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Originally posted by M1Garandy:

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Originally posted by OldMick:
I loved ‘em.

As a kid, Took my new ‘66 Mustang to a muffler shop in Chicago (I think near Harlem and Irving) and they installed dual exhaust, glass packs and cutouts in my 289 2bbl.

Then found a 4 bbl, added Monroe air shocks, mags on front, 6” deep dish chrome reverse on the rear, motorola stereo with reverb. Stewart-Warner tach on the steering column and a four speed to replace the three speed. Then a Hurst shifter and I was pretty much done.


Great sound.

I wonder if that was Iggy's on Montrose just west of Harlem? They have been there since '67 and are still going.

I can’t recall the name. Definitely high volume and popular, so it may well be.

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Originally posted by .38supersig:...

Yup, but I like their old logo better.

Not Thrush logo. Thrush never had the cigar.

Close, but no cigar. my 455 rocket olds Delta 88 had lakers, but no glasspacs. It was a sleeper, until it wasn't. this was the 70 era.

They still exist but it isn't super obvious. Corsa, Magnaflow, Borla, Gibson and others use fiber-packed mufflers. May not be the old materials but same principal.

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Originally posted by .38supersig:

That’s Mr Horsepower, cartoon mascot and logo of Clay Smith Cams. Always has a cigar or something in mouth.

Yep, Clay Smith cams. Pep Boys still uses the Manny, Moe and Jack logo but Jack lost his cigar awhile back. Political correctness.

I have them currently on my 59’Impala. Work just fine and they’ve been on for 25 plus years.

I had Cherry Bomb style glass-packs installed on a '68 Camaro I had in college (early 1980's).
They were always great until about 2.5 hours into the trip between Franklin, TN & Auburn, AL (or vice versa)...

I still like glass packs, but I prefer straight pipes. I also like flowmasters a lot.

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Originally posted by OldMick:
I loved ‘em.

As a kid, Took my new ‘66 Mustang to a muffler shop in Chicago (I think near Harlem and Irving) and they installed dual exhaust, glass packs and cutouts in my 289 2bbl.

Then found a 4 bbl, added Monroe air shocks, mags on front, 6” deep dish chrome reverse on the rear, motorola stereo with reverb. Stewart-Warner tach on the steering column and a four speed to replace the three speed. Then a Hurst shifter and I was pretty much done.


Great sound.

Harlem & Irving, ah yes. I went to Ridgewood High School, lived near Lawrence & Cumberland.

Not trying to rain on anyone's parade -- but back in the day (1970's) my brother and I daily drove a fenderless '32 Ford five window coupe with a 350 CID,350+ HP Chevy engine. It weighed only 2405 lbs. and had very quiet mufflers. No glasspaks required. This car was a "cop magnet"!

Occasionally some "squirrel" would ask, "why don't ya put some loud mufflers on that hot rod"?

We always replied, "If you actually got a fast car, ya don't need noise"!

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We always replied, "If you actually got a fast car, ya don't need noise"!

True enough.

I knew my car wasn't "fast". Not a big block, no cam or heads etc. I just liked the way it looked and sounded. My very best times were mid 14s in the quarter, usually late 14s. But I loved it to death and it was a lot of fun to own.

I went to High School with a kid named Tony Christian, same graduating class. Now his red '57 Chevy was FAST. So much so, he made a career out of it.

My 1973 Cutlass had cherry bombs on it, then my 73 Bronco had some brand of glass packs I cant remember but damn that truck was loud! 302 never sounded so good.

My best friend lived across the street and would curs me every weekend as I would leave for work a 6:30am and wake him up as the old 302 would warm up without a functioning choke.

I think they became fart cans on Honda Civics and Subaru WRX's.

I'm not saying I'm that hooligan. Well, I guess I am.

Happily the wife was more than agreeable to us to add this to the '08 M3 shortly after we got it. Pretty loud on a cold start but otherwise won't scare the neighbors unless you're going way to fast for the area!




Link to original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVM6fWjNVEk

How it all starts.... and magnifies!

My first car in H.S. was a ‘64 Ford Falcon Futura Sprint. It had a 260 v8. About as economical a “muscle car” as was available.
A fun 2 door that got 25 mpg. Factory 4 on the floor.

Think I put a Thrush muffler on it. Remember when I installed it you could look right through it. A few baffles, no “pack”. I loved the sound, even out of the little v8. My girlfriends father - not so much. “So Chris, when are you going to get that muffler fixed?”

Good memories.

My dad had a ‘69 Buick LeSabre that had dual glasspacks. He wasn’t the original owner, but it was a sweet ride. IIRC it had a 350 Buick motor. I was planning to buy it from him, but as a young SSgt with a new baby I couldn’t really justify the expense at the time. I wish I had it now, though! That car sounded like muscle but looked like a Grandpa car. Surprised a few folks at red lights, too.

Last February I put a cat-back dual exhaust with a Flowmaster Super 10 muffler on my 2012 Silverado. It sounds awesome — not at all raspy. Yes, it’s a little loud, but I’m careful not to rev it up it in my neighborhood especially when I leave for work at 0430 hrs (I like my neighbors). I’ve always wanted a vehicle with dual exhaust and that low, throaty rumble, and now I have it. I keep telling my wife I need to put a Flowmaster Super 50 on her Acadia Denali but she’s not having any of it...

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Originally posted by Muddflap:
Back in olden times, my favorites were Walker Continental.

Those were the blue ones? I had some Walker Royal Scots (the red ones) on my first vehicle. IIRC, the Royal Scots were a little less costly than Continentals.