Yep. I want 3" for my 383. Flows lots of air. Woo-hoo! good luck --- Stephen Lentz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have 3" all the way back on my 70 SS and am using > Flowmasters. It > definitely sounds gooooood (and just a little > loud.....enough to scare > the little neighbor kid). The guy who put the > system in used a angled > connector just over the axles and welded it together > that way. He > didn't tell me where he got the connectors though. > The job looks clean > and he even used a set of correct repro chrome > exhaust extensions on the > end. He just stretched the tips over the > pipes.....you can't tell it's > fabricated unless you climb under and look close. > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of 65ss.com > Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 7:28 PM > To: The Chevelle Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] 3" Exhaust on '65 > Malibu SS > > Yes, noise good :) > > My friend down the street has a '67 with a big > block, and 3" exhaust, > and it > is just plain mean sounding. I've found some > Mandrel 3" kits that go > over > the axle, and turn out similar to the original > exhaust. I figure with > some > decent mufflers, and possibly some resonator tips, I > should be able to > create adequate back pressure. I just wish I had a > big block to really > get > the 'mean' sound out of the engine. > > Charles > www.65ss.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Holleman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 8:00 PM > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] 3" Exhaust on '65 > Malibu SS > > > > I just installed a 3" flowmaster system on my 64 > 421 Tripower Tempest. > If > > you could only hear the tone your question would > be answered. Plus > need > has > > nothing to do with it, if you want it and I > believe you do, go for it. > > Mike Holleman > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "65ss.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 10:18 AM > > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] 3" Exhaust on '65 > Malibu SS > > > > > > > Well, I'm actually planning on building a 383 > for the car in the > next > year > > > with Aluminum Heads, Roller cam, etc... So > that's why I figured I'd > go > 3" > > > now, and save time/money in the long run. Do > you think 3" would be > too > > much > > > for a 425hp+ 383? > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok,I'll say it,then. 3" is too big for that > engine. Why do you > need > > > anything > > > > larger than 2.5"? > > > > Clint Hooper > > > > H&H Custom,owner > > > > LT5 Registry Director > > > > http://www.LT5Registry.net/ > > > > ACES #1650 > > > > > http://dalesplace.com/misc/friends/clint_hooper.htm > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > First, the three inch exhaust may be a > little overkill for the > engine, > > > but > > > > > it probably can't hurt if you like it. > > > > > Tom Tomlinson > > > > > '71 Malibu > > > > > '66 El Camino > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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