Funkwagon455

I am getting ready to purchase new hangers for my exhaust system on my '70 Cutlass wagon with factory dual exhaust. Supercars Unlimited offers these and lists the tailpipe hangers as being applicable to wagons.... Can any of the resident wagon guys take a look at these and confirm or deny whether they are correct or not? Perhaps a photo of the tailpipe hangers on your own a body wagon??? The muffler hangers that they offer look just like the ones I had removed. My tailpipe hangers were obviously generic exhaust shop renditions.. Thanks for any help!!

http://www.supercarsunlimited.com/70...ers-d1581.aspx

68442

That listing says it will not fit a wagon.
You have my curiosity, Could you get "factory" duels on a wagon?

Funkwagon455

Sure enough, I guess I scanned over the application in a haste and had overlooked the "except".....Thanks for bringing this to my attention.... Also, sure,..you could get W/Z manifolds on your wagon,

68442

W/Z manifolds are not duel exhaust specific. They used a "Y" pipe for single exhaust.

joe_padavano

I don't know about dueling exhausts, but you could get factory DUAL exhausts on a Vista in those years with the BBO. In the past, I've just used El Camino tail pipes on my wagons, as these exit behind the rear wheels so you don't suck exhaust into the car when driving with the back window open.

Funkwagon455

Thanks for the clarification Joe, My Cutlass wagon is a factory issue 455. When you install El Camino exhaust to the Olds manifolds, do you have the lead pipes changed or adapted? I had not really considered this option with ordering a Gardner system... Also, I have attached a link to the other tailpipe hanger that they offer...does this appear to be correct for the wagons??

http://www.supercarsunlimited.com/70...ers-d2298.aspx

joe_padavano

The only ElCo exhaust parts that I used were the tail pipes - the pipes behind the mufflers. The rest of the exhaust was Olds-unique.

And neither of those hangers are correct for a wagon. The ones in this link say "chrome tips only", meaning the 442 trumpets. Keep in mind that both types of hangers you've shown are for coupes where the tail pipes come straight out the back, under the bumper. These hangers bolt to the rear frame rails. The pipes run below and parallel to the frame rails. The wagons didn't do that, because you don't want to suck exhaust into the back window. The wagon exhaust was out the sides, behind the rear tires. That's what the ElCo tail pipes do, also.