I have a 71 small block (270 hp) and I call Gardners. I spoke with Eric today (extremely nice and honest guy!). He said they will have the die for the 2" exhaust for the 70-73's any day now. The pipes will be aluminized material. I searched the archives before calling him today. I asked about the wrinkles and the "flat spot" beneath the rear spring.
1. Eric stated the same that I read in some previous posts; they can do the "flattening" but only to a certain degree as he doesn't have the proper tooling. I think they are the only vendor doing this to any extent for a C3 system, so I'm guessing some flattening is better than none?
2. He stated that they are not welding the muffler to the secondary pipe as the originals. He said it's hard to get these systems to line up in the center of rear bezel area due to age of motor mounts and other variables. Also, he said it is easier to ship them this way. He said the muffler can be welded to the secondary piple once it is fitted properly.
My Question: Will this be ok for judging purposes and has anyone done this before? He is obviously the exhaust expert but I wanted to see if anyone had issues with welding the pipe to the muffler later?
Thanks,
Greg
1. Eric stated the same that I read in some previous posts; they can do the "flattening" but only to a certain degree as he doesn't have the proper tooling. I think they are the only vendor doing this to any extent for a C3 system, so I'm guessing some flattening is better than none?
2. He stated that they are not welding the muffler to the secondary pipe as the originals. He said it's hard to get these systems to line up in the center of rear bezel area due to age of motor mounts and other variables. Also, he said it is easier to ship them this way. He said the muffler can be welded to the secondary piple once it is fitted properly.
My Question: Will this be ok for judging purposes and has anyone done this before? He is obviously the exhaust expert but I wanted to see if anyone had issues with welding the pipe to the muffler later?
Thanks,
Greg
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