What ever happend to the side pipe look?

[Streetmaster]

Hey fella's got a ? about putting a set of Patriot sidepipes on my 76 GMC Sierra shortbed pu. Anybody ever run a set of them before? if so how'ed they sound and perform? The set i have in mind, have a 2 1/2 inlet and a 3" outlet, which would mate right up with the 2 1/2 collecter attached to the headers. The trucks gonna sit about a foot off the ground, so ground clearance is not a problem. Besides, the drone you get with the flowmaster mufflers would get on my nurves in time. (Oppinions Please)