What exhaust setup have you got??

[irish1966]

I am at the point where I am going to start setting up the exhaust on my 66 LWB Fleetside project. I am trying to figure out the best route and sounding setup. I understand that it is a preference, but any inputs would be greatly appreciated. Here's what I have to start with....

I am putting in a rear mount gas tank also, so any problems or recommendations would be great.

[lakeroadster]

i too have a rear mount tank. I have header mounted glass packs and will be running the tail pipes back to the trailing arms and then outside the frame rails, exiting at the rear of the truck.

[irish1966]

Any pics of the setups would be great. My buddy keeps saying how it should go, but I'm not convinced. Also, where do i get the header pipes from the rams horns down to the new exhaust?

[Oklahoma]

I have Ram horns with a Y pipe to the driver side with a turbo muffler, then it kicks out behind the tire adn I think it sounds great.

YouTube- My 62 chevy truck.MOD

[irish1966]

That does sound sweet Oklahoma!! I'm thinking maybe dual out the back with a roll pan.

[markeb01]

Originally Posted by irish1966

Any pics of the setups would be great. My buddy keeps saying how it should go, but I'm not convinced. Also, where do i get the header pipes from the rams horns down to the new exhaust?

Here are a few shots of mine. I’m running the same rams horn manifold you are – straight down on the passenger side and canted on the driver side. Custom 2 ½” pipes with Flowtech Terminator mufflers mounted vertically under the bed, ending in turn downs just ahead of the axle. Best I can describe it sounds like a 1960’s Corvette, aggressive and powerful, yet relatively quiet. There is no droning in the cab. Earlier I ran the same setup without the crossover pipe, and it really barked when the throttle was cracked. The crossover muted the full throttle bark a lot.

[irish1966]

Looks excellent man. Any reason why you stopped at the diff? And do u have a rear mount tank?

[markeb01]

Personal preference was all, I just like it with turn downs. I thought about going out in front of the rear tires, but I've had cars with that arrangement and it's really hard on aluminum rear wheels. I didn't want full tailpipes because of the rear mounted tank, and didn't want interference if it needed to be removed. So yes, I do have a custom 33 gallon Rock Valley tank mounted behind the axle. At the time I designed the tank this was a long distance freeway commuter. Having lived through the gas shortage period of the 70's, I wanted the biggest capacity I could fit in the space available (limited trips to the pump). It tucks up nicely, but if I had it to do over, I'd go for something closer to 20 gallons. Now that I'm retired it takes a long time to use up a full tank of gas. Here's a shot of how well the tank fits, so full tailpipes would have fit okay:

[irish1966]

Thx Markeb01. U answered my question perfectly. I really like your setup. I'm strongly considering the same idea.

[pharmd]

Full Length headers, true duals, H pipe, 3 chamber flowmasters, turn downs near the rear.

Not the absolute setup for power, but one of the best sounding setups I have hear (but then again, I'm biased).