Side pipes or under car exhaust?

[GUNNAR]

Thanks everyone for your help. I have had two Kirkhams, a 427 and a 289 FIA, both with side pipes. I liked the look, but now that I am old, the noise and smell isn't as much fun as it used to be. I was surprised when the Shelby arrived without the holes for the side pipes and thought this would be a good opportunity to try an under the car exhaust. JBCOBRA, your car looks great, nice clean lines, and as others have pointed out, if I decide down the road I want side pipes, it is a lot easier to cut holes than to fill them in.

Thanks again.

[JBo]

I had FIA/GT350 style side exhaust (dumps just in front of rear wheel...nice and loud with "punch" motor cycle mufflers on my ex CSX 427 street car. You don't burn legs with it and the effect is good. My current AK has under car with cats and no mufflers and you can hold a conversation in it and apparently hear a radio (although I removed it ) It is more subtle arround town, until full chat and then that 302 sounds like four harleys are chasing you.

[Stentor]

Originally Posted by GUNNAR

Thanks everyone for your help. I have had two Kirkhams, a 427 and a 289 FIA, both with side pipes. I liked the look, but now that I am old, the noise and smell isn't as much fun as it used to be. I was surprised when the Shelby arrived without the holes for the side pipes and thought this would be a good opportunity to try an under the car exhaust. JBCOBRA, your car looks great, nice clean lines, and as others have pointed out, if I decide down the road I want side pipes, it is a lot easier to cut holes than to fill them in.

Thanks again.

It seems a bit odd that a $100k CSX 4000 aluminum roller would arrive without holes for sidepipes and you would: a) not be aware of this, and b) accept the car if you didn't want it that way.

Perhaps I am missing something.

That said, I say you've got to go with the sidepipes on this car with the current setup you described.

In any event, I am sure it will be a great car.

[GUNNAR]

Originally Posted by Stentor

It seems a bit odd that a $100k CSX 4000 aluminum roller would arrive without holes for sidepipes and you would: a) not be aware of this, and b) accept the car if you didn't want it that way.

Perhaps I am missing something.

That said, I say you've got to go with the sidepipes on this car with the current setup you described.

In any event, I am sure it will be a great car.

Stentor,

I thought it a bit odd too!

I ordered the car a few years ago and, to be honest, didn't really know if I would ever get it. The dealer sent me a couple of photos of it, but only from the front and rear. I didn't discover the lack of sidepipe holes until it was off loaded in front of my house last December.
It probably would have cost me as much to send it back as it would to have the holes cut in the body. Besides, where would I have been then? Money back? Place another order and wait a couple of more years? I just looked at it as an opportunity to run whichever configuration I decided to use.