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"Sidepipes are the way............" Tom. Thanks for the blurb about the baffles. More and more people are taking a closer look at them now. It's something you can replace and be done with the restriction and sound problem thats plagued this set up for a long time. There are people out there...

" Sidepipes.........." Tom. Actually there are two versions of the baffles. High performance and racing. (this is the one if you want loud, but still utilize the design of the baffle) Tom do you have a way to dba your set up?? (from the side at 30', with idle at about 1000rpm's) I'm going to...

"Sidepipes.........." 59Tom. I'm pretty sure this was the same company that a friend of mine bought his sidepipes from back in 68 or 69. They were big block headers and the tubes after making the bend along side the frame twisted up a little more than the OTHER company making the same style...

Sidepipes......... 59Tom. Wasn't OK KUSTOM based in Michigan?? JCL

"Rear window louvers" Lytemup. Which style do you have. the one piece Crager type, or the three piece Astra-Hammond type. The latter is still being made in Canada. I like the three piece myself. Painted the same color as your car. JCL

"Headers and sidepipes" MUDdCaTt. I've got the Hookers in chrome. Bought them from Summit but they were black. Kept the headers and pipes, and sent the mufflers back. To RESTRICTIVE. Built my own instead. I had them custom plated, because i just didn't like the commerical grade of chrome. They...

JOEVERB. WHILE YOUR CHECKING, YOU MIGHT AS WELL CHECK ON SIDEPIPES, FACTORY OR THE 4" VARIETY ! THEY DO MAKE THE UNDER-SIDE OF YOUR VETTE COOLER. PROS AND CONS BOTH WAYS. GOOD LUCK, JCL

"LOUVERS...." VETTASY. THERES A PLACE IN CANADA, ONTARIO I BELIEVE, CALLED ASTRA-HAMMOND. THEY MAKE SEVERAL TYPES. CHECK AT YOUR LOCAL SPEED SHOP FOR MORE INFO. JCL:cool

VETTE CRUSE-IN T-TOP TOM. E-MAIL ME ABOUT STARTING A CRUSE FOR VETTE IN THE WADSWORTH-SEVILLE AREA. JCL

"SIDEPIPES" DORIS. NOT REALLY. HOOKER MAKES THE WHOLE SET UP AND SUMMIT PROBABLY HAS THE BEST PRICE. HAVE TO CALL THOUGH, IT'S NOT IN THE CATALOG. KEEP ME POSTED IF YOU DO TRY IT!! 1987 Z51 LOOKS...

CURIOUS!WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT PUTTING HOOKER STYLE SIDEPIPES ON C4'S?? YES! NO! MAYBE! THANKS, JCL

"SOLUTION" CHECK YOUR E-MAIL!!! THANKS, JCL

"SOLUTION " HI TOM. GOT A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM. WAS WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF ADDING IT TO A COUPLE OF RELATED ITEMS I MANUFACTURE ALREADY FOR USE WITH HOOKER SIDEPIPES. E-MAIL ME DIRECT AND GIVE ME SOMEWAY TO CONTACT YOU DIRECT. I'M JUST OVER NORTH OF SEVILLE A COUPLE OF MILES.THANKS...

QUESTION? HOW MANY OF YOU ARE RUNNING THIS COMBINATION. WHATS ARE YOUR LIKES AND OR DIS-LIKES. ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE DIFFERENT!! THANKS IN ADVANCE. JCL

DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT SIZE EXHAUST PIPE YOU CAN FIT UNDER THE STOCK LOOKING FIBERGLASS COVER?? (1969 LOOK) I'M THINKING 3.5" OR MAYBE ONLY 3". IF ANYONE HAS THIS SET UP COULD YOU PLEASE MEASURE IT AND POST ANSWER. THANKS, JCL PS I KNOW THE ORIGINAL MUFFLER WAS APPROX. 3" WIDE, AND 4.75" TALL.

"BOG DOWN" WIPEOUT48. I'M ASSUMING YOU HAVE A STOCK L-48? IT KIND OF SOUNDS LIKE MAYBE YOU DO NEED A LITTLE BACK PRESSURE A MUFFLER WOULD GIVE YOU. IF YOU HAD SOME CAM, HEAD,MANIFOLD ETC. MODIFICATIONS YOU COULD GET AWAY WITH STRAIGHT PIPES EXCEPT FOR THE "NOISE". MAYBE SOMEONE ELSE CAN THINK...

"HOOKERS AND PIPES" WIPEOUT48. I WOULD TRY IT FOR AWHILE AND SEE HOW IT ACTS. IF IF "AIN'T" BROKE, LEAVE IT ALONE!! MY NICKLE. JCL WHAT ARE YOU RUNNING FOR MUFFLERS?

"LONG PROJECT" FCJIM. HI WELCOME TO THE FORUM. YOU WILL GET A LOT OF HELP HERE!! THE WAY THIS SOUNDS YOUR IN FOR A LONG TIME BEFORE YOU CAN DRIVE THIS VETTE. IF THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT THEN JUMP IN. SOMETIMES SPENDING MORE AT THE BEGINNING SAVES MORE AT THE END!! YOUR CALL, BUT WHAT EVER YOU DO...

SIDEPIPES 79BLUESHARK. IS YOUR MOTOR STOCK OR DO YOU HAVE ANY MODIFICATIONS?? E-MAIL ME. THANKS,JCL

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS 59Tom. Tom i guess what i was trying to get at it would be nice to have both worlds. Something that would not restrict the motor, and be reasonably quiet. Quiet in the terms of it still has to have that corvette sound!! Thanks, JCL :cool