My 56 fairlane 4 door will be arriving soon and it wont be long until I get to the exhaust system. Trying to get an idea of what works best on the ol' 292. One thing I will tell you is I have a set of Smithys [short ones] coming with it. Also a B manifold, 600 Holley and electronic ign  [thanks to Skip , Kidcourier] So whats a good diameter pipe[s]? crossovers, muffler position etc. It has to perform and sound like a meaty Y block

Also I purchased the tips that go through the bumper, how does that work? surely the whole system is not hard mounted ??

Cheers, Rob.



"Came too close to dying to stop living now!"

Looks like nice car, the tailpipe ends just go into the bumper outlet boxes and there is a sort of fibre seal to help stop the pipe rattling, this is if they are the cast alloy type.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

Shes a cherry! I got it of the second owner with 93,000 original miles...Even got an A/C that runs on ice.

I just rang up "Larrys" and ordered the tips and when I asked about what diameter the tips were the guys said something like " It doesn't really matter as the pipe don't go in there"  Mmm? It kinda confused me?

If anyone has some photos of how they go and where the exhaust is mounted that would be great.



"Came too close to dying to stop living now!"

Talk wrench: I might be corrected on this but I think the seller was indicating the Tips are dummies. Due to corrosion problems later setups usually put a turn down on the end of the tail pipe & few inched before the bumper. Also, I hope you are on good terms with your neighbors, as short Smitty's are likely to be very noisy. You don't need really loud exhaust to get the unique sound of a Y block...

Paul

They didn't really make that clear and for the price I would want them working like original! Would not have bought them otherwise

I would have liked the Smithys a little bigger either the mid-size or larger but my mate bought them for me from Moon. I was reading somewhere that if you have a cross over pipe that it runs better but it makes it a little quieter, maybe that would work well?? Any thoughts anyone?



"Came too close to dying to stop living now!"

A crossover made mine quieter.Search the forum for crossover pipes.There was a bit of discussion on here about this subject not long ago.

 

Paul,

Boonville,MO

I am running 2 1/4" pipes.  The muffler shop made a 2 X 2/14 reducers to connect to the header and slip into the thru bumper exhaust tips.

You gotta have the right tools and know how to use 'em.

TC - Austin, Texas

Hey Tom don't suppose you would have some pics to show how they did it ???



"Came too close to dying to stop living now!"

Talkwrench,

         Smitty's are good, but my favorite of late has been Porter mufflers. A lot like a Smitty but I think Clark thats owns the company builds them a little better.  www.portermuflers.com  You can even listen to what they sound like on their website. I would go 2 1/4" all the way back and mount the muffleres just ahead of the rear end so you don't have any vibration up under the cab area. If their too loud for you you can always add a cross pipe or balance tube between the two systems . A "X" pipe will make it quiter yet and probably enhance some low end torque.

          

Michael

Sandy Valley, NV

Lets try that again, guess I can't spell,  www.portermufflers.com

Michael

Sandy Valley, NV