Dual exhaust with glasspacks? Sounds good to me. Don't let the 235 get away. They sell some beautiful 4-barrel intakes for them. Headers, cams, etc. You'll need something to spend you money on when the 283 is finished, and it would make a nice spare.
Can't stand glass packs! I like the quiet, I want to hear myself think as I drive and to be able to listen to radio when I can. I plan to find an oem chevrolet am radio to restore and put in a set of kick-panel speakers. Also, when I go cruising the back roads back in my home town, I want to be able to enjoy the peace n quiet of nature. I'm from the country and love the quiet.
Well, you don't have to yell at me. OK, a single pipe with dual mufflers. Btw, I've lived in the country. I understand crickets and lightening bugs.
LOL, I never yell at anyone. Unless I'm pissed. I'm gonna do dual exhaust, but I'm thinking of running them out the sides behind the cab. Not exactly sure, but kinda, maybe.....
I have them exiting in front of the rear wheels on Chevega. But I've always liked the look of two pipes under the bumper. Especially on an older truck. It says "V8" Don't got no pipes on Carcacha. Just some collectors with baffles. I took them off once and started it in the garage. Loosened evey nail.
Being from a Road Racing background, I'm a fan of single exhausts [they make more power when set up correctly] Now for blasphemy....... I had my 57 Chevy set up with a stock looking "Big-Bore" single exhaust and single large muffler. It has that nice burble that sounds like a Y Block Ford at low RPM Have fun with pulling your 235 but word of warning here. There is absolutely nothing on the R/H side of the engine to bolt a chain to! I've seen straps looped under the engine but this is risky. Do yourself a favor and get 2 old head bolts [or similar bolts] and weld a single chain loop to it.[for a chain to shackle to] It does mean pulling the rocker cover and shaft off , but it is SAFE.
Thanks, I think pulling any engine has it's risks. As long as one is careful mistakes are easily avoidable. That looks like a smooth idea with that chain, I've got a couple loop plates/brackets from other engines that I thought of bolting to it. The 283 is setup with at least 1 that I know. Could bolt one on front as well to make it easier, maybe.
Use the intake bolt holes into the heads on your 283. On my 57 we used a homemade plate on the carb mount. [for low hoist height] We managed to get the Engine Trans combo out and back in without removing the hood or grille [just the radiator support] Not one chip or scratch in the paint [usually caused by removing and re-fitting the food]
That looks sweet! Thanks, yeah thats where the loop/bracket is on the back of intake beside dizzy if I remember correct. I figured that and put the second one up front opposite side to even out the weight.
Small block Chevy headers for a '73-'87 4wd pickup will work. You could run 3 inch pipe right off those, and using some 90 degree bends, have vertical stacks come up right behind the cab. Yep, I are a Hillbilly
Also time to consider drilling / tapping the front end of the crank to add a bolt for the balancer -sorry if this has already been mentioned-
If you like the quiet, then you better run the exhaust all the way out the back. Exiting in front of the rear axle is a good recipe for drone.
Me too. (I really like that look. Especially chrome) When you said "behind the cab" I thought you meant at the bottom. How 'bout some chrome glasspacks? (Don't throw that torque wrench.)
Hadn't thought of that. Thanks, and yeah after thinking about it the pipes going straight out would be simpler and more cost efficient. I think dual pipes and mufflers be a good way to go
Quick question about the heads and gaskets... Am I supposed to put sealer on the gaskets or does it even matter?? Asking because I have had people tell to add sealer and some people say not to at all. Want to make sure that I'm doing this right and dont want to pull the heads if I don't have to. Thanks
Steel shim gaskets need sealer on both sides of the gasket. composition gaskets don't. Be sure to use sealer on the head bolt threads also.
Someone wrote earlier that copper sealer is recommended for shim gaskets. I saw that they sell spray, tube, or brush on. Btw, you didn't say how you hated my idea of chrome glasspacks on the sides of the cab. Teehee ( a few replies back)
What a wisenheimer lol Anyway, I may have messed up, I use black rtv on them. Almost forgot to add, they are NOT copper.. They're like a thin grayish color
"Wisenheimer" Hey, I try. (I think it's "Weisenheimer") Ooooh. Glad you caught it. That would have made a big gooey mess when it got hot. I (he) meant that the sealer is copper has copper, everwhat) Really, don't be too upset about the mess-up. (Easy for me to say) I don't know how you can get the rtv off of the gaskets. Like I said, nobody knows anything until they learn it. Just take it in stride and power through it.
If you used rtv on your head gskts you goofed up and it will be trouble. As far as quiet run your pipes all the way out the back. Glass packs and duals sound good and are very tolerable run out the back. Gary
Glasspacks are "traditional" in my book. E doesn't want to disturb the peace of the countryside. I can understand that. After being awakened by literally thousands of gunshots on New Year's Eve (Dallas), I figure my headers with baffles are tolerable.
Dammit! Oh, so basically pull that head and scrape it off or leave it? Pissed that I even listened about that!! I'm actually working on the engine right now, so I need to know if I should pull that head back off or leave it and move on or what not? Thanks all
Maybe you missed it, I edited in (11:23) some music to listen to while you reworked it. I'd never heard it, but it sounds perfect for the situation.
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