Daniel,

Sorry for the delayed response.  Mufflers are 17" glass packs (#FMT-1724G from van pelt parts & service).  Pipes are 2", manifolds are stock wide-top pass car.

Linky:

http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/flathead_speed-mufflers.htm

Hope this helps; let me know if you need anything else.

Thanks!

Ron Grove

Wauconda, IL

Headers and Purple Hornies, get lots of compliments

 I'm on a Lowwwww Budget

I have two 56s,one with a 272 and stock size exhaust with Thrush mufflers.The other is an .080 over 292 with 2" exhaust and Thrush mufflers.They both sound good,but the 272 sounds a lot better.So I guess the engine size has a lot to do with the exhaust tone.Judging by my experience,your 312 would sound better with something besides Thrush.

 

Paul,

Boonville,MO

rgrove - what size brockmans do you have and what manifolds/headers or pipe size do you have?

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

aka "The Hot Rod Reverend"
check out the 1955 Ford Fairlane build at www.hotrodreverend.com

Im telling you, the brockmans have it all over the smittys.....jsut my opinon, but id never go back to smittys.

You can give me a call if you like and Ill let you listen to them!!

Ron Grove

Wauconda, IL

I wish someone around where I live had a 292 with glasspacks. Maybe theres a 'bird laying dormant but my eyes have been peeled. It's all personal preference, as everyone has stated, but I may be leaning toward Smithys. The beauty off all these mufflers is that they are only + or - $30 bucks a piece! I'm sure there is more people with set preferences! Let's hear it!!

More pics of the Merc to come! I have a replacement radiator coming from petew. He is sending me one he just pulled out! Body work will be starting either this weekend or next!!

Charlie - maybe I'll get Hooker Headers and lay straight pipe.

Kev



Loving my Y!

Kevin Walshe

Costa Mesa, California

CB's w/my stock 272; recommended over Smithy's by the good folk at Tbirds Southwest...

sound just fine to me...

following this thread myself...

have you heard of Porter's?  believe they are 'old time"/"old school", made in USA stuff...

keep the pics coming of the Merc!

Mark

"God Bless Texas"location: Houston,TX

Thrust 26" glasspacks are very loud with 2,25" pipes and hot cam. I'd like to get lower tunes more quiet.

Not all my neighbours want to wake up in 6.45 AM, when I go to work.


Hyvinkää, FI

I've had smittys and now have brockman mello-tones. Brockmans win hands down. Made the car sound like it has another 200 cubes under the hood.....ridiculously great sounding....imho

Ron Grove

Wauconda, IL

I have some Purple Hornies that I like.



If you really want to blow up some skirts, you should look into Hookers.


Lawrenceville, GA