467-Ratman

A big thanks to Signguy for the tip on the JC Whitney, Hooker style sidepipes. Fedex delivered them today and they look great! Nice and heavy, not at all cheep looking. Can't wait to put them on the car, I might need a hearing aid in a few months but it will be worth it. I am going to make a custom pipe to fit from my block hugger headers to the new side pipes, then its time to rock and roll! :D

wacked

I had a set of the JC Whitney sidepipes on my old Camaro a fue years back.
Thay sound damn good. :thumbs:

467-Ratman

I think the combo of my BB and the straight through design muffler should equal LOUD! So much for the neighbors.....

wacked

:cheers: :cheers:

1FUNVET

Hey - let's us know how they fit when you get them on, share some pics as you install and if you don't mind me asking how much did you pay?? :chevy
:auto:

Jughead

What's the pipe diameter? :confused:

467-Ratman

The inlet diameter is 2.5 inches, the side tube is 3.5 inches. I think the real Hookers are 4 inch? I got them from JC whitney and paid $204 plus shipping, all in all they look great and should sound great.

78 Vette

:cheers: Put up some pic's

467-Ratman

I dont know how to post pictures on the forum, if somebody would help me I could email them to you and then post them for me?

Jughead

email them to mozuch@aol.com :thumbs:

Yeller81USNRet

Can you fit these pipes to a 81 ????
:steering:

467-Ratman

Jughead, email pictures just emailed to you , Thanks! Yes the pipes could work on the later vettes but you have to remove the catalitic converters which is a no no in most states....

Jughead

Here Ya go! :thumbs:




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[Modified by Jughead, 7:45 AM 2/7/2004]

Jughead

Are they one piece?

467-Ratman

No, two parts, long tube and then 4 collector Thanks for posting pictures!

OkeeGuy

cool! :thumbs:
i too was impressed by their weight and quality...especialy for the price!
as far as being too loud...they are not really...
they actually have a nice, deep, throaty sound...
now...if (when) you really stomp on it they can get loud but under "regular driving conditions they are not really...
i think you will be impressed...
let us know!

467-Ratman

Signguy, Any tips for mounting the brackets to the frame? Looks like it should be a two person job. As far as the pipe hook up to my headers I am going with the guys at the muffler shop, they do mandrell bending of pipes and always do a good job.

OkeeGuy

1st....mount the brackets to the pipes and remove your rocker panels...
next hold your pipes up where they are going to go...i put some blocks of wood under them so that i could stand back and have a look...

one thing i did was mount them quite far back so that the "fake" pipes in the front showed as little as possible...
once your panels are removed you can plainly see the frame and where the mounts will be going onto it...

with the brackets flat against the frame, raise the pipes as high as they will go...the bolt that holds the pipe to the mount will be right up against the frame on the bottom...

now you can choose how you want to actually attach the mounts to the car (frame)...i chose to weld the mounts to the frame as i once had a 68 vert with them bolted on and the vibration kept losening them up all the time...a real PITA...

if you choose to weld them as i did mark the mount holes and around the mount itself as a guide and remove the pipes from the brackets and weld the mounts on...

do not try to weld them with the pipes attached as i 1st did as you will probably, accidently strike the pipe with the welder and put a mark on it as i did! :mad

next bolt up the pipes, minus the collector and head to the muffler shop...

the only thing i didnt really care for was they fit of the collector into the pipe...
1...make sure that when the shop installs them that they have the collector ALL THE WAY INTO THE PIPE...
if you dont...you will not have a good seal and you will hear a slight exaust "leak" sound coming from them...

another tip is...to help aliviate that, i took some alum tape left over from doing my refectex job and i put one, SINGLE layer around the inside of the mouth of the pipe to tighten up the clearance there...
DO NOT wrap it around the collector as when you insert it into the pipe, it will tend to "shave" it off...put the tape inside of the collector...

one other thing is that you will have to trim your rocker panels...
i know...i didnt like doing that either but it must be done if you want them back on the car...
my advise there is to trim at a minimum...you can always take more off if needed (as i did twice) but once trimmed of, you cant add it back on! :rolleyes:

good luck and ask me if you have any further questions...
and remember...WE WANT PIX!!!

oh ya...as an afterthought...to help hide the "fake" front pipe, i bought a couple straight 2" ID chrome extentions at auto zone and put them on them...
they are a VERY tight fit so you will have to...
1...file down the indentations inside the extension where the set screws went thru it...
2...with a hack saw...cut down the center of it (right between the screw holes) about 2" and spread it just a hair...
3...slip it on 1/2" or so with the slit on the bottom and then from underneath, i ran a 1/2" self drilling, hex head screw up thru both pipes to hold it on...
works like a charm :)

here are some pix of that...(sorry but i didnt take any pix of the actual install)






[Modified by SIGNGUY, 10:18 AM 2/7/2004]

Jughead

Can the tubes be positioned more downward?

billy78sa

Those are some nice looking pipes against the white.

So only one pipe actually connects from the manifolds?
and the others are for looks?

Great price, great looks and how about durability?

I can't believe that is a J C Whitney product.