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Tail pipe tip "bend" and cut

Discussion in 'Chassis restoration' started by George D., Apr 23, 2024.

  1. George D.

    George D. Platinum Level Contributor

    I am going to get the exhaust onto the 1970 Stage 1 and the tailpipe tip is one of those small detail items that bothers me. I am going with a 3" exhaust and would like the exhaust tips to look as close to factory as I can. Is it a 45 degree angle down with a salami cut? Please feel free to post pictures of the exhaust "ends". No shotgun/ straight out ends or those that are dumped.. I am going with full length tailpipes...

    Thank you
     
    George D., Apr 23, 2024
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  2. 436'd Skylark

    436'd Skylark Sweet Fancy Moses!!!!!

    I bought these very tips at the local store when I put the 3" tailpipes on my car. They had them right in stock..
     
    436'd Skylark, Apr 23, 2024
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  3. CJay

    CJay Supercar owner Staff Member

    Why 3"? It's not a race car. Put 2.25 pipes on it. They'll look more correct and are larger than the factory
     
    CJay, Apr 23, 2024
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  4. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

    These are the ones I had on my car before the N25 conversion.

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    LARRY70GS, Apr 23, 2024
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  5. Bigpig455

    Bigpig455 Fastest of the slow....

    I'd think 2.5" would be enough.. I had 3" on my car and it sucked, huge drone, no room over axle, etc.. TA makes the tailpipes in 2.5 with the correct look, I dont know of any other suppliers that get them right. .
     
    Bigpig455, Apr 23, 2024
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  6. gsfred

    gsfred Founders Club Member

    Gold standard for factory is Gardner Exhaust.
     
    gsfred, Apr 23, 2024
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  7. CJay

    CJay Supercar owner Staff Member

    They do make a performance system that is a little larger than factory but still retains the factory look.

    On the beater, I used a system I bought from the parts place. It was relatively cheap and fit fairly well but it was a factory system
     
    CJay, Apr 23, 2024
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  8. breakinbuick11

    breakinbuick11 Platinum Level Contributor

    not that this is applicable for George, but I also used a set of N25 tailpipes from TPP for my dads car and had a good experience with the fit/finish for the price.

    George- putting my son down for a nap and will get you pics of TA’s 2.5” tip with a measurement shortly
     
    breakinbuick11, Apr 23, 2024
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  9. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

    TA makes an exhaust extension/tip (A) that looks good IMO.

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    LARRY70GS, Apr 23, 2024
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  10. George D.

    George D. Platinum Level Contributor

    Jason- I had this 3" system in the rafters.. The stage already has headers on it.. So why not use it.
     
    George D., Apr 23, 2024
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  11. George D.

    George D. Platinum Level Contributor



    Larry- that is what I was looking at... I also had the same tips on your first post on my 69 Stage 4 speed with a Magnaflow exhaust.
     
    George D., Apr 23, 2024
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  12. breakinbuick11

    breakinbuick11 Platinum Level Contributor

    Would be hard to replicate in my opinion. The extensions Larry posted look like a good alternative. You can cobble something together with a reducer if you’re not worried about it being perfect.
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    breakinbuick11, Apr 23, 2024
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  13. Dr. Roger

    Dr. Roger Stock enthusiast

    I took mine to a muffler shop and the guy there does a lot of old classic cars. He knew the 2.25 factory size was correct and knew how they were supposed to be run. He put the stock tips down at 45 degrees in the correct spot. Mufflers and all new pipes was about $300. He put 5 or 6 different mufflers on there and let me hear how they sounded before I selected the ones that sounded best to me. Ignore the oily cardboard which was from a tranny leak I recently fixed.

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    Dr. Roger, Apr 23, 2024
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  14. George D.

    George D. Platinum Level Contributor

     
    George D., Apr 23, 2024
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  15. hugger

    hugger Well-Known Member

    They were actually not parallel to the ground...they had some back side of the pipe visible from the side..like maybe 5/8in and the top side of the pipe extended past the bumper about the same 5/8....angle would be around 45 if you held the angle parallel to the ground
     
    hugger, Apr 24, 2024
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