Hooker Corvette style retro sidepipes

mikepowell · 08-25-2007, 07:07 AM

here's some pics of my

with sidepipes

these are assembled from stainless Hooker Corvette sidepipe headers (yes I bought new ones and cut them off) and stainless tubes with Steel Shield custom heat shields (it's amazing how cool these stay).

GRRRRR

mikepowell · 08-25-2007, 07:31 AM

the system comes right off the high flow cats and Kooks headers, elbow's out through the frame then enters the Hooker collector through the side ( the Corvette headers are capped off so they would turn colors with the rest of the sidepipe). there's a 2 1/2" balance tube that routes behind the tranny. I added some heat shield to the front of the gas tank (although the exhaust guy said with the distance between the tube it wasn't necessary) and around the gas lines (like dynamax has you do when you install their headers). the pipes are about 1 inch lower than the frame and 1/2 inch from the body and are supported by 2 brackets welded to the frame that connect to the Hooker mounting tabs.

RUMBLE RUMBLE

RickSSR · 08-25-2007, 07:34 AM

Cool Side Pipes!!

RickSSR

mikepowell · 08-25-2007, 08:05 AM

everyone who's seen and heard them love the way they look and sound. they sound so mean, a sweet idle, grumbly cruise, healthy acceleration and after roar

having said that, I don't like my black beauty as well with them on.
I enjoyed the sleeper aspect more than I realised, I need to talk to customers on the phone while driving around (it's hard enough with my ears as it is)

these sidepipes are perfect for a ssR that's for cruising around showing off (they'd still be on if this wasn't my work truck)
they're loud but I've heard much louder (and it's easy to make them that way) all my friends say it sounds great and think I'm crazy.

I'd love to find them a good home on another ssR

make me an offer

p.s. I'll figure out a photo bucket account later so I can post sound

mikepowell · 08-25-2007, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by RickSSR

Cool Side Pipes!!

RickSSR

they were a labor of love

waysouth6speed · 08-25-2007, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by mikepowell

everyone who's seen and heard them love the way they look and sound. they sound so mean, a sweet idle, grumbly cruise, healthy acceleration and after roar

having said that, I don't like my black beauty as well with them on.
I enjoyed the sleeper aspect more than I realised, I need to talk to customers on the phone while driving around (it's hard enough with my ears as it is)

these sidepipes are perfect for a ssR that's for cruising around showing off (they'd still be on if this wasn't my work truck)
they're loud but I've heard much louder (and it's easy to make them that way) all my friends say it sounds great and think I'm crazy.

I'd love to find them a good home on another ssR

make me an offer

p.s. I'll figure out a photo bucket account later so I can post sound

Timing is everything... I would have loved to have those. I just ordered Kooks long tubes YESTERDAY. Dang. Darn. Damn.

mikepowell · 08-25-2007, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by waysouth6speed

Timing is everything... I would have loved to have those. I just ordered Kooks long tubes YESTERDAY. Dang. Darn. Damn.

they're made to go with the Kooks

they attach right to the high flow cats

ZR1Rick · 08-25-2007, 08:42 AM

very cool!

mikepowell · 08-25-2007, 09:39 AM

here's a clip

hdflstf · 08-25-2007, 09:45 AM

Yep - LOUD. But good..

mikepowell · 08-25-2007, 09:51 AM

everybody said it wasn't that loud...

maybe I'm just a pansy

dirk989 · 08-25-2007, 10:54 AM

Mike I would be interesting in giving these a new home.

You can e-mail me at dcarnahan3366@charter.net.

turnheadz · 08-25-2007, 11:04 AM

Mike, those look great and sound very good. The new owner will be pleased I'm sure.

Buffalo · 08-25-2007, 12:35 PM

Very nice looking and sounding.

mikepowell · 08-25-2007, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mikepowell

here's a clip

I never noticed how much I was waving the camera around

thats hilarious

sheeesh

SSR6SPD · 08-25-2007, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mikepowell

here's some pics of my

with sidepipes

these are assembled from stainless Hooker Corvette sidepipe headers (yes I bought new ones and cut them off) and stainless tubes with Steel Shield custom heat shields (it's amazing how cool these stay).

GRRRRR

MIKE ARE THOSE SIDE PIPE SHIELDS FROM STEELSHIELDS( WWW.STEELSHIELDS.COM )?AND HOW HARD WERE THEY TO INSTALL?THANK YOU....

xoxoxoBruce · 08-25-2007, 07:25 PM

Before Hooker started building those 4 into 1 sidepipes for Corvettes, they were built by Kustom Headers. They carried a GM part number to make them legal for A and B production road racing.

I had a set on my '69 Corvette and they are one of the primary reasons I wear hearing aids today. Didn't seem that bad at the time, but after 50 or 60 thousand miles the damage adds up.

mikepowell · 08-25-2007, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SSR6SPD

MIKE ARE THOSE SIDE PIPE SHIELDS FROM STEELSHIELDS( WWW.STEELSHIELDS.COM )?AND HOW HARD WERE THEY TO INSTALL?THANK YOU....

5 min a side tops

they work better than I expected, the pipe itself would burn your leg quickly and easily but the shield isn't hot at all, very warm to the touch but you would hafta put a tender part of your body on it for a long time before it would leave a mark

I was surprised

mikepowell · 08-25-2007, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Before Hooker started building those 4 into 1 sidepipes for Corvettes, they were built by Kustom Headers. They carried a GM part number to make them legal for A and B production road racing.

I had a set on my '69 Corvette and they are one of the primary reasons I wear hearing aids today. Didn't seem that bad at the time, but after 50 or 60 thousand miles the damage adds up.

having said that these aren't anywhere near as loud as the ones on my friends Cobra, that car produces a pressure wave you can feel in your chest!
with the STS baffles in my sidepipes it's still loud but not 'ringing in your ears' loud

having said that-
I like the stock sound level much better, and was really reluctant to put anything else on
my exhaust guy talked me into a better flowing muffler that I think is quieter than stock...

it's all in my closet, collecting dust, so make me an offer I can't refuse

xoxoxoBruce · 08-25-2007, 08:06 PM

In the older corvettes the pipe was closer to the ear and sound insulation in the body was a joke. Not nearly as cushy as the SSR.

Plus they look soooooooo cool.

mikepowell · 08-25-2007, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

In the older corvettes the pipe was closer to the ear and sound insulation in the body was a joke. Not nearly as cushy as the SSR.

Plus they look soooooooo cool.

It's been a bittersweet week

I'd still have them on if it was a weekend cruiser

ssrgarage · 08-25-2007, 08:13 PM

Tim

mikepowell · 08-26-2007, 08:47 PM

I spent 2500$ putting them together

mikepowell · 09-01-2007, 07:21 AM

SSR6SPD · 09-02-2007, 01:17 PM

CHECK THEM OUT THEY ARE AWESOME

SSR6SPD · 09-02-2007, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SSR6SPD

CHECK THEM OUT THEY ARE AWESOME

silverssr05 · 09-02-2007, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by mikepowell

I spent 2500$ putting them together

What would the shipping be to 64152?

SilverSSR05
Parkville, MO

KWB · 09-03-2007, 06:28 AM

Mike:
Now I'll be able to hear you coming all the way from 114th instead of the traffic light around the corner! These will also be great for snow in the winter...no more unsightly buildup around the doors when doing spinouts in the unplowed mall parking lot.