Preferred exhaust tail pipe location?

[slam59]

Getting ready to have my exhaust pipes moved to rear of truck. Currently I have turndowns right at center of truck about right behind where the seat is. Dual exhaust with flow masters so its pretty loud and getting annoying especially when idling. Was wondering where most of you here route yours at. My wife's 77 has them right behind the rear tires which is where I think I want to put mine. Where do some of you have yours located and why?
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[GM-power]

I have duel straight pipes coming out the sides behind the wheels. Ive always perfered the look and I think you can hear it better than straight back under the bumper.
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[slam59]

Have any pics from the rear to see what it looks like?
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[Rufton]

I switched from dual rear turn downs to straight out the back and the cabin is quieter. I think dual rear exit sounds best from behind; stereo effect. Sometimes I prefer look of side exit but not the mono sound.

[motornut]

both of mine are out before the tires
79 straight out the side,78 out @45 bounces off the ground

1979 JimmyG Boost from the 78 - YouTube

[cedens]

I always liked the looks of the duals coming out behind the rear wheel, almost like a pair of pistols being held by Yosemite Sam!

I can't comment on the noise, my 82 has had straight pipes for years, since the fiberglass burned out of the glass packs about 6 or 8 years ago.

Then again I sorta like the straight pipe roar, but I live way out of town with no noise ordinance, and there is no way I'll drown out my neighbor's factory stock and its 400 + CUIN race engine he tests up his long drive LOL.

[motornut]

Originally Posted by cedens

I always liked the looks of the duals coming out behind the rear wheel, almost like a pair of pistols being held by Yosemite Sam!

i like that look too,i compare it too a dragon breathin fire lol in my case smoke

1978 Jimmy cold start 02 - YouTube

[dirt_migirt]

I am gonna do headers back to mufflers and use turn downs and dump it at the rear end

[cedens]

They come out at an angle with a slight pitch down, straight pipe, no fancy tips just grey tail pipe, someone however removed any other devices that could choke the engine down but yea on cool mornings it will breathe smoke like a dragon.

#lovelivinginthisstate

[Shyguy]

Here is how the exhaust pipes are ran out the back of a truck I bought a while back.

[slam59]

Just trying to make up my mind on where I want them. I know depending on whether they are behind rear wheels or straight outback it will have a different sound. I kinda like the look under rear bumper slightly turned down and just barely showing the tips. Decisions decisions
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[SamsAutoParts73-87]

Here is my setup in my 79 SWB 4x4, had them come out behind the wheels, not a fan of straight out the back.
-Sam

[cedens]

That would work unless you still have the spare underneath, but after ripping the spare tire carrier off about three times we built a rod that holds it down flat in the bed of the truck, farm engineering at its best.... if you can't afford it, find what you have and make something, so i believe my lock bar used to be a piece of sucker rod from an oil well.

[demok83]

I have mine coming straight out the back. I love that look, and I didn't want them getting all crapped up by junk coming off of my tires.

[78 Big10 454]

I had mine coming straight out the back. The only complaint was hooking up my trailer to tow while the engine was idling.

[dieseldawg142]

behind the tires for me. trailer hitch is in the way, & like Big 10 says, your not gassing yourself hookin' up

[Remon.]

I also prefer to have a dual exhaust behind the rear axle. Best looks & sound combination, especially when you drive next to a wall or something

[Rufton]

Originally Posted by Remon.

I also prefer to have a dual exhaust behind the rear axle. Best looks & sound combination, especially when you drive next to a wall or something

That looks good to me.

[cedens]

Originally Posted by Remon.

I also prefer to have a dual exhaust behind the rear axle. Best looks & sound combination, especially when you drive next to a wall or something

Now that brings back memories of my youth "cruising" downtown, letting the sound reverberate off the buildings.

[popsthebuilder]

Mine turn down slightly just before the rear wheels. I think this is factory on the 73 camper specials because of the placement of the actual over cab campers. Not 100% but I love the look and sound. Factory pipes/ mufflers are actually pretty quiet.

[cedens]

Okay went out to give mine the weekly fire-up and snapped a few pics, mostly to start a where to start sheet which i'll start up a new thread on later.

[bigd65]

I have mine out the back but slash cut down behind the rear bumper so they don't show. When I get my truck back from paint, I take a pick of it but its pretty explanatory
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[bagged82]

I just built these tonight on my air ride truck turned down in the corners

[cedens]

Neat concept Bagged, too bad i dropped the 82 off at my muffler guy today, two new glass packs and a little bit of new pipe, hopefully he'll add more aluminum, and i promise not to pull out my bag of tricks to burn the glass out of the new packs


Other than that $100 for the set and a couple feet of new pipe, same guy who's done all the exhaust work on her.

[slam59]

Well in the morning I'm taking it to my muffler guy to get mine extended from the center of truck with turndowns to probably right behind rear tires with chrome tips. Will take pics and post them. Also will film to hear difference
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