fseva Posted August 25, 2015 Posted August 25, 2015 I'm in the process of building this kit and have found the chromed exhaust pipes and glasspack mufflers to be a very big contrast to the rest of the build of this "street machine". Would it be better if these were painted the same as the headers (flat white)?
Longbox55 Posted August 25, 2015 Posted August 25, 2015 I would suggest stripping them and going with a stainless steel finish. That would be closer to what you would find on a 1:1 street truck. The mufflers on the tips are not actually glass packs, but rather they are SuperTrapp mufflers. They're more of a motorcycle item, particularly off road motorcycles. They did manufacture them for cars and trucks, though, in the late '80s/early ;90s, and they were somewhat popular as they not only were quiet, but could be tuned for performance very easily. They fell out of favor when mufflers like Flowmaster and Magnaflow came out, which were much cheaper. The version on the kit have the optional end cap. On the 1:1 version, polished stainless or brushed stainless were options.
fseva Posted August 26, 2015 Author Posted August 26, 2015 I would suggest stripping them and going with a stainless steel finish. That would be closer to what you would find on a 1:1 street truck.The mufflers on the tips are not actually glass packs, but rather they are SuperTrapp mufflers. They're more of a motorcycle item, particularly off road motorcycles. They did manufacture them for cars and trucks, though, in the late '80s/early ;90s, and they were somewhat popular as they not only were quiet, but could be tuned for performance very easily. They fell out of favor when mufflers like Flowmaster and Magnaflow came out, which were much cheaper.The version on the kit have the optional end cap. On the 1:1 version, polished stainless or brushed stainless were options.If polished or brushed stainless were both options, what was considered stock?
mike 51 Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) If polished or brushed stainless were both options, what was considered stock?LOL...these are aftermarket parts...none of them are "stock". Edited August 26, 2015 by mike 51
Longbox55 Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 Perhaps I should rephrase that, there was the option of having it polished or brushed.
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