What do you think of this Corvette Central exhaust that arrived? (photos)

[Mark E.]

My Corvette Central exhaust system arrived today! They are offering free shipping through the end of August so I grabbed one. Photos, comments and questions are below. Your input is appreciated.

This is their standard (not deluxe) 2.5" system for '70-'72 454 4-speed with mufflers welded to the pipes. It's not double walled nor does it have wrinkle bends like OEM but I'm hoping for a quality exhaust that fits well. One question I had is confirmed: These systems have mandrel bends. The rep told me they stopped using pinch bends a few years ago.


The CC exhaust arrives! Nina was thrilled to see it on her living room floor.
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It's impressive the entire exhaust fits in there... (front pipes already out of the box)
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Here it is laid out on the floor. 14-gauge aluminized pipe. At this point I'm not sure which forward pipe goes left/right.
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Some muffler close ups. No markings on them. These are the stock mufflers (not N11). 2.5" inlet; 2" outlet.
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The passenger pipe (right in photo) is crushed a bit more than the other side as it goes under the spring.
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One of the front pipes (Driver's side? Left photo) is crushed I assume for ground clearance. The flange is preinstalled since it can't slip on/off. Is this correct?
The other front pipe is round and the flange is loose.
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Here's the style of clamp provided. I bought guillotine clamps separately.
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[Ed S.]

Re: What do you think of this Corvette Central exhaust that arrived? (photos)

For what it is worth - I ordered a complete N11 system from CC for my 64 last year. Right side went in like a glove - piece of cake. Left side - was impossible to install. If I connected it to the exhaust pipe that comes off the manifold I could not get it to twist properly in order to clear the axle or even get it close to the rear bracket. I took the right one out, laid them next to each other and it was obvious that the left was not welded correctly. I called CC - talked to them, sent pics. They paid to have the offending side shipped back - and they sent me a new replacement the day after my return arrived. I called them to ask, what happened - what did they find? I was told that the returned unit went immediately to their quality control shop for an inspection - they found that the various pipes and muffler were not positioned in the jig correctly when the pieces were welded together - their bad. They express shipped me a new good left side system. It went in perfectly. My guess is that they do not hire the most, shall I say, attentive employees for some of this work. The good news is they stood behind their product and made it right. Hope you have the same experience.

[Joe R.]

Re: What do you think of this Corvette Central exhaust that arrived? (photos)

Can't tell if you are complaining or not! Have you fit them on the Vette yet?

CC is a quality company and stands behind their products as Ed has outlined in the above thread.

If you or your wife has a problem call CC and explain. I'm sure if there is a problem they will take care of you!

JR

[Jimmy G.]

Re: What do you think of this Corvette Central exhaust that arrived? (photos)

I had a set on a 64 yeaars ago. One side had issues. They fixed it -- no problem. Good people

[Dan B.]

Re: What do you think of this Corvette Central exhaust that arrived? (photos)

Can't speak about the C-3, but I put a set of the CC aluminized on my 59 back in the 90's and it still looks like new and it fit perfectly. My guess is you will install it and be very happy and never look back.

[Patrick B.]

Re: What do you think of this Corvette Central exhaust that arrived? (photos)

Mine fit fine on a 1970 2 1/2 inch system.

[Mike M.]

Re: What do you think of this Corvette Central exhaust that arrived? (photos)

I must have used 12-15 of their systems on our c-1 and c-2's over the years. all fit perfectly. mike

[Jim D.]

Re: What do you think of this Corvette Central exhaust that arrived? (photos)

I must have used 12-15 of their systems on our c-1 and c-2's over the years. all fit perfectly. mike

I agree Mike. I've installed many CC exhaust on C-1, C-2 SB & BB and C-3 SB & BB's. Never had an issue with any of them.

[Richard T.]

Re: What do you think of this Corvette Central exhaust that arrived? (photos)

I bought and installed the same system for a 1968 L 36 a few years back. It installed easy and sounded great. Mine was the off road mufflers. Still sounds great.

[Mark S.]

Re: What do you think of this Corvette Central exhaust that arrived? (photos)

If you have a 56; you will probably have a problem with the passenger side head pipe!

[Mark E.]

Re: What do you think of this Corvette Central exhaust that arrived? (photos)

Is the original driver side front pipe crushed and the passenger side not? CC says this is for ground clearance. But if so, why only one side?

Left photo: Driver Side (crushed); Right photo: Passenger side (not crushed)

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[Mark E.]

Re: What do you think of this Corvette Central exhaust that arrived? (photos)

Any C3 exhaust experts out there?

Before installing this system, I want to confirm the driver side front pipe was crushed while the passenger side was not (see photos in prior post).

Thanks.

[Harry S.]

Re: What do you think of this Corvette Central exhaust that arrived? (photos)

I have the CC on my 250hp 63. The left side front pipe was about an inch too short. I installed the Gardner N11 on my 300hp 63. Just needed to weld the mufflers with the Gardner setup.

[Mark E.]

Re: What do you think of this Corvette Central exhaust that arrived? (photos)

Thanks for sharing Harry. But I still want to know if the driver side front pipe is crushed and the passenger side is not on a 1970 454 2.5" exhaust.

[Owen L.]

Re: What do you think of this Corvette Central exhaust that arrived? (photos)

Thanks for sharing Harry. But I still want to know if the driver side front pipe is crushed and the passenger side is not on a 1970 454 2.5" exhaust.

I have what I believe are the original pipes for my '72 454 automatic - they are both double walled and have been out of service since 1992ish. One has a definite manufactured flat running from the where the horizontal section starts to near the end of the pipe. The other does not.

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