Re: Original Dual exhaust System?

by bracketchev1221 Wed May 01, 2013 10:10 am

1973 454 MONTE wrote:i have them in my hands as we speak. bought them from NAPA in 1995.

not the best pic,but i looked right at them for numbers.

Oh, so then walker probably has since discontinued that part since then. These cars seem to be losing more parts that USED to be made for them. I thought a dual exhaust would be easy.

by 1973 454 MONTE Wed May 01, 2013 10:16 am

they might have. i know they never made the 454 front pipes.

back in the early 90s i probably bought 6 sets.

by bracketchev1221 Wed May 01, 2013 10:30 am

I know what you mean. I remember going through the walker catalogs and getting whatever you needed. I took a quick look at the picture listed a few months ago before I had the car, thinking this will be great. Then realized the front part numbers were for the exhaust donuts, not the pipes. Mad

by dynchel Wed May 01, 2013 11:00 am

I'm pretty sure walker dosent want to stock anything that they will have such a small demand for. Try summit racing, they should have some performance exhausts, some more wild than others. GoFast

by JB2wheeler Wed May 01, 2013 11:10 am

It's funny how these companies look at a computer and say "we don't make it and never have". JB

by ant7377 Wed May 01, 2013 5:14 pm

Find a good exhaust shop in your area and have em made,I did that for my 77,the guy did a great job ,just what I wanted.

by 77mali Wed May 01, 2013 5:38 pm

ant7377 wrote:Find a good exhaust shop in your area and have em made,I did that for my 77,the guy did a great job ,just what I wanted.

Amen. I got a quote from a local 'custom exhaust' shop for stainless 2.5" dual exhaust for about $400.

by v8power Thu May 09, 2013 4:03 pm

So i installed the exhaust system i ordered it from the geneva guy.

Very good fitting. And the mufflers sounds really nice!

Original Dual exhaust System? - Page 2 Foto10

Original Dual exhaust System? - Page 2 Foto10

by Limey SE Thu May 09, 2013 4:40 pm

That's a really clean set up there !! Nice now a video to hear it PLEASE LOL

by 77mali Thu May 09, 2013 5:12 pm

Looks nice. Looks to be stainless steel.

by bracketchev1221 Tue May 28, 2013 8:38 am

On putting the 73-74 exhaust in later cars, does the driver side exhaust manifold need to be changed? I have seen that the 73- 75, have a different part number for the driver side manifold than the 76 does. 76 has a male taper on the exhaust outlet.

by pila Tue May 28, 2013 11:46 am

For what it's worth for info, I bought a pair of Flowmaster stainless tail pipes for a '72 Chevelle, and the fit my '75 Elco fine. Too short of course, but that's an easy item to add length to. I have two Borla Stainless mufflers on it also.

by driveit Tue May 28, 2013 1:44 pm

Anyone who has headers on their car, do they hang down kinda low? If anything ever drags on my car it is the headers.

by thatfnthing Tue May 28, 2013 2:38 pm

driveit wrote:Anyone who has headers on their car, do they hang down kinda low? If anything ever drags on my car it is the headers.

Nope. I have Doug Thorley tri-Y's -- the collectors take up less space because it's two-into-one instead of four-into-one, so they hang about as low as a stock exhaust. I'll see if I can get a photo or two.

by dynchel Tue May 28, 2013 2:41 pm

Before I replaced my front springs my long tube hookers would find every speed bump. Since I replaced the springs I've never had a problem.

by driveit Tue May 28, 2013 3:26 pm

Original straight six springs still in mine from 1974... Could be part of the issue!

by 77mali Tue May 28, 2013 6:00 pm

thatfnthing wrote:
driveit wrote:Anyone who has headers on their car, do they hang down kinda low? If anything ever drags on my car it is the headers.

Nope. I have Doug Thorley tri-Y's -- the collectors take up less space because it's two-into-one instead of four-into-one, so they hang about as low as a stock exhaust. I'll see if I can get a photo or two.

My are Hooker & drivers side header is a bit lower than the passenger side but they do both hang low compared to those tri-y's. Those Thorley's are on my wish list.

by dynchel Tue May 28, 2013 6:36 pm

driveit wrote:Original straight six springs still in mine from 1974... Could be part of the issue!

Does your car still have a straight six? I haven't seen a straight six g3 in years. clown

by carcass Tue May 28, 2013 8:59 pm

my 74 originally came with a six banger, but it was converted to a 400 from a donor car that had all the parts.

by Limey SE Tue May 28, 2013 9:17 pm

dynchel wrote:
driveit wrote:Original straight six springs still in mine from 1974... Could be part of the issue!
Does your car still have a straight six? I haven't seen a straight six g3 in years.

carcass wrote:my 74 originally came with a six banger, but it was converted to a 400 from a donor car that had all the parts.

My old Blue was a 3 speed on Floor w/350 Wished I would hung onto all that crap but alas Never did

by driveit Wed May 29, 2013 7:31 am

dynchel wrote:
driveit wrote:Original straight six springs still in mine from 1974... Could be part of the issue!
Does your car still have a straight six? I haven't seen a straight six g3 in years.

No, got a 350, headers, Weiand Intake, Edelbrock carb. Still has the straight six springs though!

by thatfnthing Wed May 29, 2013 11:24 am

thatfnthing wrote:
driveit wrote:Anyone who has headers on their car, do they hang down kinda low? If anything ever drags on my car it is the headers.

Nope. I have Doug Thorley tri-Y's -- the collectors take up less space because it's two-into-one instead of four-into-one, so they hang about as low as a stock exhaust. I'll see if I can get a photo or two.

Here's a shot of the passenger header from above:
Original Dual exhaust System? - Page 2 Header10

And here's from the side of the car:
Original Dual exhaust System? - Page 2 Header11

They were beautifully triple chrome plated when they were new. That lasted about 12 years or so, then the rust started to show. Still plenty solid, so I just painted 'em with high temp paint.

by bracketchev1221 Fri May 31, 2013 12:47 pm

bracketchev1221 wrote:On putting the 73-74 exhaust in later cars, does the driver side exhaust manifold need to be changed? I have seen that the 73- 75, have a different part number for the driver side manifold than the 76 does. 76 has a male taper on the exhaust outlet.

Nobody has any idea on the exhaust manifolds?

by dynchel Fri May 31, 2013 12:48 pm

Sorry, my car had headers on it when I got it.

by Limey SE Fri May 31, 2013 1:48 pm

bracketchev1221 wrote:
bracketchev1221 wrote:On putting the 73-74 exhaust in later cars, does the driver side exhaust manifold need to be changed? I have seen that the 73- 75, have a different part number for the driver side manifold than the 76 does. 76 has a male taper on the exhaust outlet.

Nobody has any idea on the exhaust manifolds?

you should not have to change it if taking it to a shop they will make a pipe longer / shorter to fit it

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