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crazy longhorn · 09-05-2004, 09:08 PM

About a week ago, I salvaged a used set of 50's flows from the junk pile down at the muff shop,& stuck em on the 69(a little paint 1st). Yesterday, she went down to the shop, & my youngest (15 yr old kid) gave me a hand setting up the tailpipes(it was a fun time!).....altho, the kid did not like hot sparks! the system runs 2 1/2 " pipe from the back of the Hooker comps, H pipe(2 1/4"), & the flows are hung about 1 ft or so behind the cab. the tail pipes are also 2 1/2", & wrap up over the axle, around the fuel cell, & through the back bumper......man does that sound nice

doing a little a little math, that old booger has about 27-28ft of ex pipe....not including the muffs....hope that 14 guage pipe dont add too much weight

the wifey even commented on how nice the old truck sounded......nice & mellow, she said(till i winged the throttle a couple times

) i guess, i will have to shift around 2500, if I dont want the POPO writing tickets! crazyL

68C15 · 09-05-2004, 09:28 PM

about the same time I put some temporary pipes on mine. Hedmans from KurtL, a pair of 12" glasspack & 2 1/2" pipes with a 45 bringing them out just in front of tires. it sounds scary when I get on it. 3000 rpms under hard accell will make for a un-obstructed entrance into an intersection! I think I will have to eventually do something different just to keep officer Friendly off my ass.

crazy longhorn · 09-05-2004, 10:12 PM

I had those tubes poked out the sides,just ahead of the wheels(like to hear em run!) the old man i am working for said "now if you can get that sound on the back of that truck, you will flat @ss have it".....got it!

68C15 · 09-06-2004, 08:19 AM

one advantage of having it come out in front of the tires is ppl tend to stay out of my blind spot.

71Chevy4-speed · 09-06-2004, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 68C15

one advantage of having it come out in front of the tires is ppl tend to stay out of my blind spot.

LOL thats very true. Flowtech headers, 2.5 inch and 12 in glass packs thats sidepiped. Been lucky so far never had a cop even look at me.... but thats at idle or going through town in 4th gear. Not 5 grand in 3rd... thats LOUD! I think the whole old truck thing just makes the cops up here think oh old truck nothing to worry about, but then again the cops up here don't know anything about cars.

09-05-2004, 09:08 PM	#1
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,403	"new" exhaust on the 69 About a week ago, I salvaged a used set of 50's flows from the junk pile down at the muff shop,& stuck em on the 69(a little paint 1st). Yesterday, she went down to the shop, & my youngest (15 yr old kid) gave me a hand setting up the tailpipes(it was a fun time!).....altho, the kid did not like hot sparks! the system runs 2 1/2 " pipe from the back of the Hooker comps, H pipe(2 1/4"), & the flows are hung about 1 ft or so behind the cab. the tail pipes are also 2 1/2", & wrap up over the axle, around the fuel cell, & through the back bumper......man does that sound nice doing a little a little math, that old booger has about 27-28ft of ex pipe....not including the muffs....hope that 14 guage pipe dont add too much weight the wifey even commented on how nice the old truck sounded......nice & mellow, she said(till i winged the throttle a couple times ) i guess, i will have to shift around 2500, if I dont want the POPO writing tickets! crazyL __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears....

09-05-2004, 09:28 PM	#2
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	about the same time I put some temporary pipes on mine. Hedmans from KurtL, a pair of 12" glasspack & 2 1/2" pipes with a 45 bringing them out just in front of tires. it sounds scary when I get on it. 3000 rpms under hard accell will make for a un-obstructed entrance into an intersection! I think I will have to eventually do something different just to keep officer Friendly off my ass. __________________ Man rule #77...if you own a 67 stepside with a caddy 472 you will never be in danger of loosing you man card

09-05-2004, 10:12 PM	#3
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,403	I had those tubes poked out the sides,just ahead of the wheels(like to hear em run!) the old man i am working for said "now if you can get that sound on the back of that truck, you will flat @ss have it".....got it! __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears....

09-06-2004, 08:19 AM	#4
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	one advantage of having it come out in front of the tires is ppl tend to stay out of my blind spot. __________________ Man rule #77...if you own a 67 stepside with a caddy 472 you will never be in danger of loosing you man card



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