hey guys so its time to do the exhaust on the truck,every old car iv had iv always ran straight pipes but iv never had a y-block what would you guys recommend and if i do go with straight pipes 2" would are advantages and disadvanteges

FORD IS LIFE OIL N GAS IS MY BLOOD

I ran stainless magnaflow exhaust 2 1/4. Sounds good, you can actually hear yourself think. straight pipes would make me nuts

lol i know what you mean if i do run straight pipes i was thinking running the pipes all the way to the back

FORD IS LIFE OIL N GAS IS MY BLOOD

I think the best sound for a y-block is 2 1/2" pipes with Glasspack mufflers, but I'm old school hot rod so that sound is great to me.

Jeff Leydig
Stallions Auto Interiors
Stearns, Ky. USA

Ever since Y-blocks came out, I have thought glass packs were engineered with y-blocks in mind. Straight pipes will rattle the show windows, but so will any other engine.

Kenneth

Fredricksburg, Texas

If you don't mind having major problems with your neighbors & the gendarmes.. run straight pipes

Paul

The only engines that sound good with straight pipes are full blown race engines.Far and away the best sounding engines ever are Y-Blocks with stock pipes and glasspack mufflers.

 

Paul,

Boonville,MO

I would try either Brockmans, or Porter Glasspacks, and probably 2 1/4" or maybe bigger depending on your motor. The shorter the glasspack the louder, same with other mufflers as well. A equalizer or balance tube between the two side will help if its too loud.

    

Michael

Sandy Valley, NV

I run 3" pipe into 3" turbos (cheep Summit ones) and then turn downs.  I like the sound and I get nothing but compliments.  No grannys in my neighborhood although it really isn't very loud.

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

If it is a classic sound you look for try Smitty's mufflers. These mufflers will give your car the old school sound.

Jeff Leydig
Stallions Auto Interiors
Stearns, Ky. USA