Stainless Specialty Side Pipe length

[sea2jet]

Originally Posted by RockBit

I also have Stainless Specialty side pipes and had never noticed the difference. I just measured and the passenger side is longer than the drivers side. I have the 20 inch baffle section and my pipes are very loud. Peter did not tell me there were quieter options.

The bends in the front on mine are not concentric, and I had to trim the opening when I installed the pipes to have clearance with the body on the passenger side. I asked Peter about getting the pipes remade but he declined, saying that he could not get in touch with Stainless Specialties. They weren’t cheap and should have been right.

I am glad to see Gas-N may be making ERA pipes. I might replace mine.

Rockbit,
You mentioned that your passenger pipe was longer than the drivers side. What was the difference in length between the two? Thanks.

[RockBit]

sea2jet,

Sorry for the slow reply. I had to make a quick trip.

Lengths on my SS pipes (inches) are:

Passenger Driver
Nearest distance to tire: 5 1/2 7 1/4
Length after baffle: 13 12 1/2
Collector Length: 7 7

Photo is of passenger side. You can see the nonconcentric bend.

[patrickt]

That's interesting, the pipes do look different. It reminds me of pipes that we would do long ago on cars that we would cut the tubs out of the engine bay (on cars where they weren't integral) and you could see the pipes from outside the car by looking behind the front wheels. I used to think that was about the coolest look I had ever seen. When you saw it, you knew somebody had done some serious tweaking to the car.

[NROTOXIN]

Originally Posted by patrickt

That's interesting, the pipes do look different. It reminds me of pipes that we would do long ago on cars that we would cut the tubs out of the engine bay (on cars where they weren't integral) and you could see the pipes from outside the car by looking behind the front wheels. I used to think that was about the coolest look I had ever seen. When you saw it, you knew somebody had done some serious tweaking to the car.

"Fender well Headers" I had them on a high rider "gasser" 56 chevy I built in in the 70's.

[sea2jet]

Originally Posted by RockBit

sea2jet,

Sorry for the slow reply. I had to make a quick trip.

Lengths on my SS pipes (inches) are:

Passenger Driver
Nearest distance to tire: 5 1/2 7 1/4
Length after baffle: 13 12 1/2
Collector Length: 7 7

Photo is of passenger side. You can see the nonconcentric bend.

Thanks RockBit,
Your pipes look just like mine. So from a visual aspect, the passenger side looks like it’s 1 3/4” longer. Length after baffle is only 1/2” so I wonder if the the other 1 1/4” difference is due to cylinder offset? That being the case and depending on whether you want longer or shorter side pipes(look) adding or removing 7/8” from both the after baffle pipe and the collector should give a symmetrical appearance.

[RallySnake]

The Stainless Specialties mufflers can be mounted to two directions. Since I was losing my hearing, I mounted them with the internal scoops facing forward. Now I can actually talk to my passenger and my ears are improving. The opposite way is much louder.

[MKS427]

Originally Posted by sea2jet

Rockbit,
You mentioned that your passenger pipe was longer than the drivers side. What was the difference in length between the two? Thanks.

The pipes are the same length. The noted difference is because the passenger side cylinder bank / head is offset the thickness of a connecting rod to the rear.

[sd427]

Any differences in the exhaust ports from one side of the block to the other, wouldn't that be accounted for and taken out of the equation by the bends of the header tubes? The exit hole in the body is in the same absolute position from one side of the car to the other, no?

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by sd427

Any differences in the exhaust ports from one side of the block to the other, wouldn't that be accounted for and taken out of the equation by the bends of the header tubes? The exit hole in the bodywork is in the same absolute position from one side of the car to the other, no?

You'd think so. It's not like the side pipes aren't custom made for each side of the car. Right? When was the last time somebody said "hmmm, I wonder which side of the car these pipes go on?"

[sea2jet]

Originally Posted by patrickt

You'd think so. It's not like the side pipes aren't custom made for each side of the car. Right? When was the last time somebody said "hmmm, I wonder which side of the car these pipes go on?"

I did try that but burned my ear on the side pipe

[RockBit]

Originally Posted by sd427

Any differences in the exhaust ports from one side of the block to the other, wouldn't that be accounted for and taken out of the equation by the bends of the header tubes? The exit hole in the body is in the same absolute position from one side of the car to the other, no?

On my ERA, the body cutout on the passenger side is 1/2 inch aft as compared to the drivers side. Who knew?

[strictlypersonl]

Originally Posted by RockBit

On my ERA, the body cutout on the passenger side is 1/2 inch aft as compared to the drivers side. Who knew?

Many (20?) years ago we shifted the primary pipe position on the driver's side forward to clear our footbox - which we had extended for more leg room.

On our very early kits we used primary pipes that were (theoretically) replacement for the Shelby factory Comp pipes.

[RockBit]

Originally Posted by MKS427

The pipes are the same length. The noted difference is because the passenger side cylinder bank / head is offset the thickness of a connecting rod to the rear.

Very definitive statements. You do realize we are talking about an ERA with an FE, right?