Not enough of a "raping" sound from the head/flange leaks??Come on Ed !! That sounds Gangsta !!!!!

good question on the placement. in the day we just cut out the pipe where the muffler could be installed easy where you could park over a swail or drive up a board, usually on a cement block. you always got the rumble but the snap was probably from placement.
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lol-lmao, how did 1/2 of us get this far. board on a cement block. lol

Ed, I have a pair of stainless Sweet Thunders that I will be removing from my cat probably in May. I'm going to a complete Borla system. The STs are basically 26" straight pipes with dimples in them. Pretty sure they are 2 1/2". They would be loud but I have no idea what they would sound like on your car or even if you have room for them but thought I would throw it out there as something that fits your price range. Rog.

I've got a pair of stainless steel Smithys on my '53 Ranch Wagon that sound great with the Flathead - not sure how they'd sound on yours. I think they're available at Speedway.

thrush glass pack mufflers

www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/thrush-174-glasspack-muffler-1128344p.html

Also get a cool decal!

Thanks guys these posts are a big help .I had no idea CTS sold glasspacks.I will check them out .Thanks for the other offers ,I appriceate you responces and I will let you know if I need them .Again thanks guys.Now where is the best place to mount them.Front ,back middle for a nice rapping sound. Ed

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Cherry bombs installed backwards. I mount mine closer to the front and gives a nice rap from the pipes

still miss the decal with the stogie though. Stinkin' political correctness.

The further back they go, it seems the less bark more rumble. Also the bark hits the cerebral harder over 2 1/2".

Thanks guys . Some good stuff here. Ed

The woodpecker logos are from two different company's. Thrush of course has the purple in theirs, but at one time had a color combo closer to the "Mr. Horsepower" version. The "Mr. Horsepower" version is a Clay Smith Cams trademark. Two different business, but have similar logos.

Thrush are what I ran in my younger days. The short muffler (19" or so) would be loud and raspy. The mid range around 25 inches long was a bit quieter and snappy, and the long version (32 inch) was real mellow with a nice rumble. Don't know if they still have different lengths available or not.

The exhaust pipe I used was 2 inch front to back. Short exit pipes behind the muffler are loud and raspy, long exit pipes are quieter with a deeper sound, and they produce the rapping when you let off the gas and the vehicle pushes the motor along. To get the needed extra exhaust exit length, the muffler would be placed closer to the engine leaving lots of exhaust pipe to rap. But the heat would burn out the mufflers in a short time. Running them farther back from engine, they would last longer just by running a bit cooler and would give a deeper mellow sound but with less or no rap. Even though they sold for only $9.99 each at Western Tire, that was a big deal when you were only making $1.20 and hour.

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Hate to tell you,but you guys are losing it... That's the Clay Smith Cams "Mr.Horsepower" Woodpecker right there, Thrush never had a cigar..

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still miss the decal with the stogie though. Stinkin' political correctness.
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Hey, you're right !! I totally forgot that originally he had a cigar. I'm pissed now !!

 

 

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