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I know there are a few folks on this board that have had 68/69 350 HO's A-bodies. Would anyone remember if the chrome exhaust tips, like on the 68 GTO, were used on the factory dual exhaust or were they just plain. I bought a pair from our host but now I'm not sure if I should put them on.
Thanks, Dave
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1968 LeMans conv. 350 HO - 4 speed triple white (hear it idle here) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVmq...ature=youtu.be 1968 LeMans conv. 350 - 4 speed Solar red/pearl |
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Not sure if '68 was the same as '69, but I know for '69 the chrome tips were optional on any A-body with dual exhaust.
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1966 GTO 1969 Lemans Convertible- F.A.S.T. legal family cruiser. 12.59 on G70-14 Polyglas tires. 1.78 60' 1969 Bonneville Safari- cross country family cruiser. . 1979 Trans Am 400, 4-speed, 4 wheel disc. View from the drivers seat racing down Atco Raceway- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhYDMdOEC7A Ride along in the other lane-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIzgpLtF_uw |
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I don't think chrome tips were available with automatic dual exhaust with resonators, but I'm not a resonator expert (and I'd bet you're not running res's anyways!)
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My 69 vert came with dual exhaust, AT,resonators and exhaust tips, all factory installed, I believe. I still have the chrome exhaust tips.
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From the '69 Accessories brochure- The picture for the chrome tips shows them with resonators.
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1966 GTO 1969 Lemans Convertible- F.A.S.T. legal family cruiser. 12.59 on G70-14 Polyglas tires. 1.78 60' 1969 Bonneville Safari- cross country family cruiser. . 1979 Trans Am 400, 4-speed, 4 wheel disc. View from the drivers seat racing down Atco Raceway- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhYDMdOEC7A Ride along in the other lane-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIzgpLtF_uw |
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Thanks for the update on res/tips! The only ones I'd seen were some aftermarket ones that had serious downturns on the ends that a tip wouldn't fit on, those factory pictures are different than the repops I'd seen. Are you still running them paint guy? I'm curious what a resonator car sounds like compared to stock unres.
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The 68 tips are different than the 69's. 68's come straight out and the 69 has a bend in it.
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I'm aware of the physical differences in the actual tips between years. My comments had to do with the availability of the tips on various A-bodies.
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1966 GTO 1969 Lemans Convertible- F.A.S.T. legal family cruiser. 12.59 on G70-14 Polyglas tires. 1.78 60' 1969 Bonneville Safari- cross country family cruiser. . 1979 Trans Am 400, 4-speed, 4 wheel disc. View from the drivers seat racing down Atco Raceway- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhYDMdOEC7A Ride along in the other lane-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIzgpLtF_uw |
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gto4ever: original exhaust in its entirety is long gone, I am running a Pypes 2-1/2" system with Walker mufflers.
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no fair, I planned on doing that too with the 2-1/2 but then I saw a pair of 2-1/4 walker tail pipes at the covention for $80 and couldn't pass that deal up considering I have a pair of 2-1/4 down pipes sitting in the garage so add mufflers and I've got an exhaust.... (tack on the 69 exhaust tips I got there too for $35 and it was a done deal!
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What is interesting about the 69 tips is that as you can see they were optional on all A bodies even with single exhaust but in the MPC they only show one part number despite manuals having 2.25" and autos running 2".
I looked at my collection of 69 GTO PHS's and I have 20 with the option and about half are automatic cars. Hmm, did the factory produce two sizes but only serviced one size?? Has anyone ever seen a smaller size set?
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (base OHC, 350, 400HO & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA ht’s) 1969 Custom S 2dr ht 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr ht & Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 ht & Judge ht) 1969 Cat (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr ht) 1969 Ventura wagon 2 seat 1969 Exec 4dr post 1969 2 Bonnie Cvt's & 2 wagons 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr ht & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix 2 SJ’s 1969 2+2 2dr ht (Canadian) |
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