History For those who were there: Did I get the sound right?

Finished the dual carbs and headers and got the exhaust put on. Here's a short clip of the 235 accelerating in second and shifting to third. I goosed it a little between gears just so I could see what it sounded like on the video. That's not how I normally drive. But man, I love the sound of this thing now. Hoping it gets a little louder as the mufflers burn in.

Scott

 

To answer your question, yes, you did! Looks great, sounds great!

 

YUP, sounds right.

 

Sounds just like 1975 ....

 

Did you have one in 1975?

 

Sounds beautiful!

 

I did ... my 2nd red & white hardtop. This one ended up with chromed display board headers & some 17'' or 19'' steelpacks found behind the muffler shop. It was crackly ....

 

Sounds great, gotta record my 292 chevy with Langdon headers an 24'' glass packs

 

When and where I lived, (60s, rural Wisconsin) only the town idiot would put a glass pack on a 6 popper, the rest of us that couldn't afford a V8, kept it as quiet as possible so we weren't ridiculed.
So although it is the right sound, sorry, but it is the sound of a village idiot in 1965..

 

I'd say you nailed it. Sounds nice.

 

Probably only to you.... And possibly always will be. Some things are so entrenched?

 

I'm just telling it like I remember it, isn't everyone?

 

^^^^fair enough. Please don't in any way be offended by my comment, it was not intended to be offensive, although it may have appeared that way.

 

I know what you mean, but his sounds much better to me with the duals than a single exhaust 6 banger with a glasspack.

And BTW, that is how I normally drive.

 

I wouldn't mind BEING the "village idiot" if my 6 ran that well and sounded that good!

 

^^^^^^^ You aren't old enough. In 1954, before the Chev V8 came out, that is what a cool Chev sounded like.

 

reminds me of a buddy's '54 back in the '60s. he went to a junkyard and salvaged a stock corvette split manifold and ran some short glasspacks--sounded like yours!

 

Peer pressure's a bitch.

 

Chevy 6's with dual exhaust makes the neatest sound.

 

That thing sounds sweet.

 

Sounds perfect!
My old friend Louie V. the keeper of the "Flame" would be proud.
God rest his Soul.
KK

 

Sounds like high school in 1957. Very nostalgic.

 

This makes me even more excited to get the header & lake pipes on my 230 flathead 6! I hope it sounds as good as yours

 

Or any time after '55 LOL

@Scott F.
yep sounds like s single engine airplane that's what a 6 is supposed to sound like. Now go raise hell and put a brick under it.

 

ya done good ...
here the V8 version

 

I'd say it sounds perfect!! There's a few of us village idiots on here that even though we CAN afford a V8, still prefer a 6. They were the hot set-up back in the early 50's, and, in my opinion, the cool set-up today. Let's face it, many of the V8 boys will get left at a light by some kid in a juiced up rice burner anyway - I prefer just cruising around and enjoying the sweet sounds of a 6 with duals.

 

That's how my first '54 Chevy sounded back in the 70's and how my '51 sounds today. Love a 6 with duals.

 

"Buzzin half dozen" Love it!

 

Sounds mighty good!

 

"I got a hot rod Chevy with the twin carburetors
And I know a baby that's a real gone tomater
But she's got a daddy with a Caddy that'll date her
Do you see what I mean?"

Not everyone appreciates the Chevy six lol.