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Worked on the GT-37 Today (Pics and Video)
Just installed Pypes exhaust my son and I purchased from PY today (Christmas Day). We got the Street Pro all stainless steel system including stainless steel 1" Pypes band clamps. Wow does it sound good with the small Melling cam ( same as the Summit 2801 cam) in the stock 1975 low compression 400.Glad the weather was ok and warm enough to work on the GT-37 onChristmas Day.
Here are some pictures of the install and a video of what it sounds like. Click on this picture for a video of the Pypes Street Pro Exhaust
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1971 Pontiac GT-37 Car is a junk yard dog and maybe one day will be restored. Last edited by 2002Z4CSS; 12-25-2011 at 07:50 PM. |
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Nice job on the install!
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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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so many pontiacs, so little time.................. moderator is a glorified word for an unappreciated prick.................. "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." --Albert Einstein "There is no such thing as a good tax." "We contend that for a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." - Winston Churchill |
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The exhaust sounds great and looks good to.
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Very nice! What size is that 2 1/2"? What mufflers did you choose? Need a system for my 70. Sounds nice! Was it easy to install? Did everything fit well? Thanks
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Looks great. I have the same system on my 69 GTO and love the way it sounds. I am putting the same system on my 72 LeMans but with Race Pro mufflers. Cant wait to install it. Agian looks and sounds great. Its hard to keep the foot out of the throttle with that sound.
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Pypes makes some real nice quality stuff. Everything fit real nice.
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Since this current 400 is a low HP and low compression one, and the 1969 428 with #62 heads I will eventually build and install into this car I wanted to go with the Pypes 2 1/2" all stainless steel system. All mandrell bent pipes. I even polished the pipes, mufflers and band clamps before instaling them. Everything fit really nice. Pypes must have a good jig to fab these pipes up. Nice welds too. Took a couple hours on my back to install using mostly hand tools.
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1971 Pontiac GT-37 Car is a junk yard dog and maybe one day will be restored. |
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I have not actually driven the car yet but can't wait to burn those old 14s off my Rally II wheels.
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1971 Pontiac GT-37 Car is a junk yard dog and maybe one day will be restored. |
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it fits right up to your factory manifolds? id like a system like that on my wagon, but probably not a direct fit...because of fuel tank placement...
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1968 Firebird 10.817/122.33 3600lbs trw 455, iron d-port heads/SD intake/q-jet, 9" tires 1.440 60ft 1962 Catalina 4100lbs trw 455, iron d-ports,perf RPM, 800holley, 9'' tires,(12.157@108.91)1.578 60' Oct 2010!! |
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Love the sound of it
That and the 26 hours of power fall out we just had makes me wish for the summer |
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Yep, I have the 3 stud manifolds and the 1/2" thick stainless steel flange that Pypes installed on the pipe worked fine. Darn flange looks like chrome too.
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1971 Pontiac GT-37 Car is a junk yard dog and maybe one day will be restored. |
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Nice installation! Comparing to the video you posted a few threads ago before you put on the new exhaust, it seems the car is a little quieter than before. At least the exhaust rumble is now routed to the rear of the car.
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The classic "coffee can full of rocks" muscle car sound. Very impressive! Stainless steel pipes will last 4ever but they are loud! Good set of full size mufflers on there...lOoks like a high quality system.
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The car does a bit quieter but has a nice hollow sound than before with turbo mufflers and no tail pipes. The "X" pipe seemed to also take some of the "cam" sound out of it too but I think it sounds way better now. Now if my 40 year old heater core was not leaking I would take this junker out for a ride.
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1971 Pontiac GT-37 Car is a junk yard dog and maybe one day will be restored. |
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Now that's what you call a Christmas present! Looks nice.
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Looks and sounds great!
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put the same exhaust on my GT-37, except I went with Race Pro mufflers. Well, and I also have the two stud flange headpipes vs your three as I have log mani's. Sounds REAL good crossing the traps at 112+!!! :-)))) I found it a bit of a PITA to put on though.
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http://gloryrestoparts.20megsfree.com/ 1970.5 Pontiac Tempest GT-37 400ci 4bbl 4sp 3.90:1 12.73 @ 112.42 2011 Pure Stock Drags 12.71 @ 110.58 2013 Martin FAST/FS race 12.70 @ 111.74 2014 Pure Stock Drags 12.60 @ 111.66 2015 Martin FAST/FS race 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 TH400/3.08 open export car - factory heater delete 14.48 @ 95.86 w/ 2.14 60' 2018 Pure Stock Drags 14.47 @ 95.02 w/ 2.16 60' 2019 Martin FAST/FS race |
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Your vert would love this exhaust.
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1971 Pontiac GT-37 Car is a junk yard dog and maybe one day will be restored. |
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