have not made up my mind what muffs i will be using. I have been looking at the new hushpower muffs from flowmaster. But dont have anything picked out yet.

[MTCK]

I would start with what 68TT mentions for sure! I cannot overemphasize how badly crimped the 3" pipes I have are. They look smaller than the 2.5" pipes where they are bent.
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[85burb]

Originally Posted by MTCK

I would start with what 68TT mentions for sure! I cannot overemphasize how badly crimped the 3" pipes I have are. They look smaller than the 2.5" pipes where they are bent.
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I do not know how to weld. My service truck has one but i am lacking the know how. Also i gel lazy like half way threw somethings and just finish them and dont do my best work sometimes. So i think i will try to talk the guy that rebuilt my rear end in to doing it. He builds drag cars for a living in his shop. He loves making something out of nothing he says. He is a perfectionist as well and comes highly recommended if i can talk him in to doing it.

The crushed pipe is why i am thinking of going up to 3 inch pipe. Cause 2.5 would crush down to 2-2.25. I will call him this week end and see if he is up to the task.

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by 85burb

I do not know how to weld. My service truck has one but i am lacking the know how. Also i gel lazy like half way threw somethings and just finish them and dont do my best work sometimes. So i think i will try to talk the guy that rebuilt my rear end in to doing it. He builds drag cars for a living in his shop. He loves making something out of nothing he says. He is a perfectionist as well and comes highly recommended if i can talk him in to doing it.

The crushed pipe is why i am thinking of going up to 3 inch pipe. Cause 2.5 would crush down to 2-2.25. I will call him this week end and see if he is up to the task.

You can get the muffler shop to install the mandrel bent tail pipes and fabricate the rest of the system using mandrel bends if you ask them to do it. It will just cost a little more than a crushed bend system but it is worth it. The difference in cost between the 3" tubing and the 2-1/2" might offset a good portion of the increased labor price to build the system with mandrel bends.

I did that years ago with my 70 Chevelle when I didn't have a welder. They measured the car and came up with a list of U-bends to buy and got them delivered from the local speed shop along with the mandrel bent tail pipes. It took them a week to get the parts so I just brought the car back after they told me they were ready.

The shop enjoyed building a system like that. It was a change of pace and they did a great job.

[85burb]

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just put in an order for my headers! This long awaited day has finally came! Cant wait to get a real exhasut and hope fully have more power!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bayou boy]

cool should sound nice

[lechez71]

Originally Posted by 85burb

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just put in an order for my headers! This long awaited day has finally came! Cant wait to get a real exhasut and hope fully have more power!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

where did you order your headers? interested because ive been having problems getting headers for my build.

[85burb]

Originally Posted by lechez71

where did you order your headers? interested because ive been having problems getting headers for my build.

shon has a "gauging intrest" thread with link to site. It is in the swap thread

[lechez71]

Ok found it. those headers look nice, like that they have 1 7/8" primaries but was looking for long tubes headers not a midlenght header. get us a sound clip when the new exhaust is on, bet its gonna sound killer!

[68 TT]

Care to add a link to the headers?

[85burb]

Originally Posted by lechez71

Ok found it. those headers look nice, like that they have 1 7/8" primaries but was looking for long tubes headers not a midlenght header. get us a sound clip when the new exhaust is on, bet its gonna sound killer!

They say they are long tube headers. I think that is a generic photo. I will get a pic when i receve mine.

[85burb]

Originally Posted by 68 TT

Care to add a link to the headers?

Here is the link.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=500520&page=2

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by 85burb

Here is the link.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=500520&page=2

Looks like a great set of header especially since they fit 4x4 and 2wd as well as 67-87 trucks plus column shift and are thick tubing & ceramic coated too. I wish I had the funds available to get some.
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[85burb]

I have been saving up for a while. If they are like the ones in the pic they are verry ugly but if they fit that is all matters. They should be here monday or so. Cant wait to install them.

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by 85burb

I have been saving up for a while. If they are like the ones in the pic they are verry ugly but if they fit that is all matters. They should be here monday or so. Cant wait to install them.

Make sure you take plenty of pics so we know what they really look like.

[85burb]

I dropped the burb off to get front diff and gears installed today. Also talked to the guy about getting my exhaust done and he is going to give me a quote when my diff is all done. Cant wait to see the new headers. They should be here monday or tuesday.