Thread: "Side pipes"..

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I guess you have been beaten up pretty good on the safety issue, probably enough said on that, except perhaps that sometimes extra careful still isn't enough.

Enough said on that.

On the ol lady's diplomat with the 318 huffing through 72" sidepipes, they didn't seem restrictive, and weren't overly loud. Nice rumble at idle.

That car is long gone, concrete embankments are unforgiving. I kept the pipes though, and have one on my 76 nova with straight six, and it is very quiet.

I try to take a positive outlook on things like sidepipes, I tend to think that the majority of people are smarter then the sidepipes and know that they are part of the exhaust and as such are hot and can cause burns!!!! Heck, so can a hot tailpipe!

As for kids burning themselves on them, lets place the responsibility where it really lies----Where the heck are these kids parents and why are they letting them run around loose and messing with other people's cars anyway??? Yeah, it's a shame if they get burned on them but IMO it's certainly not the guy's fault who owns the sidepipes!!!!! I've had a number of roadsters, cars, coupes, and cruizer's with sidepipes or lake pipes, along with a number of Harley's with drag pipes and been burnt/seen others get burnt by them. I'll more then likely run them again, too. I like the looks and like the sound, plus on some of my really low to the ground creations it clears up a ground clearance issue!!!!

I don't think we should have to build our cars so that they are idiot proof, not sure it could be done anyway! If the sidepipes are in a place where they are a risk for a leg burn every time I get out of the car I usually run a stainless heat shield over them, the laser cut shop here in town can cut some really nice designs or even script writing into them!

Common sense just isn't really all that common anymore, is it?

Very well said Dave!!!

i have been reading this with interest because i have been toying with the idea of them for my 27.
i am not too thrilled with the burned leg factor.
but my biggest concern is i really like how quiet my car is with the thrush glasspacks.
i dont like the look at me and how loud my car is thing.
i figure any attention that i get now is positive and i want to keep it that way.

We had a tri-power 427 Vett with side pipes.The heat shields used to raddle loose all the time and to have to step over them was kind of a pita.Haus Schmitt had 427 a AC Cobra with them too that got me acouple of times.

Dave-we both know what parents "should do". But don't!!.I totally agree it's their fault.Thing is with today's courts and sue happy people the tide has turned against what is considered a avoidable risk to the public.That is one of the corner stones why the car owner is held responsible.

Hey grandpa Dave,you are one of those old people.

I'm not old. Everyone else is young!

I have never heard of a court case awarding anyone a dime for getting burnt on a sidepipe, just a lot of "once upon a time" stories.... Anybody can sue anybody for anything, winning the case is another thing. If I only did things that left me completely free from anyone possibly suing me for something I'd more then likely just spend the day in the house, and I'm not about to do that.

Like Johnboy, I tend to bellow when little kids are allowed to get to close to something hot like a sidepipe. If it's an adult, let them touch it. I'll bill them for continuing their education!!!!! I refuse to live my life with my actions dictated by how the "lowest common denominator" might react to how I do things.....

Well I have done my do diligence here.Time to move on.

"A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn no other way" - Mark Twain

I've stayed away from this one long enough.. I guess the equine needs one last kick!

Another favorite saying.. "When you're paying the bills, You get to decide how it's built!" No opinion there, all fact!

And there is no 12 step program for stupid.

Originally Posted by NTFDAY

And there is no 12 step program for stupid.

people die of terminal stupidity every day.
just not enough of them....

Ignorance can be cured, stupidity is terminal.

My side pipes aren't hooked up, but there pretty cool.

Cool to the touch?

Couldn't resist