Need Help with Crossram Car

[juliosz]

Can you guys help me with contact information for a stock exhaust system for a 69 Z w/crossram? Car was bought at BJ this year and looks to be a fresh resto but someone put on a repop chambered exhaust which sounds awful. Who makes a stock looking transverse muffler type system (no stainless)that sounds good? Also, the car has stock cast iron exhaust manifolds which we need to change to headers. What would be more period correct, repop 68 factory headers or a nice set of Stahl road race headers? Thanks in advance for the help.

Paul

[69YENKO162]

Have you looked at gardner exhaust.com

[92646]

If you can find the book on setting up cross rams it may be a big help. I found a book a few years ago at D&R. To make these things work you will need 1-3/4 primary tube headers and at least a 2.5 exhaust system. I have used Dougs headers in the past and I was very happy with the fit and quality. I would recommend a Flow-master cross-over exhaust system kit and cut the tips off at the edge of the quarter panels so you do not see the bigger tubing. You can get the exhaust and headers from Jegs. Another secret is a real good ignition system like a MSD and a carter high performance fuel pump that you can buy from Pep boys. MSD now sells a black cap and black wires for the stock look.
Mark Sheppard

[ORIGLS6]

If you want the stock look for the exhaust system, GARDNER is it! Also, I was told by a VERY reliable source here on this site that they just MIGHT do a system in regular carbon steel if you ask real nice.

It ain't cheap, but you definitely get what you pay for.

[enio45]

paul, let me know if u want to cut loose that repop chamber exhaust....i have a home for it...

[Jeff H]

I think a set of the Stahl headers or the repop's would be perfect. The Stahl's should be a little cheaper. Pypes makes a decent looking 2-1/2" crossflow exhaust for the Camaro but I think it's stainless and little more expensive because of that. Sweet Thunder also has 2-1/2" chambered pipes that could be used to make a stock looking setup but the sound might be a bit much if you want to drive the car a lot.