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heymoe · 02-10-2011, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 8door

heymoe:That is a great looking drive line. Was that your idea on pipe routing ?
The starter appears smaller than stock ?

I fit the exhaust in place in about 3 hours. The tricky part is the combination of roll on the 90 deg. elbow coming off of the manifold. The 90 is rolled away from the block and starter but also rolled down at an angle to match the contour of the frame. Then I had to square everything back up with a miter right just past the linkage on the transmission. The cross pipe was a pain because when I built it I thought I had enough clearance for the drive shaft but needed to be a bit lower due to the articulation when you play with the air ride.
The starter is stock. I tried a mini first and it would not fit due to the mounting block.
Thanks for the comments!

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Originally Posted by theCheyenneShop

This thing looks great! Do you have any more pics (close up) of the manifolds and there closeness?

Thanks so much! I will try to get some more when I get it back. I sent it over to a buddy's house to wire everything. I'm working 70+ hours and don't have much free time right now.

72freak · 02-17-2011, 11:24 PM

I mounted the 2.5's on the truck with my V8 in the stock possition and honestly I didnt see where there should be any trouble running the pipe at all!!! . I dont have a pipe bender but with some stock bends I could have cut out and fabed up the bends and welded them together. I loaded the truck on the trailer and took it to my muffler shop who was doing the run for me and told him that all the talk was that it was "tough" to make the bends. He looked under the hood, shrugged his shoulders and said leave it with me. I ended up with a great job and an extra set of 2.5 straight dump pre bent starter pipes and flanges for the next time I need to use 2.5 vette manifolds. He said he had to make one extra cut and weld to put it all together.

So......yes...2.5 vette manifolds work with the V8 in the stock possition...MYTH BUSTED!

CheyenneShop · 02-17-2011, 11:57 PM

looks good to me - nice job!

8door · 02-18-2011, 01:01 AM

Yes it can be done. The muffler guy with the right attitude, and skill
can and will do it.

**FL71C10** · 03-05-2011, 10:08 AM

Does that tight turn and compression of the pipe mitigate the benefit of the 2" pipes?

02-17-2011, 11:24 PM	#27
72freak Rottenwood Garage Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Marietta, Georgia Posts: 4,321	Re: 2.5" rams horn exhaust manifolds I mounted the 2.5's on the truck with my V8 in the stock possition and honestly I didnt see where there should be any trouble running the pipe at all!!! . I dont have a pipe bender but with some stock bends I could have cut out and fabed up the bends and welded them together. I loaded the truck on the trailer and took it to my muffler shop who was doing the run for me and told him that all the talk was that it was "tough" to make the bends. He looked under the hood, shrugged his shoulders and said leave it with me. I ended up with a great job and an extra set of 2.5 straight dump pre bent starter pipes and flanges for the next time I need to use 2.5 vette manifolds. He said he had to make one extra cut and weld to put it all together. So......yes...2.5 vette manifolds work with the V8 in the stock possition...MYTH BUSTED! Attached Images __________________ 2004 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 2001 Chevrolet 2500HD Crew 6.0 1999 Harley Davidson Electra Glide 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Custom Camper "Dump Truck" 1972 Chevrolet C-20 Suburban "Big Green" 1969 Chevrolet C-50 Wedge Hauler "Leonidis" 1966 C-10 2x4 short fleet 327 4 speed "Race Truck" 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook "Rican" (my grandfathers) 1931 Ford Model A Coupe "Black Beauty" 1930 Ford Model A truck "Club Cab" 4x4 Rottenwood Garage and Speed Shop.....where everything must be racy! *It's not just a hobby..It's a LIFESTYLE!!!* Thanks for nothing Barrett-Jackson You cant fix stupid or teach accountability! Time wasters, looky Lous and tire kickers are everywhere! Last edited by 72freak; 02-19-2011 at 09:55 PM.

02-17-2011, 11:57 PM	#28
CheyenneShop Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 638	Re: 2.5" rams horn exhaust manifolds looks good to me - nice job! __________________ 72 Cheyenne shorty "*CheyLow" 72 3/4 long 4X4 69 SWB "Prospector" 68 C/10 shorty - "Picacho"* http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428379 *sold to "93redsled"* Have you heard about *C10 Talk? C10 Talk* is a podcast all about C10 Trucks, the builders, the vendors, and most importantly the C10 Community. Check us out online at www.c10talk.com

02-18-2011, 01:01 AM	#29
8door Not too old to learn Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 617	Re: 2.5" rams horn exhaust manifolds Yes it can be done. The muffler guy with the right attitude, and skill can and will do it. __________________ 1968 C10 a way to long restoration.

03-05-2011, 10:08 AM	#30
FL71C10 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 2,509	Re: 2.5" rams horn exhaust manifolds Does that tight turn and compression of the pipe mitigate the benefit of the 2" pipes? __________________ 71 Chevy C10 Shortbed Stepside. LT1 with 4l60E. Just got back from painter, in assembly now.



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