1969 SS 396/350 Chevelle - Page 6

**Damien** · #51 09-09-2013, 07:43 AM

Sorted some issues today, hopefully.
It's going to the exhaust shop this week for a pair of new 18" Magnaflows to replace the 14" Violators which make the car sound tinny and way too loud. Hopefully the Magnaflows will give it back the big block sound and reduce the db level a little. I realise that with a 3" exhaust it will still be loud but as I say, at the moment it's too loud and if nothing is done will eventually attract the wrong kind of attention! This will be a short term fix as hopefully after our summer I will replace the whole set up with a standard style system, which is what it had when it was restored originally. I have also bumped the timing back a little and that seems to have calmed it down a bit as the guy who I bought it off said he used to run an av gas mix for whatever reason, and had a bit of extra timing in it.I am just running premium fuel and will hopefully make it a little better to drive, although it will still need a tune by someone a little smarter than me, to get it just right.

**Ryan1969Chevelle** · #52 09-09-2013, 10:27 AM

If possible send a before and after video.

Must be a bit much with the current set up.

Ryan

**Damien** · #53 09-09-2013, 10:42 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0ow7NS7HNI

Ryan here is a video posted by the previous owner on you tube. Doesn't really capture how loud the car is. Whilst I'm not adverse to loud cars, I've raced blown alcohol altereds at various stages over the last 15 years or so and run in the 6's and over 200, I'm not really into this for the "street machine"or "street racer" aspect. Prefer the muscle car side of things.
Will try and do something for the after video.

**Ryan1969Chevelle** · #54 09-09-2013, 09:30 PM

Nice video.

First time I have seen a track suit in a while.

Ryan

**Damien** · #55 09-13-2013, 03:09 AM

Replaced the mufflers today and the difference is night and day. Very happy.

Postsedan · #56 09-13-2013, 10:16 AM

I cannot recognize that other Chevelle in your drive way.....perhaps it is a '70.....but those wide stripes make it difficult to tell [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]

Dan

**Damien** · #57 09-15-2013, 07:55 AM

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**Damien** · #58 11-24-2015, 04:44 AM

To be continued......... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

Postsedan · #59 11-24-2015, 10:46 AM

I can't wait....one of Your Best Decisions [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

Dan

**Xplantdad** · #60 11-24-2015, 11:58 AM

Hmmmm.... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]