Is there a reason exhausts arent solid mounted?

[LoudPipes]

Originally Posted by mik

never heard that term before( i dont get out much), is that because the pipes stop at the diff ? i used to have stag pipes on my 67 xr, they jumped the diff and did a sharp turn coming out behind the back wheels, same or different ?

The ones you’ve described that drop down and exit behind the tyres have been popular in the U.S. since the muscle car days and they’re often referred to as Chevy Drop Pipes.

Diff dumpers usually just curl over the diff with no additional pipe.

[pottery beige]

curling pipes over diffs?

hardcore diff dumpers dump under the back seat somewhere

[LoudPipes]

Originally Posted by pottery beige

curling pipes over diffs?

hardcore diff dumpers dump under the back seat somewhere

You're right and I'm wrong, I was thinking about how they curled down and thought I written some odd when I read it but still didn't pick it up what it was.

[marty351]

Pottery is always right.

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Used to run this on the track years ago in my XB Coupe, sounded good, but no good for daily road use. Dual 3" straight through mufflers stainless steel mandrel bends.

Bolt on and off in about an hour, I could fit or remove tail pipes in about 20 minutes with a jack and some car stands.





PS: I made that system at home in my garage using some stainless tubing, and a $90 welder from Super Cheap:



Used to work well back in the day:

[LoudPipes]

Originally Posted by XB GS 351 Coupe

Used to run this on the track years ago in my XB Coupe, sounded good, but no good for daily road use. Dual 3" straight through mufflers stainless steel mandrel bends.

Bolt on and off in about an hour, I could fit or remove tail pipes in about 20 minutes with a jack and some car stands.

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PS: I made that system at home in my garage using some stainless tubing, and a $90 welder from Super Cheap:

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Used to work well back in the day:
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They're the ones I did such a bad job of describing.

In the old days you could always pick them out from a mile away on a street car by the dust cloud that formed under and around the rear of the car then followed it everywhere it went.

Though they did played a part in keeping the roads clean.


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