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Old Yeller 1970 · 10-01-2005, 12:41 AM

In the first two photos, I have the exhaust going to the outside edge.
The second two photos, I have it going more towards the middle.
Which one do you think looks best?

68Stepbed · 10-01-2005, 12:57 AM

Dump em out the corners!!

If your a traditionalist, and like em out the back, I'd go closer towards the middle.

llegos · 10-01-2005, 01:23 AM

i like you exhaust a lot, step. you get a custom bent system? what type of tips you got on there?

Tropical Snowstorm · 10-01-2005, 01:49 AM

Turndowns, no tailpipes.

Old Yeller 1970 · 10-01-2005, 01:50 AM

It's a 2 1/2" exhaust I did myself. Everything was ordered from JC Whitney, except the H-pipe and collectors which are from Jeg's.

Basically, the pipes come 18" off the collectors into the H-pipe and then into the 12" glasspacks. Then on either side its goes into 3 mandrel bent 45 degree elbows, a 50" straight and two more mandrel 45 degree elbows out the rear.

I just got all the 45's today and cut them to fit. Tomorrow I'll weld/clamp them all together. For a while I just had it put together up to the glasspacks which exited right behind the cab because I considered running them out in front of the rear wheels.
But the reason I bought 12" glasspacks is because I wanted loud and so loud is what I got. So loud, in fact, I decided to run them all the way out the back.

tomatocity · 10-01-2005, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by 68Stepbed

Dump em out the corners!!

If your a traditionalist, and like em out the back, I'd go closer towards the middle.

Yes Sir! Like 68stepbed.

djracer · 10-01-2005, 01:54 AM

personally I don't care for either! I like the corners or turned out the sides behind the rear tires. To me straight out the back is extremely REDNECK! not that most redneck is a bad thing!

Old Yeller 1970 · 10-01-2005, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Tropical Snowstorm

Turndowns, no tailpipes.

Yeah, I'll buy something chrome from Autozone as soon as I get it all put together and dress it up a little bit. I've been leaning towards something with a 45 degree angle cut on it as opposed to a turndown.

Old Yeller 1970 · 10-01-2005, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by djracer

personally I don't care for either! I like the corners or turned out the sides behind the rear tires. To me straight out the back is extremely REDNECK! not that most redneck is a bad thing!

Aww come on. We both live in the heart of redneck country. What's wrong with being a little redneck. Or a lot redneck.

We may have even hit on a new Foxworthy joke.
"If you run obnoxiously loud pipes straight out the rear of your old truck, You might be a ............................."

krue · 10-01-2005, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by djracer

personally I don't care for either! I like the corners or turned out the sides behind the rear tires. To me straight out the back is extremely REDNECK! not that most redneck is a bad thing!

If you've ever had a muffler EXPLODE because you back into a stump and crimped the tailpipe shut you'll know why I ran mine straight out the back.

Old Yeller 1970 · 10-01-2005, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by krue

If you've ever had a muffler EXPLODE because you back into a stump and crimped the tailpipe shut you'll know why I ran mine straight out the back.

You exploded a muffler!

Reminds me of the time I backed into an embankment of dirt and shoved about 12 inches of the stuff right up into my 'straight out the back redneck' exhaust.

The weirdest things is the truck kept right on running. Fortunately, someone noticed before I took off and discovered what happens when all that pressure has time to really build up as you did.

Old Yeller 1970 · 10-01-2005, 02:25 AM

By popular demand, more or less, here's a couple of shots with it out the corners.

smbrouss70 · 10-01-2005, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Tropical Snowstorm

Turndowns, no tailpipes.

I'm with you. Personally I like my exhaust to be heard not seen.

SEVEND2 · 10-01-2005, 04:32 AM

drop the pipes infront of the rear wheels

MandarinSixSeven · 10-01-2005, 05:36 AM

Dump em in the corners for sure...looks so mean and you get to blow leaves and dust around as you drive past, the coolest thing is driving through some leaves and looking in the rear view to two curly waves of leaves following you.

Or ripping off and blowing some dust...yee haw!

Longhorn Man · 10-01-2005, 06:15 AM

Dumping out under the truck...not only illegal in many states, (not that it is enforced) but it is not a good idea. Look in the Flowmaster site, the caustic byproducts of combustion can (and in my experience WILL) eat the paint and cause rust. Happened on our old S-10 blazer. To me dumps just look like pverty pipes....in aincomplete exhaust system...but that's me.
Dumping out the side never looked right to me, plus the chick in the Mc Drive through can't hear you and you have to turn off your engine... just like the family with 12 kids in the 79 Caprice wagon that can't afford a muffler.
Personally, I like them mounted in towards the center more, esp if you have smaller pipes. Pencil tips look best mounted like this IMO... however you need to figure if you'll be running a spare tire under there, or a class 3 hitch.

I've never though of that as red neck-ish.... interesting take on that.

Bowtie67 · 10-01-2005, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by smbrouss70

I'm with you. Personally I like my exhaust to be heard not seen.

I preffer mine this way as well, or dumping them down under the truck just before the rear axle, I also try to have the best of both worlds of trying to keep it toned down but to be able to breath. Putting them off pointing to the outside the noise is a PIA when you riding on the inside lane next to a meadian, out the rear straight more centered isnt bad but has a tendency to be louder as well as if they are sticking out to far getting jabbed or possibly backing into something with them, or someone sticking a (banana or something) up the old tailpipe.

gator2511 · 10-01-2005, 06:59 AM

I like mine out the back. Quieter also.

Premium72 · 10-01-2005, 09:45 AM

ive got mine dumped right before the axle. i think im gana run em to right behind the rear out tht side though..hidden of course....

mocwon · 10-01-2005, 09:46 AM

Like this but cut off shorter without the pipe showing. IMO exhaust pipes are a functional part of the truck, not cosmetic.

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llegos · 10-01-2005, 11:04 AM

cut holed in your bumper and mount them flush with that.

off topic: where did u get those LED step lights on your '67?

KEH · 10-01-2005, 11:04 AM

I guess I like redneck style.

llegos · 10-01-2005, 11:07 AM

that is a nice truck KEH. Nice hard bed cover

**Stocker** · 10-01-2005, 11:52 AM

Old Yeller - of your pics, towards the center is definitely the better choice... KEH's looks good too. Mandarin's are not bad but I don't think it would be my first choice, I think the tires would throw stuff on them leading to early pipe failure.

Mine dump behind the mufflers because my short trips don't heat up tailpipes enough to dry them out, so they rust out quickly.

LUV2XCLR8 · 10-01-2005, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SEVEND2

drop the pipes infront of the rear wheels

Just had mine done this way, I'm in LUV with it

Pic's in my siggy

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10-01-2005, 12:41 AM	#1
Old Yeller 1970 DON'T TREAD ON ME Join Date: May 2005 Location: Crosby County, TX Posts: 989	Which way on the exhaust? In the first two photos, I have the exhaust going to the outside edge. The second two photos, I have it going more towards the middle. Which one do you think looks best? Attached Images __________________ Old Yeller Last edited by Old Yeller 1970; 10-01-2005 at 12:48 AM.

10-01-2005, 12:57 AM	#2
68Stepbed Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 10-Uh-See Posts: 5,609	Dump em out the corners!! If your a traditionalist, and like em out the back, I'd go closer towards the middle. __________________ Matt 68 C10 stepside, LS1/700R4, TCI Engineering suspension system Last edited by 68Stepbed; 10-04-2007 at 10:31 PM.

10-01-2005, 01:23 AM	#3
llegos Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: pleasanton, CA Posts: 570	i like you exhaust a lot, step. you get a custom bent system? what type of tips you got on there? __________________ -Steve

10-01-2005, 01:49 AM	#4
Tropical Snowstorm Lurky lurky Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Maryville, TN Posts: 553	Turndowns, no tailpipes. __________________ Current slooooow build 1972 Cheyenne Super 1972 C10, sold thread 1970 Camaro RS Family Heirloom

10-01-2005, 01:50 AM	#5
Old Yeller 1970 DON'T TREAD ON ME Join Date: May 2005 Location: Crosby County, TX Posts: 989	Loud Pipes, Save Lives! It's a 2 1/2" exhaust I did myself. Everything was ordered from JC Whitney, except the H-pipe and collectors which are from Jeg's. Basically, the pipes come 18" off the collectors into the H-pipe and then into the 12" glasspacks. Then on either side its goes into 3 mandrel bent 45 degree elbows, a 50" straight and two more mandrel 45 degree elbows out the rear. I just got all the 45's today and cut them to fit. Tomorrow I'll weld/clamp them all together. For a while I just had it put together up to the glasspacks which exited right behind the cab because I considered running them out in front of the rear wheels. But the reason I bought 12" glasspacks is because I wanted loud and so loud is what I got. So loud, in fact, I decided to run them all the way out the back. __________________ Old Yeller

10-01-2005, 01:54 AM	#7
djracer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wetumpka, Al, U.S. Posts: 8,891	personally I don't care for either! I like the corners or turned out the sides behind the rear tires. To me straight out the back is extremely REDNECK! not that most redneck is a bad thing! __________________ Kevin Special Thanks to All who have helped on the TRUCK! My Pass Time Show http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...Chapter1-0.mp4 So Far my best Times are: Motor only: 6.44 1/8 @ 104.13 10.39 1/4 @ 125.83 Nitrous Times: 5.785 1/8 @ 118.65 with a 1.336 60ft 9.168 1/4 @ 142.58 with a 250 shot dead out of the hole!

10-01-2005, 02:25 AM	#12
Old Yeller 1970 DON'T TREAD ON ME Join Date: May 2005 Location: Crosby County, TX Posts: 989	By popular demand, more or less, here's a couple of shots with it out the corners. Attached Images __________________ Old Yeller

10-01-2005, 04:32 AM	#14
SEVEND2 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Menifee, Calif, USA Posts: 2,143	drop the pipes infront of the rear wheels __________________ With a 1972 Chevy Custom-10 Long bed w/350cid th350, (under-construction). Progress on truck so far (follow link): http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=51051 and stage 2 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=58132 ~ "Why couldn't you have just put the bunny back in the box?" ~

10-01-2005, 05:36 AM	#15
MandarinSixSeven Seasonal Poster Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Canada Posts: 896	Dump em in the corners for sure...looks so mean and you get to blow leaves and dust around as you drive past, the coolest thing is driving through some leaves and looking in the rear view to two curly waves of leaves following you. Or ripping off and blowing some dust...yee haw! __________________ 67 GMC Short Step 350/4-Speed/3.08 Posi Front/Rear Sway Bars Kelowna BC, Canada Member of DTPW Last edited by MandarinSixSeven; 10-01-2005 at 05:38 AM.

10-01-2005, 06:15 AM	#16
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Dumping out under the truck...not only illegal in many states, (not that it is enforced) but it is not a good idea. Look in the Flowmaster site, the caustic byproducts of combustion can (and in my experience WILL) eat the paint and cause rust. Happened on our old S-10 blazer. To me dumps just look like pverty pipes....in aincomplete exhaust system...but that's me. Dumping out the side never looked right to me, plus the chick in the Mc Drive through can't hear you and you have to turn off your engine... just like the family with 12 kids in the 79 Caprice wagon that can't afford a muffler. Personally, I like them mounted in towards the center more, esp if you have smaller pipes. Pencil tips look best mounted like this IMO... however you need to figure if you'll be running a spare tire under there, or a class 3 hitch. I've never though of that as red neck-ish.... interesting take on that. Last edited by Longhorn Man; 10-01-2005 at 06:15 AM.

10-01-2005, 06:59 AM	#18
gator2511 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: tampa florida Posts: 776	I like mine out the back. Quieter also.

10-01-2005, 09:45 AM	#19
Premium72 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Villa Rica Ga Posts: 889	ive got mine dumped right before the axle. i think im gana run em to right behind the rear out tht side though..hidden of course....

10-01-2005, 09:46 AM	#20
mocwon Keep On Truckin' Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Buda, Texas Posts: 1,354	Like this but cut off shorter without the pipe showing. IMO exhaust pipes are a functional part of the truck, not cosmetic. [/QUOTE] __________________ Just Passin' Thru Some projects are like herding cats; others are like putting out fires; this one was like herding cats on fire..... Last edited by mocwon; 10-01-2005 at 09:47 AM.

10-01-2005, 11:04 AM	#21
llegos Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: pleasanton, CA Posts: 570	cut holed in your bumper and mount them flush with that. off topic: where did u get those LED step lights on your '67? __________________ -Steve



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10-01-2005, 11:04 AM	#22
KEH Better late than never Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Columbus, IN Posts: 324	I guess I like redneck style. Attached Images __________________ 1970 C/10 SWB Stepside

10-01-2005, 11:07 AM	#23
llegos Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: pleasanton, CA Posts: 570	that is a nice truck KEH. Nice hard bed cover __________________ -Steve

10-01-2005, 11:52 AM	#24
Stocker 20' Daredevil (Ret) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 13,498	Old Yeller - of your pics, towards the center is definitely the better choice... KEH's looks good too. Mandarin's are not bad but I don't think it would be my first choice, I think the tires would throw stuff on them leading to early pipe failure. Mine dump behind the mufflers because my short trips don't heat up tailpipes enough to dry them out, so they rust out quickly. __________________ - Mike - 1972 K20 LWB 350/350/205 RIP El Jay

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