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| | | | Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 70 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 70 | That engine got really quiet when somebody poured a bottle of Karo syrup into the crankcase!
Jerry How do you know it was Karo? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,759 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,759 | "Don't ask- - - - -don't tell" came along a few years after I left the USAF. Back then we used to say "You need a Top Secret security clearance and a need to know!"
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 223 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 223 | What's a choke cable? LOL
I had my twelve year old granddaughters with me recently when I went to a drive-up ATM. I noticed that they leaned forward when I was accessing the machine. They leaned forward again when I was done. They asked, "papa, what are you doing?" I was confused until I realized they noticed me rolling the window down and up! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,378 Crusty Old Sarge | | Crusty Old Sarge Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,378 | What's a choke cable? LOL
I had my twelve year old granddaughters with me recently when I went to a drive-up ATM. I noticed that they leaned forward when I was accessing the machine. They leaned forward again when I was done. They asked, "papa, what are you doing?" I was confused until I realized they noticed me rolling the window down and up! 
~ Craig 1958 Viking 4400"The Book of Thor"Read the story in the DITY1960 Chevrolet C10"A Family Heirloom"Follow the story in the DITY Gallery'59 Apache 31, 327 V8 (0.030 over), Muncie M20 4 Speed, GM 10 Bolt Rear... long term project (30 years and counting) If you don't like driving yourTruck, you won't drive yourTruck..| Living life in the SLOW lane | | | | | Joined: Mar 2019 Posts: 1,003 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2019 Posts: 1,003 | What's a choke cable? LOL
I had my twelve year old granddaughters with me recently when I went to a drive-up ATM. I noticed that they leaned forward when I was accessing the machine. They leaned forward again when I was done. They asked, "papa, what are you doing?" I was confused until I realized they noticed me rolling the window down and up! A guy i use to work for years ago had a 69 Mercury and was telling me he had one of his kids with him, told kid to roll down da window and da kid didnt know what todo. Lol. Times are changing. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,759 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,759 | Even some pretty intelligent people have the occasional lapse of logic. My father drove and fixed all sorts of cars and trucks, beginning in the mid-1930's. One day he needed to haul something, and I loaned him the Dodge Dakota I was driving at the time. When he returned it, he mentioned that he was not able to adjust the outside mirrors- - - - -"Can't find the switches anywhere!" "Uhhhh- - - -Dad- - - - -it doesn't have power mirrors! Just push on 'em!
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2018 Posts: 2,450 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2018 Posts: 2,450 | Martin---Well said !!! It is the Hi-Po forum !!! | | | | | Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 1,356 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2021 Posts: 1,356 | Probably late to the party but I built a Jeep Wrangler with a 400 SBC, rams horn center dump exhaust manifolds w/2 1/2" outlets, running 2 1/2" inch pipes into a Y, then 3" pipes in and out of a FlowMaster 50 series muffler. When I decided on the 50 series I wanted the engine rumble but not the excess noise and drone that I heard about with the 40 series. I thought the package was pretty good overall noise level and rumble wise. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,759 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,759 | I believe the owners of Flowmaster have a considerable amount of money invested in a few companies that make hearing aids. Nothing like adding to your future customer base!
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,922 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,922 | How loud is too loud goes down quite a bit after you pass age 50 | | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,018 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,018 | How loud is too loud goes down quite a bit after you pass age 50 WHAT?? 
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,037 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,037 | Even some pretty intelligent people have the occasional lapse of logic. My father drove and fixed all sorts of cars and trucks, beginning in the mid-1930's. One day he needed to haul something, and I loaned him the Dodge Dakota I was driving at the time. When he returned it, he mentioned that he was not able to adjust the outside mirrors- - - - -"Can't find the switches anywhere!" "Uhhhh- - - -Dad- - - - -it doesn't have power mirrors! Just push on 'em!
Jerry These days a manual transmission is a pretty good anti-theft device.
Old enough to know better, too young to resist.
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 899 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 899 | These days a manual transmission is a pretty good anti-theft device.[/quote]
The foot stomp starter is another good one.
Brian
1955.2 3100 Truck
The older I get the more dangerous I am!!!!! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 | My ears are in great shape. I have noise cancelling tinnitus!
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 892 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 892 | My tinnitus has the same frequency as a 6-71 jimmy turning 2400RPM. We had to have the windows down in the summertime. The Flowmaster on my 3800 will be replaced before my next trip come spring.
1951 3800 1-ton"Earning its keep from the get-go"In the DITY Gallery1962 261 (w/cam, Fenton headers, 2 carbs, MSD ign.), SM420 & Brown-Lipe 6231A 3spd aux. trans, stock axles & brakes. Owned since 1971. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,378 Crusty Old Sarge | | Crusty Old Sarge Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,378 | I have been looking at mufflers for my 59'. I want something that will let you hear the cam but not be so hollow or raspy that it becomes obnoxiously loud. Several companies have links on their sites that let you hear the mufflers in use. I 'm not sure how real to life the sound would be once it come through the speakers on my computer.
While at Turkey Rod Run I did get the chance to heard several different exhaust systems, many were just to loud for something you would drive fairly often. I know what HRL's take on headers is and how their not worth the aggravation on a street truck, but you must admit they do have a great sound. So with my headers and 2 1/2" pipes I'm thinking a Corvette style turbo muffler may be my best fit. My Dad had a set on his 70' GMC with 2 1/4" pipes, they exited in front of the rear wheels, the truck always had a nice tone to the exhaust.
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~ Craig 1958 Viking 4400"The Book of Thor"Read the story in the DITY1960 Chevrolet C10"A Family Heirloom"Follow the story in the DITY Gallery'59 Apache 31, 327 V8 (0.030 over), Muncie M20 4 Speed, GM 10 Bolt Rear... long term project (30 years and counting) If you don't like driving yourTruck, you won't drive yourTruck..| Living life in the SLOW lane | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Tut, how about a set of the old Smittys.....they are quieter to start with but burn out to a nice sound........like my 37. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,242 Herder of Cats, Goats, and Sheep (moderator) | | Herder of Cats, Goats, and Sheep (moderator) Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,242 | I put one of these in my last LS Swap. I love it. Under 2000 rpm, it is nearly silent, but it sounds great when you get on it: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/WLK-22865 | | | | | Joined: Nov 2020 Posts: 788 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2020 Posts: 788 | School bus muffler?
I don’t get it. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,242 Herder of Cats, Goats, and Sheep (moderator) | | Herder of Cats, Goats, and Sheep (moderator) Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,242 | It is the same sizes as the factory y-pipe (2x 2.5" in, 1x 3" out) and is large enough that the low frequency from idle and low speed cruise is almost completely gone, but it still lets through enough high frequency waves to sound good at high throttle. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,378 Crusty Old Sarge | | Crusty Old Sarge Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,378 | Fibonachu, thanks for the suggestion but it's simply to long for my project. I have the rear axle moved above the springs and as such not a lot of room for routing the exhaust, plus I have the gas tank in the rear.
~ Craig 1958 Viking 4400"The Book of Thor"Read the story in the DITY1960 Chevrolet C10"A Family Heirloom"Follow the story in the DITY Gallery'59 Apache 31, 327 V8 (0.030 over), Muncie M20 4 Speed, GM 10 Bolt Rear... long term project (30 years and counting) If you don't like driving yourTruck, you won't drive yourTruck..| Living life in the SLOW lane | | | | | Joined: Nov 2020 Posts: 788 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2020 Posts: 788 | So , actual school bus mufflers are sometimes used in modified projects?
That’s a new one on me. | | |
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