Side Pipes

[Silver_04]

If this topic has been touched on before then just ignore it...it's just the jet lag wreaking havoc on me.

Anyhow, has anyone wanted to do side pipes on the MM? I'm thinking it would be kinda neat. I'm not talking about pipes that run right underneath the doors, but ones that poke out just in front of the rear wheels.

Yes, the concern of exhaust getting in the car is of mild concern, but Ford pulled this off on the last Mustang R and a lot of Roush Mustangs have them as well.

And of course there's the matter of the existing bumper. I've been wanting to put a CV bumper on anyways because our MM bumpers are so expensive. With the very small pipe cutouts on the CV bumper I'm thinking the rear of the car would look okay visually without any pipes.

Ah, noise you ask...one of my rules is loud pipes save lives so noise is of no concern to me inside the cabin.

So vote away, and I'll photochop some pics when I get back in the US.

[MarauderMark]

I like the thought of it .i guess i'd really have to see it to judge it.. :dunno:

[Marauderjack]

Silver 04.....

The newer CV rear bumpers don't have exhaust cut outs....They are simply raised a little all the way across. If you use one of them there should be no tell tail exhaust cut outs!! :up:

Good Luck & Post some pix if you do it!!!

Marauderjack :)

[martyo]

Chris: Do they spell the word "the" differently in China?

[woaface]

I see this on trucks all the time...I think it's nifty.

[2003 MIB]

Vintage NASCAR rides had this and I think it would be a cool look. It would be a tribute to old school muscle cars. I was never a fan of "that look" until I saw Buckwheat's MM with black steel wheels on his track tires- it looks great!!!! I think I'd like non-chrome the best. It makes me think of a bootlegger car for some reason...I'd really like to see this.

[merc406]

Got em on the 63, they look good on any ride. For a picture go here--http://wxyz.com

[2003 MIB]

Got em on the 63, they look good on any ride. For a picture go here--http://wxyz.com (http://wxyz.com/)

Oooooooooooooooh! Now that's what I'm talkin' 'bout! AWESOME!!

[Bluerauder]

Anyhow, has anyone wanted to do side pipes on the MM? I'm thinking it would be kinda neat. I'm not talking about pipes that run right underneath the doors, but ones that poke out just in front of the rear wheels.

Isn't this what used to be called "Lake Pipes" in the 50's and 60's?? :dunno:

[bugsys03]

The stainless exhaust and the bumper are two of the differences that make this car different from the CV or GM!! You've got to be kidding. :puke: :banghead:

[Silver_04]

Chris: Do they spell the word "the" differently in China?

lol. Na, just a bad internet joke. People type "the" so fast it comes out "teh" many times.


I gotta say the shine runnin' car look would be pretty neat. Don't know whether I'd like to do chrome (bling) or blacked out (stealth) tips but the black steel wheels would definately tie in nicely. Too bad they changed the offset in '03 because I like the deeper dish pre '03 wheels a lot better.

Ooooohhh...with poll margin of error, it's a dead heat :)

[Fourth Horseman]

lol. Na, just a bad internet joke. People type "the" so fast it comes out "teh" many times.

As in: "OMG, WTF d00d!?! ur side pipes r teh sux0r!!!!!11!!11!!!1"

:lol:

I voted "no" on those pipes, btw, but I would be interested to see the results if you do them.
:cool:

[Patrick]

Maybe but one thing the got me hooked and the MM was those big pipes coming out the back. Just my :twocents:

[Mike Poore]

Isn't this what used to be called "Lake Pipes" in the 50's and 60's??
I was thinking Lakers would look very nice on the MM. Lakes</ST1:P pipes came out behind the front wheel and ran along the rocker panels ending just before the rear wheel openings, usually with a slight curve away from the car. The exhaust would have a split or cutout to route the exhaust through the mufflers or the lakes pipes when the end caps were removed. They were very popular on the 49 Mercury customs, with frenched head & tail lights, door handles, fender skirts and chopped top with Lakes pipes.
I believe the term<ST1:P came from the post war speed days at the dry lakes when run what you brung was the rule, before the events became "organized".

[merc406]

Lake pipes would look like crap on the new Marauder's without air baggin it to get it on the ground, a simple side pipe ahead of the rear wheel along with other exterior gegaw's (mods) would look OK as in the Back in Black Marauder (photo shopped here awhile back). :run:

[Dr Caleb]

I had the side pipes on my 79 'Vette. If you want to practice your swearing, try doing that. (Or just changing the spark plugs on one...)

The thing I hated was the back wheels get all sooty from the exhaust. (And I was running the 4bbl Rochesters a little lean...)

[RF Overlord]

I was thinking Lakers would look very nice on the MM. ...Lakes pipes came out behind the front wheel and ran along the rocker panels ending just before the rear wheel openings, usually with a slight curve away from the car.

I agree with Mike...what he is calling "Lakers", I grew up calling "sidepipes"...and they would look cool. Simply having the exhaust exit in front of the rear wheels would be bogus...

[merc406]

:party:
I agree with Mike...what he is calling "Lakers", I grew up calling "sidepipes"...and they would look cool. Simply having the exhaust exit in front of the rear wheels would be bogus...



Too each their own :lol:

[rumble]

I. (And I was running the 4bbl Rochesters a little lean...)

I always thought the words Rochester and lean used together was an oxymoron.

The side pipe idea is 'venturesome" but intriguing. Maybe not this case (because you want to use a CV rear bumper) but what about using the stock exhaust with electrically activated cutouts through the side pipes?
Hit the button and you immediately have dual straight pipes. That would
also solve the burnt leg syndrome that these pipes create.

[Silver_04]

I agree with Mike...what he is calling "Lakers", I grew up calling "sidepipes"...and they would look cool. Simply having the exhaust exit in front of the rear wheels would be bogus...

Bogus? If I'm not going for lake pipe effect, how is having side exit exhaust bogus?


Maybe not this case (because you want to use a CV rear bumper) but what about using the stock exhaust with electrically activated cutouts through the side pipes?

Don't think I'll do this, but I have been waiting for someone to do solenoid activated exhaust dumps under the car for that little extra umph when ya need it.

Now that I'm back in town, I'll be photochopping tomorrow. Whoo hoo.

[David Morton]

Chrome, round and shielded pipes would look like crap to me.

But I have been dreaming about side pipes that are black, square and double as ground effects. Heavy guage, dark blue-black box pipes about four or five inches tall. Add a good air dam up front, block off the grille, and put two or four of those reverse 'scoops' in the hood, a la GT40 style to suck the air out of the engine compartment, move the fenders out about one inch from the front doors to suck the air out of the wheel wells and this baby will be sticky to the road at 120+.:party:

[Mike Poore]

When I said Lakers would look nice, I wasn't saying they would look nice on my Silver Birch one. I think those straight chrome tubes exiting the rear valence add that special "something" that completes the MM package, and wouldn't change them. I liked the effect on the Mustang 5.0's and thankfully Ford has seen the wisdom of continuing the look. However, having said all that, I still think chromed lakers would look cool on one of the black cars ..or dark blue ..or burgundy. BTW we used a mechanical cutout, activated by a choke cable arrangement to the gate, since no electronic gizmos were available in those days.