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Title: 69 side pipes.
Post by: raafrebel on February 13, 2013, 01:35:46 PM: I just bought some brand new Hooker side pipes and hooker matching headers. Has anyone else have or installed these pipes? Im assuming they will be bad ass loud, so im going to buy the muffler inserts.
here is my question,
They make 2 types of inserts. I want the ones that are the MOST quietest. Do they work? or should i not bother with them and have my tri power run at full noise!!??

Also, Im such a twit. On close inspection of my tri power set up, there was a couple screws that had vibrated out or just were not there when i bought the car. These screws controled the Vacume secedarys ( i think) Car was only running on one carb
When I repaired them, sh#t! the car has about 300 more horse power! Im shocked at how good they actually go! Im such an idiot, but a very happy idiot!
Title: Re: 69 side pipes.
Post by: Jethro on February 13, 2013, 08:39:34 PM: Get ready for the onslaught Buddy because there has been heaps of post on hooker side pipes and fitment posts on this forum.... over to those who have done it all before!
Title: Re: 69 side pipes.
Post by: wabco40 on February 14, 2013, 04:15:13 PM: All I can say is best of luck with them fitting.

I got a pair of Hooker side mount headers when they first relocated their manufacturing down to Mexico. Not even close to fitting :grr:

See post.
http://nswcorvettes.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,7864.216.html (http://nswcorvettes.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,7864.216.html)

Just hope their quality control has improved since then!!!
Title: Re: 69 side pipes.
Post by: Jethro on February 14, 2013, 04:51:31 PM: Lol What took ya Wabby ?
Title: Re: 69 side pipes.
Post by: wabco40 on February 14, 2013, 05:18:56 PM: Quote from: Jethro on February 14, 2013, 04:51:31 PM
Lol What took ya Wabby ?

I'm still up in Bangkok Jethro, recovering from last nights effort :drunk:
Title: Re: 69 side pipes.
Post by: Jethro on February 14, 2013, 07:20:03 PM: Quote from: wabco40 on February 14, 2013, 05:18:56 PM
I'm still up in Bangkok Jethro, recovering from last nights effort :drunk:

Tell me more tell me More
Title: Re: 69 side pipes.
Post by: Scott on February 15, 2013, 09:20:56 AM: I saw a C3 with (real) sidepipes driving through the middle of Surfers Paradise during schoolies week. It was whisper quiet,, quieter than a chev should be, so it can be done. I have no idea how much the exhaust was choking the engine though.
Title: Re: 69 side pipes.
Post by: bfit on February 15, 2013, 12:02:50 PM: From what I have read the spiral type inner works best
it looks like an auger with parts cut out along the center

one thing you don't need to to attract the boys in blue
to make life hard for you
I believe the Hooker are not the best fit and require some assistance to make it all look correct
Bfit
Title: Re: 69 side pipes.
Post by: wabco40 on February 15, 2013, 07:31:06 PM: Quote from: Jethro on February 14, 2013, 07:20:03 PM
Tell me more tell me More

It involved some of the notorious areas of Bangkok :tongue:

I had a mate visiting that had never been here before, so :drunk: