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68CST327 · 06-25-2003, 04:42 PM

Well, ok, so I don't have the truck back yet, but I just dropped it off at the local performance exhaust shop (Exhaustman in Azusa, CA).

I ordered 2-1/4" aluminized pipe w/ crossover, dual Magnaflows, exiting behind the rear tires at 45 or 60 degree angle.

I should be picking it up later today at 5 or 6 pm. I'll post back here to let everyone know how it went. Hopefully I'll able to record some sound files and/or videos of it and post those here as well. The thing I'm most happy about is that I finally got off my butt and am making some progress!

EDIT: SEE BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL RANT ON BAD BUSINESS BEHAVIOR.

**Yukon Jack** · 06-25-2003, 04:53 PM

Progress is good. I did exhaust on my 69 when I got tired of smelling exhaust fumes in the cab!

*Piston* · 06-25-2003, 05:47 PM

I like the look of angled exhaust after the rear tires. I did mine the same way and was VERY happy with the sound and look. It looked more like a car exhaust exiting.

Bill72BB · 06-25-2003, 06:31 PM

I've got mine exiting the same place but used stock type mufflers they are too quiet .How loud are the Magnaflows ?

*Piston* · 06-25-2003, 06:35 PM

sorry I forgot to mention I use 2.5" pipe and 40 series Flowmasters.

SEVEND2 · 06-25-2003, 07:06 PM

Got eshaust done too. Got 2 1/2" alum coated pipes slight tilt down infront of the tires and angled back. I am running Magnaflows too. they sound Nice! I did not get the H or X pipe in center

((YOU WILL BE HAPPY WITH THEM)

68CST327 · 06-26-2003, 06:46 PM

The bad news: The guy ran out of time and didn't want to spend the time and labor to install the crossover

He said if I wanted it still to come back some other day and he'd install it. Oh well.

The good news: I got my truck back and am pretty pleased with the results. The Magnaflows sound pretty darn good! They have a nice mellow sound, very nostalgic sounding I suppose you could say, but then when you get on the accelerator they open up! They have a nice deep roar to them. I already set off a car alarm when I was just cruising by

Also, he put on chrome tips because the length of pipe didn't quite reach the outside edges of the bed and he said he'd have to weld in new sections of pipe, thus increasing the price. I don't really know if I like them or not.

I do however notice the "popping" that's caused by not having the crossover pipe. It has a sort of "motorcycle" rhythmic sound to it. I'd like to go back and get that H-pipe installed.

One thing I have to say above all else is that they did an excellent job bending and installing the pipe from front to back. I really do have to take some pictures so people can see how clean their work is. I will try to post back later when I have the time (and the daylight) to snap some pictures and capture some sounds.

NSANE68!!! · 06-26-2003, 09:54 PM

YEP, I converted to Magnaflows a couple of years ago on my 68, then on my 95 Tahoe about 8 months ago after a BAD experience with Flowblockers

I converted the 68 cause the Flowblockers were to OBNOXIOS & seemed to cackle. The Magnaflows have a great DEEP tone, and they out flow chambered mufflers

krue · 06-26-2003, 10:21 PM

For those of us whose trucks see the woods, watch those pipes behind the tires. If you back up into something (like a stump) you could kink the pipe and cause this!

6T9GMC · 06-27-2003, 12:35 AM

HEY IS THAT AN EXPLODED MUFFLER?IF SO WAS IT LOUD???
SORRY MAN...THAT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS PRETTY BAD!

68CST327 · 07-21-2003, 06:56 PM

Ya know, one thing I can't stand is people not being honest. I hate deception. Here's the story: I go back to the exhaust today to get the H-pipe installed and the owner wasn't there, but his assistant was (actually the guy that installed my mufflers). I explain to him that the owner told me that they ran out of time last time I was there, and that's why he didn't install the H-pipe. Well, the worker goes on to tell me that the boss purposely told him to not install it because he was already mad that the "h-frame" on my truck 'caused them extra tubing and labor. Well boo-hoo I said. The owner gave me an estimate on a '68 Chevy truck and I assumed he knew what he was talking about. He asked me what kind of frame I had at the time I ordered it, and I said it had trailing arms with coil springs, because he wasn't sure if I had leafs or coils. Ok, sounds simple enough, but now the story is that the owner thought I told him the wrong kind of frame (maybe on purpose) so I could get a lower price, since the supposed "h-frame" type is harder to work on. Well, I got news for you pal, THERE'S ONLY ONE TYPE OF FRAME ON 67-72's! I told the worker this, and he agreed, and said it was not right the owner screwed me out of the h-pipe on purpose. He told me bring the truck back and he'd install the h-pipe for free, so I dropped it off a little while ago. At least there's someone honest at that shop.

68CST327 · 07-23-2003, 03:09 PM

Ok, so I picked up the truck later in the day, the guy installed the H-pipe no problem, no charge.

I am very happy that I got the H-pipe installed finally. It smoothed out the sound alot. Before, with the uneven exhaust flow, it popped and sputtered like an out of tune motorcycle. It was annoying to me. Now it's alot smoother, and more mellow; it seems to have reduced the overall sound level by about 1/3. It still sounds great when you step on it, but it's very quiet when you're just cruising. It made me love my Magnaflow's even more! To anyone that was thinking about having an H-pipe (or X-pipe) installed, do it! You will be very happy you did.

Now I just need to actually record some sound files to post here, like I've been meaning to for about a month now.

69sixpackbee · 07-23-2003, 05:14 PM

Remind me never to go to the Exhaustman...

68CST327 · 07-23-2003, 06:24 PM

Yeah, no kidding. If you happen to find a good shop in or around Pomona, let me know. I live in Glendora, so it's only a couple cities away.

69sixpackbee · 07-23-2003, 06:39 PM

I used these guys to run the system on my Bee:

SPEEDWAY MUFFLER
1700 W FOOTHILL BLVD # B
UPLAND, CA 91786-3517
(909) 981-4366

They had time to put the crossover on mine!

Blue4x4 · 07-24-2003, 01:45 AM

I had the same system installed on my 69 4X4. But used 2 1/2 pipe and the H pipe. I'm running 3 chamber flowmasters. All powered by a 383 stroker. It took my shop here in Reno, NV a day and a half and $ 500.00. But I think it was worth it.

06-25-2003, 04:42 PM	#1
68CST327 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 443	New exhaust today! Finally! (now with added rant! see below) Well, ok, so I don't have the truck back yet, but I just dropped it off at the local performance exhaust shop (Exhaustman in Azusa, CA). I ordered 2-1/4" aluminized pipe w/ crossover, dual Magnaflows, exiting behind the rear tires at 45 or 60 degree angle. I should be picking it up later today at 5 or 6 pm. I'll post back here to let everyone know how it went. Hopefully I'll able to record some sound files and/or videos of it and post those here as well. The thing I'm most happy about is that I finally got off my butt and am making some progress! EDIT: SEE BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL RANT ON BAD BUSINESS BEHAVIOR. Last edited by 68CST327; 07-21-2003 at 06:59 PM.

06-25-2003, 04:53 PM	#2
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,686	Progress is good. I did exhaust on my 69 when I got tired of smelling exhaust fumes in the cab! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

06-25-2003, 06:31 PM	#4
Bill72BB Thats the Hillbilly way Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Torrance,Ca Posts: 5,979	I've got mine exiting the same place but used stock type mufflers they are too quiet .How loud are the Magnaflows ? __________________ BILL Torrance Calif 90504 Member DUF Club Member Old Farts Club 72 3/4ton Custom Camper BB402/400 trans Dynomax Cerama-coat headers , Hei distributor ,Edelbrock 1411 air,ps,pb,leafsprings ,98 chevy 60/40 seat,S10 shoulder belts tilt,3.54 Dana 60 rear. 16" Eagle wheels with LT265/75 16 tires,Gaylord Lid,H4 headlights with 100W relay conversion. " If I knew I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself " Marriage changes passion...suddenly you're in bed with a relative. A GUY'S PRAYER.... Lord, I pray for a nympho with huge boobs who owns a liquor store and likes to fish and hunt and has a Harley .Amen ,

06-25-2003, 07:06 PM	#6
SEVEND2 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Menifee, Calif, USA Posts: 2,146	Got eshaust done too. Got 2 1/2" alum coated pipes slight tilt down infront of the tires and angled back. I am running Magnaflows too. they sound Nice! I did not get the H or X pipe in center ((YOU WILL BE HAPPY WITH THEM) __________________ With a 1972 Chevy Custom-10 Long bed w/350cid th350, (under-construction). Progress on truck so far (follow link): http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=51051 and stage 2 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=58132 ~ "Why couldn't you have just put the bunny back in the box?" ~

06-26-2003, 09:54 PM	#8
NSANE68!!! SLICER AND DICIER Join Date: May 2001 Location: Quuen Creek Posts: 1,383	YEP, I converted to Magnaflows a couple of years ago on my 68, then on my 95 Tahoe about 8 months ago after a BAD experience with Flowblockers I converted the 68 cause the Flowblockers were to OBNOXIOS & seemed to cackle. The Magnaflows have a great DEEP tone, and they out flow chambered mufflers __________________ 01 Tahoe 22's 2/4 drop and tv's 68 chevy money pit 51 chevy belair 95 Honda 900RR 05 GMC Siearra (company truck)

06-25-2003, 05:47 PM	#3
Piston Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 2,300	I like the look of angled exhaust after the rear tires. I did mine the same way and was VERY happy with the sound and look. It looked more like a car exhaust exiting.

06-25-2003, 06:35 PM	#5
Piston Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 2,300	sorry I forgot to mention I use 2.5" pipe and 40 series Flowmasters.

06-26-2003, 06:46 PM	#7
68CST327 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 443	The bad news: The guy ran out of time and didn't want to spend the time and labor to install the crossover He said if I wanted it still to come back some other day and he'd install it. Oh well. The good news: I got my truck back and am pretty pleased with the results. The Magnaflows sound pretty darn good! They have a nice mellow sound, very nostalgic sounding I suppose you could say, but then when you get on the accelerator they open up! They have a nice deep roar to them. I already set off a car alarm when I was just cruising by Also, he put on chrome tips because the length of pipe didn't quite reach the outside edges of the bed and he said he'd have to weld in new sections of pipe, thus increasing the price. I don't really know if I like them or not. I do however notice the "popping" that's caused by not having the crossover pipe. It has a sort of "motorcycle" rhythmic sound to it. I'd like to go back and get that H-pipe installed. One thing I have to say above all else is that they did an excellent job bending and installing the pipe from front to back. I really do have to take some pictures so people can see how clean their work is. I will try to post back later when I have the time (and the daylight) to snap some pictures and capture some sounds.

06-26-2003, 10:21 PM	#9
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,448	For those of us whose trucks see the woods, watch those pipes behind the tires. If you back up into something (like a stump) you could kink the pipe and cause this! Attached Images __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

06-27-2003, 12:35 AM	#10
6T9GMC Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: MOORE, OK Posts: 146	KRUE? HEY IS THAT AN EXPLODED MUFFLER?IF SO WAS IT LOUD??? SORRY MAN...THAT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS PRETTY BAD!

07-21-2003, 06:56 PM	#11
68CST327 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 443	Ya know, one thing I can't stand is people not being honest. I hate deception. Here's the story: I go back to the exhaust today to get the H-pipe installed and the owner wasn't there, but his assistant was (actually the guy that installed my mufflers). I explain to him that the owner told me that they ran out of time last time I was there, and that's why he didn't install the H-pipe. Well, the worker goes on to tell me that the boss purposely told him to not install it because he was already mad that the "h-frame" on my truck 'caused them extra tubing and labor. Well boo-hoo I said. The owner gave me an estimate on a '68 Chevy truck and I assumed he knew what he was talking about. He asked me what kind of frame I had at the time I ordered it, and I said it had trailing arms with coil springs, because he wasn't sure if I had leafs or coils. Ok, sounds simple enough, but now the story is that the owner thought I told him the wrong kind of frame (maybe on purpose) so I could get a lower price, since the supposed "h-frame" type is harder to work on. Well, I got news for you pal, THERE'S ONLY ONE TYPE OF FRAME ON 67-72's! I told the worker this, and he agreed, and said it was not right the owner screwed me out of the h-pipe on purpose. He told me bring the truck back and he'd install the h-pipe for free, so I dropped it off a little while ago. At least there's someone honest at that shop.

07-23-2003, 03:09 PM	#12
68CST327 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 443	Ok, so I picked up the truck later in the day, the guy installed the H-pipe no problem, no charge. I am very happy that I got the H-pipe installed finally. It smoothed out the sound alot. Before, with the uneven exhaust flow, it popped and sputtered like an out of tune motorcycle. It was annoying to me. Now it's alot smoother, and more mellow; it seems to have reduced the overall sound level by about 1/3. It still sounds great when you step on it, but it's very quiet when you're just cruising. It made me love my Magnaflow's even more! To anyone that was thinking about having an H-pipe (or X-pipe) installed, do it! You will be very happy you did. Now I just need to actually record some sound files to post here, like I've been meaning to for about a month now.

07-23-2003, 05:14 PM	#13
69sixpackbee Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Sabinal, Texas Posts: 1,706	Remind me never to go to the Exhaustman...

07-23-2003, 06:24 PM	#14
68CST327 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 443	Yeah, no kidding. If you happen to find a good shop in or around Pomona, let me know. I live in Glendora, so it's only a couple cities away.

07-23-2003, 06:39 PM	#15
69sixpackbee Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Sabinal, Texas Posts: 1,706	I used these guys to run the system on my Bee: SPEEDWAY MUFFLER 1700 W FOOTHILL BLVD # B UPLAND, CA 91786-3517 (909) 981-4366 They had time to put the crossover on mine!



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07-24-2003, 01:45 AM	#16
Blue4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sparks, NV Posts: 790	exhaust I had the same system installed on my 69 4X4. But used 2 1/2 pipe and the H pipe. I'm running 3 chamber flowmasters. All powered by a 383 stroker. It took my shop here in Reno, NV a day and a half and $ 500.00. But I think it was worth it.

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