Anyone Seen These Side Pipes!?

[JDC 365]

I believe Doug Thorley Headers makes the side pipes-headers too ... at least they did ... and their's weren't cheap either.
JACK:gap

I think they were called Show Tubes...

 

[goertz]

I think that ebay parts are fine, as are plenty aftermarket parts. Brake parts, tune up items, etc. from Pep Boys, Autozone, etc. but when it comes to aftermarket "accessories", I'd have to agree with the above post that JCW parts just aren't up to Corvette quality. But that's my opinion. In my opinion, Corvettes are a special car, for special people that appreciate what it is, and any part that has "simulated" anything don't belong on it. but to each his own, and if it works for you, then go for it. I like the color of your car BTW, very nice.

 

[TheMongoose]

hey guess what...jcw raised the price on these!! we definately generated a lot of interest in them. obviously many who weren't nay-sayers on this thread put out some bucks. I know i did and got in before the price increase. Yeah.

They look great by the way. Going on with a set of coated SBC block huggers

 

[Twin_Turbo]

Hey twin turbo, what kind of exhaust is on the vette in your sig? Is that just a normal exaust exiting nascar style?

That's the photoshop special That entire pic is a shop of a model car, everything in it is "doctored"

I will however do my exhaust like that, and it probably requires a hole in the frame there. I have oval mufflers that sit under the floorboards

 

[evilpaul]

That's the photoshop special That entire pic is a shop of a model car, everything in it is "doctored"

I will however do my exhaust like that, and it probably requires a hole in the frame there. I have oval mufflers that sit under the floorboards

hahaha, I guess I got owned on the pic part. Nice work, I figured it was photoshoped a little bit, but not that it was a model, oh well. That exhaust setup is sharp looking though. I was thinking of maybe running some oval tubing straight off some custom headers under the frame and into a side pipe. Might save some room as I think the hooker side pipe header runs under the frame anyway.

 

[Twin_Turbo]

That's what I'm using, 4" equiv. stainless oval tubing & mufflers:

The tubing is expensive as hell though. I will remove the bulge from the floorboard (where older models used to have the seat belt retrator) because it's in the way, then open a hole in the frame and weld it all up so it's stronger than original and I can stick the pipe through....just like in the pic A little more welding won't matter at this point anyway.

I have to run it like this now, with the fuel cell there's no room for a rear exhaust

 

[evilpaul]

OMG! Your Vette is incredible. I went a directory back and looked at all the pics, not once, but twice. prolly check them out again once I get home. I have a 68 and want to turn it into a road racing beast much like what you are crafting. I wasn't sure about how I was going to go about it, but after seeing some of the things you have done I am definitely rejuvenated and ready to start committing to designing a similar vision. Do you mind if I email you some questions about how and what you have done?

 

[Twin_Turbo]

sure, drop me an email.