GOOD SOUNDING EXHAUST?

[3onthetree]

Hey guys im turning 16 in June, and my dad's letting me use his old 1965 Chevy C-10 Stepside for driving to school. He drove it to high school and i've proved to him I learned how she runs and what her limits are, and i can do 3 on the tree decently enough. I HAVE A POOLOAD OF QUESTIONS for any of you. My gears sometimes get jammed in neutral, but my dad said all 65's did that, but i didnt know if i can fix it. I have a straight six, but i dont know how to see how many liters it is?? All i know is that it is orange for some reason? My main questions is what i should look into for getting straight pipes or something, because all my friends say that pipes sounds stupid on a 6 cylinder. Bottom line, i want it to sound badrump when im driving. Any help would be really great. thanks.

[Dave Young]

First of all, welcome to the site. We have some very knowledgable members. You should be able to find any info you need here.

Second, please keep the language G-rated. The edited version just sounds funny.

Third, you're very lucky to have a dad like that. There aren't too many 16 yr. olds out there that get to drive a sweet ride like that.

As for your questions, there's nothing wrong with the sound of a six-cylinder, if you use the right exhaust. Personally, I wouldn't go with straight pipes. That'll just sound obnoxious. However, a nice FlowMaster might do the trick. I'm actually considering taking out my V8 and going with the original six. If I get around to it before you do, I'll let you know what sounds good on it.

Not being able to see/feel what the transmission is doing, it's very hard to diagnose the issue. I do know that those transmissions do take some getting used to. You could have it looked at, but I doubt it's anything to be concerned about.

If it's the stock motor, you can use your VIN number to tell what engine it came with. You can also use the block number to see what size it is. I'm not sure where it's located on a six, but on my 350, it's back by the distributor. By the way, most Chevy truck motors were originally painted orange.

[3onthetree]

Sorry about the language, but i appreciate the advice dave, i'll look into flowmasters

[Dave Young]

No problem. Let us know if you have any other questions.

[Dave Young]

I found this on Wikipedia:

A coil-spring front suspension came in 1963; along with a new base engine, a 140 hp (104 kW) 230 in³ (3.8 L) I6, and an optional 165 hp (123 kW) 292 in³ (4.8 L) I6.

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So, it looks like you just need to figure out which of the two I6's it is.

[64c20crewcab]

Welcome to the group Youngin!

With the I-6, I've seen and heard guys take the exhaust manifold and split it - 3&3 out with a pair of Cherry Bomb glasspack mufflers and 2" pipes out to some "pencil" exhaust tips. Looks pretty kewl & REAL "Ol Skewl" sound. Especially with the 3 on da tree!!

For my take I dont care much for the flowmaster sound on these vintage trucks. Save that for the late model rides. Just my flavor.

Now if ya had a V-8 - (283 - 350) headers & glasspacks, still same pipes and tips...

Take Care U Lucky Kid You!

[giddyupgo]

I agree 64c20crewcab on the flowmasters, save those for the late models. and besides everybody does that. You have a unique truck, do somthing different, like the split exhaust and glasspacks mentioned above. Also when refering to the engine, these engines are known by their Cubic inches and not liters. You either have a 250 cubic inch or a 292 cubic inch. In my opinion a I6 dressed out with some vintage speed equiptment is by far cooler than any V8. But thats just my opinion

[3onthetree]

So if i bought a cherrybomb glasspack, would it replace my current muffler?Would i need to buy pipes for it or does it sound good without them? Also, would i have to buy new headers or something?

[64c20crewcab]

u can cut the old muffler out but b4 ya do anything, measure the diameter of the exhaust pipes goin into the muffler and out. measure the muffler length too. more than likely the glasspack will be longer. dont cut anything till ya hold the glasspack in area of where the current muffler is for fit and clearance issues. Always measure twice - cut once! if the exhaust pipes are smaller/larger than the in and out of the glasspack, there are adapter flanges avaliable at the auto parts store. just take your measurment b4 ya cut. you can use the stock pipe going out to the exhaust tip. i only suggested the 2" pipes due to the somewhat higher pitch it would generate for that ol skewl sound. the chrome pencil tips are to the look.

good luck and vroom vroom!!!