LMC Exhaust kit fitment issues?

[67chevylongbed]

Has anyone with this kit had fitment issues? I was trying to install mine this afternoon and the angle on the first pipe is wrong so it won't mate up to the exhaust manifold. Anyone had this problem? I think I will have to have a muffler shop bend the pipe so it will fit correctly?

[68gmsee]

Yep, I had problems with the six cylinder exhaust kit. Had the wrong bends and angles. I was able to make it work by twisting and fighting with it and moving some mounts but it still ain't right.

I won't be buying any exhaust kits from them anymore. I'll just bite the bullet and pay my local guy the $250 plus dollars he wanted.

[67chevylongbed]

Originally Posted by 68gmsee

Yep, I had problems with the six cylinder exhaust kit. Had the wrong bends and angles. I was able to make it work by twisting and fighting with it and moving some mounts but it still ain't right.

I won't be buying any exhaust kits from them anymore. I'll just bite the bullet and pay my local guy the $250 plus dollars he wanted.

Well at least I'm not the only one Thanks for letting me know, I guess I'm just going to have to bend the pipes.

[Zoomin]

You guys need to cut them some slack - they've only had 40 years to get it right.

[mrein3]

My V8, 4x4 kit fit like a glove. I highly recommend the kit to everybody who asks.

[Bus Ted Knuckle]

I bet you can find a local place to make you custom exhaust for much cheaper than the kit will cost, and you won't have to mess with installing it.

[71meangreenc10]

Originally Posted by Bus Ted Knuckle

I bet you can find a local place to make you custom exhaust for much cheaper than the kit will cost, and you won't have to mess with installing it.

It will be close, I have the kit on my shortbed and I had to get one pipe adjusted, the price depends on where you are, in AZ where I was, I couldnt come close to LMC price, Midas wanted over 600 for complete exhaust, in TN I got a full exhaust for around 300 and that was the best I could find, plus being in a small town, you would think prices should be lower, nope, in NC where we currently are most exhaust places start at 250 and up.

Smitty

[Davetopay]

My LWB K1500 has the dual kit and it appears to fit quite well. The tubing is amazingly thick, I doubt it will ever rust out....the turbo muffs and hangers are another story. I can't comment on how it was to install since the PO added it to the truck. As far as fit goes, the muffs are tucked up between the frame rails and the drive shaft and all the tubing stays up nice and high until it pokes out with the side exit behind the rear wheels. I assume the turbo muffs on it are the ones that came with the kit. They sound nice, no drone, but the lack of a balance pipe(tough to have on a 4x4) makes them a little bit "blatty". I can tell a real difference in their sound from when I got the truck almost 2 years ago. I assume there is some amount of fiberglass packing in there which has degraded with time and use. The front half was hooked up with some welded in bends to make it fit with the rams horn manifolds. (casting numbers come up as Corvette, don't know if it means anything) It looks like the kit would work well with a set of headers, but I haven't bothered because I have a 4spd and it would be a pain. I was thinking about some different muffs, but I don't NEED them now.

[Tkmadone]

I used the kit on my longbed 2wd v8 and it worked great! Half the price the muffler shops wanted to charge me locally.

[jamie72]

just installed a kit on my 69, it fit great,really better than i exspected, sounds good too.

[cdowns]

could b over the years somebody put different exhaust manifolds on an old truck and that is the misalignment issue

i've used a few of the LMC exhaust kits never had a problewm they always fit great 4 my applocations

[67chevylongbed]

The engine is an aftermarket motor, and the exhaust manifolds could be wrong. Here are some pics, is it the manifolds?

[bigsnookmaster]

You need the ramshorn manifolds that turn back, instead of dumping straight down.

[jamie72]

you have the 4x4 ramhorns.. you need the 2wd ramhorns

[67chevylongbed]

I did not know that, thanks for pointinf that out... I'll have to start looking on cl. Any other places I should look?

[Chevydude56]

You can look in the parts for sale section on this forum.

I think you can buy new aftermarket at most parts stores

[67chevylongbed]

Originally Posted by Chevydude56

You can look in the parts for sale section on this forum.

I think you can buy new aftermarket at most parts stores

Thanks, I will check out the for sale section, and I saw that LMC sells them too.

[pat 70/71]

Bought one for my six silly , didn't fit at all ! sent the wrong kit . anywho, never again. this is lmc. If anyone orders an exhaust from them, check it the minute you get it. returns are such a pain. cheers, Pat

[67 k20 firetruck]

My exhaust on my 69 C20 w/ 350 fit like a glove (duals). The exhaust on my current ride 67 K20 with 292 is a nightmare. The driveshaft and exhaust rub 90% of the time the truck is running and nothing I can do to twist them, turn them to make it right. Both LMC.

[rmccloye]

BIGSNOOKMASTER do both the manifolds need to be turn back or what. Because I was thinking about getting it for my truck and the driver side on mine is the tur back and my passenger side is straight down...