exhaust comparison of straight pipe, Magnaflows, Flowmasters, Thrush glass packs... because some thing I came across reminded me that I haven't heard glass packs in a long time

 

good stuff found in the swap meet

Never seen one of these before

 

I was tempted to buy this.... but, resisted. It would only gather dust. 

Pretty cool that Moto Meter made a tire pressure gauge

Real factory high perf 426 stage II or stage III max wedge iron exhaust manifolds that were as good as headers, seller wants 2k

here's what they look like on a 426 stage II

Real Chrysler under dash air conditioning

NOS 1963 tires

1970 or 71 Chrysler 440 six pack intake, Iron. Mopar didn't want to keep paying Edelbrock for the aluminum ones

I can't remember if these are cassette or 8 track, But I did see one in a GTX at the San Marino Classic https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/06/plum-crazy-hemi-beast.html 

413 long runner intakes... I saw 4 pair of them for sale, from 800 to 1200

NOS Mopar mufflers

real original tires, and spare 

a real 70s speed shop, still in business, where this guy walked in and bought a pair of Thrush glass packs! This place is still full of cool aftermarket parts, and doesn't have any effing LED light arrays! No Honda fart can mufflers!

Parks Auto Parts, Charlestown South Carolina

 https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10164191726493508&set=pcb.1187217715810645

Inside of a muffler from a 77 Monaco

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/996045710517424/permalink/7002721816516420

clever marketing just needs a better name on the same product everyone makes

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2513031848870809&set=gm.6903812152998111&idorvanity=456235534422504

the majority of the houses in the town of Bikini Bottom are car mufflers

 https://parentinfluence.com/today-years-old-is-m/14/

1927 Cadillac with a headlight/radiator cap accessory I've never seen before, a 314 Suburban that was purchased used from Don Lee Cadillac in Los Angeles

I've also never seen bolt together construction mufflers

https://www.facebook.com/groups/197491484165115/posts/1261251637789089/

https://www.ebay.com/itm/334692011670

There are still some Thrush sidepipes out there on ebay, but they aren't cheap, and they aren't in great shape

and something I didn't know, they aren't complete. From what I see on Ebay, they still need a chambered exhaust pipe to be inserted into these. So, there's a couple hundred dollars more

and with ordering from different sources that probably don't have any guarantee of money back satisfaction, you're taking your chances that these will fit. 

the AMC "Ceramic-Armored" exhaust

The exhaust system featured a "Ceramic-Armored" muffler.

The muffler and tailpipe were dipped at the factory in a liquid ceramic material and then fired at a higher temperature.

After that, the muffler was wrapped in asbestos followed by a galvanized steel shield.

So sure was AMC that the muffler and tailpipe were ironclad, they were guaranteed against rusting through as long as the original owner had the car.

This was done as early as the 61-62 Rambler, and as late as the 66 marlin

https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hcc/2005/08/1961-1962-American-Motors-Rambler-Classic-Custom-Six/1281424.html
http://hooniverse.com/2017/07/28/the-carchive-1966-american-motors-marlin/#more-243577

2017 Mama Tried bike show

http://goodsparkgarage.com/mama-tried-show-2017/#more-9826

the GTO vacuum operated exhaust cutouts

The VOE, which was available only on the 1970 GTO, concept was simple: Baffles in the mufflers could be controlled via a cable under the dashboard

It's claimed that John DeLorean originally had wanted the system to open the mufflers, advance the timing, and open the Ram Air flaps, but the production item was nowhere near as complicated.

The VOE was made famous by this GTO commercial that ran during the Super Bowl.



 Supposedly, the option was only available with the standard 400/350 motor and possibly the optional 455/360; none of the Ram Air motors were available with VOE due to the radical cam and, hence, lack of vacuum.

In the commercial, you can see the bracket is also shared with the Ram Air cable, but chances are this car (which also appeared in the dealer brochure) was a cobbled-up pre-production vehicle. All told, 212 hardtops and 21 convertibles were built with this option before it was cancelled in February.

the advertising for this was enough to get people interested, but GM killed it fast. 

http://www.examiner.com/article/1970-gto-with-vacuum-operated-exhaust

exhaust tips with style and humor

found on http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/designing-header-fuel-economy-metro-g10-1-0l-33106-3.html

when a hemi backfires

Found on https://www.facebook.com/graveyardcarz/  and  http://www.graveyardcarz.com/blog/2016/1/17/when-a-hemi-back-fires

1968 Arctic Cat Panther, with factory optional side pipes

rare Montana pipes for Cat owners in the high altitudes, over 6 thousand feet, because they needed higher performance (of course) and the chrome exhaust came with carb mods and clutch work

http://volocars.com/vehicles/11956/1968-arctic-cat-panther

Dang, I completely missed the Flowmaster booth at SEMA, but this video covers it all

Found on http://www.onallcylinders.com/2015/12/01/sema-show-n-tell-an-overview-of-flowmaster-mufflers/

Original owner BOSS 429 Mustang, not concours, but who enjoys their concours restored Mustang as much as this?

Those semi-crude fender flares in the rear cover 15-inch-wide Hoosier tires, which Keith said, “some kid once wanted to know if I ‘made those tires.’” He claims the wide rubber is necessary to control the estimated 500-plus horsepower from the 429, which has a custom cam of unrevealed specs. When we walked around back we saw what he meant by his “Quiet/Loud Exhaust”—there are 4 pipes, two with cutouts controlled by what looks like pneumatic cylinders. Oh yeah, there’s a trailer hitch too!

Keith said, “It’s never been restored, it’s driven as much as possible, and all of the work on it is done by myself. It’s a rude, crude, obnoxious attention hog!” And it’s perfect just the way it is, Keith.

Found on http://www.hotrod.com/cars/barn-finds/1511-cool-or-ruined-original-owner-1970-ford-mustang-boss-429-street-machine/

How 'bout this, Thrush in it's heyday

Found on https://www.facebook.com/groups/CragarSS/?fref=nf

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1631935880418477/?fref=nf