Finised up my new exhaust and the truck sounds AWESOME! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Zurbo · 08-12-2002, 03:00 PM

Finally finished up the exhaust work on the '72 and I never thought it would sound as good as it does. When I bought the truck from Grandpa he had told me the exhaust needed to be redone again but it sounded ok to me just that it was so quiet you could hardly tell it was running. A year later the exhaust is starting to rot out so I decide to buy some long tube headers and redo the 2" duals to 2.5" I finally decided on some DynoMax 86022 headers after talking with Ed @ Mothertruckers and I must say they are very nice and fit perfectly. When I pulled off the old exhaust I was surprised to find "reducers" in the manifolds that choked the exhaust down to ONE INCH.

I guess Grandpa did not like it being loud so they put these "silencers" in along with a glasspack of some sort and then a standard muffler in each side. (no balance pipe). Once the headers were in I had to drive the truck across town to the muffler shop (lotsa nasty looks while driving open headers) :p where they put in the new 2.5" duals, balance pipe, and Flowmaster 40's.

Now it sounds like it was meant to!

And now that is is not being choked it now barks off third gear rather nicely.

MandarinSixSeven · 08-12-2002, 03:04 PM

awesome man, thats the best feeling hey? when i got mine done, i couldnt stop driving, i didnt turn on my stereo for like a week just to listen to the sweet sound of the gutteral roar of dual 2.5"...but it must even sweeter with a BB! yee-haw!

PrimeredThunder · 08-12-2002, 04:50 PM

Thast great! I just got my 72's exhaust bent and mounted this last friday, very similar setup to yours; Heddmann Full-length headers, 2.5" Aluminized Pipe, Flowmaster 40's. Gawd I loved the looks I got driving home once it was finished...plus who doesn't love to turn some heads when they roll up?

Kenny

08-12-2002, 03:00 PM	#1
Zurbo Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bel Aire, Kansas, USA Posts: 186	Finised up my new exhaust and the truck sounds AWESOME! Finally finished up the exhaust work on the '72 and I never thought it would sound as good as it does. When I bought the truck from Grandpa he had told me the exhaust needed to be redone again but it sounded ok to me just that it was so quiet you could hardly tell it was running. A year later the exhaust is starting to rot out so I decide to buy some long tube headers and redo the 2" duals to 2.5" I finally decided on some DynoMax 86022 headers after talking with Ed @ Mothertruckers and I must say they are very nice and fit perfectly. When I pulled off the old exhaust I was surprised to find "reducers" in the manifolds that choked the exhaust down to ONE INCH. I guess Grandpa did not like it being loud so they put these "silencers" in along with a glasspack of some sort and then a standard muffler in each side. (no balance pipe). Once the headers were in I had to drive the truck across town to the muffler shop (lotsa nasty looks while driving open headers) :p where they put in the new 2.5" duals, balance pipe, and Flowmaster 40's. Now it sounds like it was meant to! And now that is is not being choked it now barks off third gear rather nicely. __________________ Zurbo's Chevy - 1972 Black/White Cheyenne Super. 402 Big Block /THD 400, factory air and tilt. My other Chevy - 1998 Camaro SS

08-12-2002, 03:04 PM	#2
MandarinSixSeven Seasonal Poster Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Canada Posts: 896	awesome man, thats the best feeling hey? when i got mine done, i couldnt stop driving, i didnt turn on my stereo for like a week just to listen to the sweet sound of the gutteral roar of dual 2.5"...but it must even sweeter with a BB! yee-haw! __________________ 67 GMC Short Step 350/4-Speed/3.08 Posi Front/Rear Sway Bars Kelowna BC, Canada Member of DTPW

08-12-2002, 04:50 PM	#3
PrimeredThunder Back from the Dead Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Salem, Oregon Posts: 522	Thast great! I just got my 72's exhaust bent and mounted this last friday, very similar setup to yours; Heddmann Full-length headers, 2.5" Aluminized Pipe, Flowmaster 40's. Gawd I loved the looks I got driving home once it was finished...plus who doesn't love to turn some heads when they roll up? Kenny __________________ The only Carb that matters to me is the one under my hood! Salem, Oregon



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