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Hi Guys,

I've searched and read all the previous threads regarding exhaust systems. The results are inconclusive to me so I thought I'd ask if anyone has purchased a system within the last year so I might get an idea of quality.

I'd really like to find one that will fit my '29 without taking it to the muffler guy.

The brands I see are the two on ebay ($100 and $120, I bought the $100 and it arrived with one end of the front pipe squashed a bit so it wouldn't fit in the muffler. I messed it up after the seller advised me to take it to a muffler shop or file a claim with the shipper. I had already scraped the mailing label off the pipe so I really couldn't file a claim any more.)

The others are Filling Station, Kantor's and Parks Pipes. But I see posts on all of them that they may require reshaping or cutting.

Any recent experiences out there?

Thanks,
Jim

i installed a Filling station system on our 29 conv landau last fall. fit perfect. drove it 500 miles on the Glidden tour. mike

I also installed a Filling Station system on my 29. There were no issues at all--fit perfectly with no modification.

Same here...Filling Station system installed on my '31 Coach...perfect fit...30 min. installation...highly recommended.

Filling Station it is!

Thanks all!

I ordered from the Filling Station and the pipes came from Parks Pipes, their supplier I guess.

My muffler and pipes came this week. Complete with the manifold donut. The front of the tailpipe was dented but I got around that by cutting off 1/2". Both pipes fit into the muffler properly.

but... how do I connect the front pipe to the manifold? I have two flanges, one from the old pipes that fell off, and one from the bad new set I bought off ebay. Neither will slide past the hump in the front pipe that rests against the front of the muffler. ( Yes, I took the front pipe off the muffler to do this to put the flange on)

The hole in the original stock flange is plenty large enough to slide over the hump on the exhaust pipe where it mates with the muffler. I have the same exhaust pipe on my car with the stock exhaust pipe flange and the flange slid on just fine.

I feel like Oliver Douglas.

I'll pursue both options: Enlarge the hole on my old flange from 2 1/16" to 2 1/4". I'm doing this now-slow going.
or, finding an original flange with the 2 1/4 " opening. Any one have one or know where I can get it? Everyone around here seems to be out of universal exhaust flanges with 2 1/4 " opening.