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chevykid1969 · 05-02-2003, 10:15 PM

I have a 327 in my 69 short step that is running with straight headers. Talk about loud. Today i was stoped my a state trooper and he gave me a ticket for some sound ord. thing! Anybody else have any trouble with this.

Roberty · 05-02-2003, 10:25 PM

Straight headers on anything and anywhere will get you a quick ticket.

Better get 'em muffled down a bit or get used to the "Attention".

cdowns · 05-02-2003, 10:38 PM

drive dumb get tickets

*Randy70C-10* · 05-02-2003, 10:48 PM

Uhhhhhh, you're running straight headers? lol

cdowns- got any pics of your Model A project?

beau396 · 05-02-2003, 10:59 PM

yep that would exceed the noise ordinance in any part of the country. Maybe if you live by a major airport......

Longhorn Man · 05-02-2003, 11:10 PM

That is kinda asking for it.

dinnut · 05-03-2003, 12:41 AM

im looking into some street legal HEDMAN headers... maybe they wont be that loud.

Longhorn Man · 05-03-2003, 12:50 AM

They won't be too loud if they go into mufflers.

Iron-Butt · 05-03-2003, 02:34 AM

when there is no mufflers there is a ticket sure to follow.

greasemonkey · 05-03-2003, 10:45 AM

"Can it really be too loud?"
I think you answered that question yourself. You got a ticket, that means it is illegal, what more can be said. Personally, I would never drive like that, it really IMO is plain dumb.

sam's 72 · 05-03-2003, 11:02 AM

Well, I would have to say YES! It can be too loud. What did the cop give you? No matter what type of header you buy, if you run open headers they are going to be too loud. Even if they say they are street legal. Street legal don't mean you can run around with them, open. Not sure why you would want to do that any ways.
Sam

casey · 05-03-2003, 11:22 AM

ya think, chevykid1969 I know you know its to loud, you were havin a little fun and you got caught, you'll buttim up after you run out of money for tickets, but it sure does sound cool don't it

gr8scott51 · 05-03-2003, 11:32 AM

Street legal means not limited to use on a race track - not this is all you need for a complete exhaust system. You can do some real damage to your engine if it isn't set up to run without the backpressure that mufflers produce.

chevykid1969 · 05-03-2003, 11:59 AM

i just have to say that a motor with open headers is the best sound in the world,you know us dumb kids the louder the better, but this mourning i went out a got some 28" glass packs. Not as loud but i think it sounds really good.

Thanks for the input

Chevy409 · 05-03-2003, 05:13 PM

You've heard the saying, "If it's too loud you're too old." I ran open headers to school for a few days while I was putting body lift in, sounded awesome. The school cop liked it too:p he's a cool guy though. Even with mufflers now, car alarms go off down main street and in parking lots

SWINGSAX68 · 05-03-2003, 08:27 PM

DUDE...no mufflers....I think that is illegal in most parts. Get some glass packs. How did you pass inspection????LOL

Green72GMC · 05-03-2003, 08:44 PM

I ran open headers for like 2 days, I hardly went anywhere though. It was great while it lasted but I dont have the money to pay for a ticket.

GMC71k20 · 05-03-2003, 10:29 PM

open headers are legal in worcester mass jul 3-6, me and my friend uncorked the headers on his 69 camaro and cruised around screaming at the top of our lungs just to hear each other. it was cool but got annoying pretty quick.

blazer1971 · 05-03-2003, 10:48 PM

The law can be funny. Need a drivers license in most cases to buy boose but can't use that license while drinking the booze.

spinning wheels · 05-04-2003, 12:46 AM

Chevykid, put some good mufflers on the truck. Chances are you will have more torque and in some cases more horse power.
Man I know I have annoyed many of my neighbors with my loud cars or bikes.
It can be fun, but just play it cool so you don't piss off everyone around your neighborhood.

dinnut · 05-04-2003, 01:26 AM

you can buy this thing i saw on trucks. with a flip of a switch you can convert from open headers to your exhaust. pretty cool.

jcueckert13 · 05-04-2003, 09:21 AM

but on the other hand tou get better gas milage out of open headers

gmc67swb · 05-04-2003, 10:34 AM

HAVE YALL EVER NOTICED THE HARLEYS THOUGH. THOSE ARE PRETTY MUCH JUST STRAIGHT HEADERS. I'VE HAD THEM PASS ME AND I CAN'T HEAR MY OWN TRUCK. I HAVE 2 1/2" SINGLE CHAMBER FLOWMASTERS THAT GO JUST PAST THE CAB. I KNOW IT'S ONLY 2 CYLINDERS BUT I BELIEVE THOSE AFTER MARKET PIPES FOR HARLEYS ARE JUST THAT. STRAIGHT PIPE!

gr8scott51 · 05-04-2003, 10:39 AM

Guys driving those get tickets, too. Just ask me.

spinning wheels · 05-04-2003, 04:16 PM

gmc67swb, I have a tuned header on my Harley. Just last year at Sturgis, the bike was running strange, so I had it dyno tuned. Turned out to be a leaking intake seal. While I was waiting my turn to get dynoed, a fellow with a 95 cu.in. twin cam motor was having a major flat spot (between 2,500rpm to 4,000rmp range) on his bike. He was running essencially straight pipes with no backpreasure. Psycho, the tuner/dyno owner, installed some small baffles in his pipes to add back preasure and eliminate the flatspot. I was suprised how much better his bike ran with the small baffles. The baffles didn't affect his db on the exhaust. Funny thing tho was my little 80cu.in. motor still pulled more hp and torque with a good tuned header, than with straight pipes.

05-02-2003, 10:15 PM	#1
chevykid1969 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Knightdale,North Carolina Posts: 377	Can it really be to loud!!! I have a 327 in my 69 short step that is running with straight headers. Talk about loud. Today i was stoped my a state trooper and he gave me a ticket for some sound ord. thing! Anybody else have any trouble with this.

05-02-2003, 10:25 PM	#2
Roberty Hot Damn - Here I Am!! Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Ringgold, Georgia Posts: 726	Straight headers on anything and anywhere will get you a quick ticket. Better get 'em muffled down a bit or get used to the "Attention". __________________ My vehicles: '90 Silverado Sport '71 Chevelle SS Convertible '70 C-10 - My Grandfather bought it new - original un-restored

05-02-2003, 10:38 PM	#3
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	drive dumb get tickets __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

05-02-2003, 10:59 PM	#5
beau396 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: oak harbor wa Posts: 61	yep that would exceed the noise ordinance in any part of the country. Maybe if you live by a major airport...... __________________ '67 C10 short box fleet side wood bed small rear window frame off restoration. 396BB,Th400, ps, pwr disc 5 lug, posi 3.07, 2000 Suburban 60/40 pwr seats, 2.5" front drop 4" rear, powder coated running gear.

05-03-2003, 12:41 AM	#7
dinnut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: missouri city, tx Posts: 4,486	im looking into some street legal HEDMAN headers... maybe they wont be that loud. __________________ 70 longbed 496/th400/Ford 9"

05-02-2003, 10:48 PM	#4
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	Uhhhhhh, you're running straight headers? lol cdowns- got any pics of your Model A project?

05-02-2003, 11:10 PM	#6
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	That is kinda asking for it.

05-03-2003, 12:50 AM	#8
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	They won't be too loud if they go into mufflers.

05-03-2003, 02:34 AM	#9
Iron-Butt 454 club Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,348	when there is no mufflers there is a ticket sure to follow. __________________ David 1965 Chevrolet c-10 454 automatic Custom bbw swb. 1965 Chevrolet C-10 swb (Sold) 1963 Chevrolet C-10 6 Cyl automatic with dual exhaust, pb, ps and 17's. R.I.P "I will miss you. 1967 Chevrolet C-10 6 Cyl Custom lwb 1939 Chevrolet Coupe, 350 v8 automatic. 1935 Chevrolet 2 Dr Standard in the works. 2015 Harley Davidson Street Glide. 2023 Chevrolet Stingray Z51 Convertible. I never want to grow up.

05-03-2003, 10:45 AM	#10
greasemonkey Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pace, FL Posts: 2,155	"Can it really be too loud?" I think you answered that question yourself. You got a ticket, that means it is illegal, what more can be said. Personally, I would never drive like that, it really IMO is plain dumb. __________________ 1942 Master Deluxe 1969 C/10 1985 Blazer CUCV 1987 Jimmy 2004 Tahoe 2005 Silverado 1500 2005 Silverado 3500

05-03-2003, 11:02 AM	#11
sam's 72 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Pasadena, Texas, USA Posts: 1,005	Well, I would have to say YES! It can be too loud. What did the cop give you? No matter what type of header you buy, if you run open headers they are going to be too loud. Even if they say they are street legal. Street legal don't mean you can run around with them, open. Not sure why you would want to do that any ways. Sam __________________ 72 LWB chevy truck. Pasadena, Texas

05-03-2003, 11:22 AM	#12
casey Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada Posts: 2,048	ya think, chevykid1969 I know you know its to loud, you were havin a little fun and you got caught, you'll buttim up after you run out of money for tickets, but it sure does sound cool don't it

05-03-2003, 11:32 AM	#13
gr8scott51 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 1,839	Street legal means not limited to use on a race track - not this is all you need for a complete exhaust system. You can do some real damage to your engine if it isn't set up to run without the backpressure that mufflers produce. __________________ Silence is golden, duct tape is silver. - Scott

05-03-2003, 11:59 AM	#14
chevykid1969 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Knightdale,North Carolina Posts: 377	i just have to say that a motor with open headers is the best sound in the world,you know us dumb kids the louder the better, but this mourning i went out a got some 28" glass packs. Not as loud but i think it sounds really good. Thanks for the input

05-03-2003, 05:13 PM	#15
Chevy409 Giddy up giddy up... Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: US Posts: 483	You've heard the saying, "If it's too loud you're too old." I ran open headers to school for a few days while I was putting body lift in, sounded awesome. The school cop liked it too:p he's a cool guy though. Even with mufflers now, car alarms go off down main street and in parking lots __________________ 72 with 69 grille and custom 73-87 stepside. BIG BLOCK 409, SM465, NP205, 3/4 axles slung under a 5" lift, 3"bodylift, 112" frame, and 35inch Pro Comp X-terrains... "BUILT NOT BOUGHT" Here's the site...



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05-03-2003, 08:27 PM	#16
SWINGSAX68 Now the others dig........ Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,520	DUDE...no mufflers....I think that is illegal in most parts. Get some glass packs. How did you pass inspection????LOL __________________ 68 Chevy C10 Stepside Black Primer 78 GMC Longbed White 09 Chevy Silverado Shortbed Granite Blue *LOOKING FOR A 67 4 DOOR IMPALA!!!Just like Sam and Dean Winchester!! 'Cause Mustangs are for p^#$ and you can fit a body in the trunk of a 67 Impala* MEMBER OF THE DRUM BRAKE CLUB Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies Texas State University-San Marcos, TX Certified Music Educator I hope Mom is up there watching and being my Guardian Angel "I've got a fever.....and the only prescription.....IS MORE COW BELL" -The Legendary: Bruce Dickenson "F#$@ 'em up!!!!!!" -The Legendary: Rogelio Escobar TRUCKY LINKS** http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=457750 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=461184 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=472848 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=417541 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=477788

05-03-2003, 08:44 PM	#17
Green72GMC Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Deville, Louisiana Posts: 293	I ran open headers for like 2 days, I hardly went anywhere though. It was great while it lasted but I dont have the money to pay for a ticket. __________________ 1972 GMC SWB, 305 powered 1980 diesel VW pickup, Needs a Heart Transplant 1997 Toyota Taco The Second Amendment is in place incase they ignore the others.

05-03-2003, 10:29 PM	#18
GMC71k20 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: mass Posts: 1,277	open headers are legal in worcester mass jul 3-6, me and my friend uncorked the headers on his 69 camaro and cruised around screaming at the top of our lungs just to hear each other. it was cool but got annoying pretty quick.

05-03-2003, 10:48 PM	#19
blazer1971 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: apollo bch,fl. usa Posts: 134	The law can be funny. Need a drivers license in most cases to buy boose but can't use that license while drinking the booze.

05-04-2003, 12:46 AM	#20
spinning wheels Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Hacienda Heights, California USA Posts: 474	Chevykid, put some good mufflers on the truck. Chances are you will have more torque and in some cases more horse power. Man I know I have annoyed many of my neighbors with my loud cars or bikes. It can be fun, but just play it cool so you don't piss off everyone around your neighborhood. __________________ '72 GMC custom camper 350/350

05-04-2003, 01:26 AM	#21
dinnut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: missouri city, tx Posts: 4,486	you can buy this thing i saw on trucks. with a flip of a switch you can convert from open headers to your exhaust. pretty cool. __________________ 70 longbed 496/th400/Ford 9"

05-04-2003, 09:21 AM	#22
jcueckert13 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Edgewood New Mexico Posts: 2,088	but on the other hand tou get better gas milage out of open headers __________________ 1990 subaru legcy (daily driver) 1987 Toyota 4runner (weekend toy) 1968 C30 flatbed dually 1970 C10 longbed stepside (in pieces) 1976 Dodge Dart 1963 Dodge Dart

05-04-2003, 10:34 AM	#23
gmc67swb Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mesquite, Tx Posts: 396	HAVE YALL EVER NOTICED THE HARLEYS THOUGH. THOSE ARE PRETTY MUCH JUST STRAIGHT HEADERS. I'VE HAD THEM PASS ME AND I CAN'T HEAR MY OWN TRUCK. I HAVE 2 1/2" SINGLE CHAMBER FLOWMASTERS THAT GO JUST PAST THE CAB. I KNOW IT'S ONLY 2 CYLINDERS BUT I BELIEVE THOSE AFTER MARKET PIPES FOR HARLEYS ARE JUST THAT. STRAIGHT PIPE! __________________ GM 330HP/350, Magnuson 122HH, Tremec TKO 5spd

05-04-2003, 10:39 AM	#24
gr8scott51 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 1,839	Guys driving those get tickets, too. Just ask me. __________________ Silence is golden, duct tape is silver. - Scott

05-04-2003, 04:16 PM	#25
spinning wheels Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Hacienda Heights, California USA Posts: 474	gmc67swb, I have a tuned header on my Harley. Just last year at Sturgis, the bike was running strange, so I had it dyno tuned. Turned out to be a leaking intake seal. While I was waiting my turn to get dynoed, a fellow with a 95 cu.in. twin cam motor was having a major flat spot (between 2,500rpm to 4,000rmp range) on his bike. He was running essencially straight pipes with no backpreasure. Psycho, the tuner/dyno owner, installed some small baffles in his pipes to add back preasure and eliminate the flatspot. I was suprised how much better his bike ran with the small baffles. The baffles didn't affect his db on the exhaust. Funny thing tho was my little 80cu.in. motor still pulled more hp and torque with a good tuned header, than with straight pipes. __________________ '72 GMC custom camper 350/350

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