74 Cutlass Supreme dual exhaust original or not?
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74 Cutlass Supreme dual exhaust original or not?
I bought a 74 Cutlass Supreme a few mos. ago (knowing that I would be replacing the exhaust) and have run into a problem. When I ask the Midas/Merlin people about my exhaust, they only come up with "single" exhaust. I've done a little research and have seen that 74 did have the option of duals. I've already found a few minor things that the "little 'ol man" I bought it from Fudged The Truth on, but for the most part, it's been as described. Is there a way, maybe thru ViN# or something, that I can find out if my particular car came with the "optional" dual exhaust? If so, there seem to be many aftermarkets available... as long as it was duals from the factory. It has duals right now. Thanks for any help. Oh yah, it has the original 350 Rocket.
Mark
Mark
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So when I'm asked, "is it a Vin-K or Vin-M"... this is what they are referring to? It's definitely a Vin-M. There is no K in the entire VIN#. Does this mean K is Single Exhaust and M is Dual Exhaust? I told the Midas dude that it was a Vin-M and when he looked it up, it still showed Single Exhaust.
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No Build-Sheet... any other thoughts? Would it be on the body plate that's up on the Firewall under the hood, just below the Passenger Wiper Blade? I know this plate had many number codes...one of which give the paint color code.
#7
Agreed. Who cares what it came with from the factory?
FYI, original dual exhaust cars had a flat block-off plate where the crossover pipe bolted up. These were unavailable for a while, and many times folks would just cut the crossoverpipe and weld it closed when converting to duals instead of trying to locate a block-off plate. But as stated, who cares at this point?
FYI, original dual exhaust cars had a flat block-off plate where the crossover pipe bolted up. These were unavailable for a while, and many times folks would just cut the crossoverpipe and weld it closed when converting to duals instead of trying to locate a block-off plate. But as stated, who cares at this point?
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I was simply trying to figure out if there was an easy way to find out if my car came with factory dual exhaust, so I could order Bolt-On Replacements if at all possible. I like to do my own work when at all possible.
No, it doesn't matter what the vin# says in order to put duals on it. It doesn't matter what the vin# says in order to swap the motor, trans, rear-end or even change the color of the paint, but that's not what I was asking.
I was told that this was the place to join if I really wanted to become knowledgable of my Olds Cutlass... I'm not so sure. Thank you to those who truly tried to help me out.
No, it doesn't matter what the vin# says in order to put duals on it. It doesn't matter what the vin# says in order to swap the motor, trans, rear-end or even change the color of the paint, but that's not what I was asking.
I was told that this was the place to join if I really wanted to become knowledgable of my Olds Cutlass... I'm not so sure. Thank you to those who truly tried to help me out.
#11
We were not trying to belittle you. All any vendor needed to know to put duals on your car is the year, engine size, and diameter tube you wanted to go with. Most of us do our own work, although a custom exhaust installed (not at a Midas store) is usually the same price as you ordering all the parts and installing them yourself.
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Well what we meant, as oldcutlass stated, is that it doesn't matter what the car came with. You can put duals on a car that came with single exhaust and it would be the same part numbers as replacing duals on a car that originally had them. The passengers side pipe would be the same between single and dual exhaust cars, then the single exhaust crossover pipe would be deleted (and the crossover port capped) and a drivers side pipe would be installed.
Last edited by Fun71; November 23rd, 2013 at 11:16 PM.
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I bought a 74 Cutlass Supreme a few mos. ago (knowing that I would be replacing the exhaust) and have run into a problem. When I ask the Midas/Merlin people about my exhaust, they only come up with "single" exhaust. I've done a little research and have seen that 74 did have the option of duals. I've already found a few minor things that the "little 'ol man" I bought it from Fudged The Truth on, but for the most part, it's been as described. Is there a way, maybe thru ViN# or something, that I can find out if my particular car came with the "optional" dual exhaust? If so, there seem to be many aftermarkets available... as long as it was duals from the factory. It has duals right now. Thanks for any help. Oh yah, it has the original 350 Rocket.
Mark
Mark
#15
To clarify, the VIN does NOT tell you the exhaust type directly. It DOES tell you the engine code in 1974. The engine codes indirectly tell you the type of exhaust. As noted, VIN M is a 350 with dual exhaust. VIN U is a 455 with dual exhaust.
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Please Explain
I use to have a 74 but it was in brown. I bought my car to Meineke (same as Midas) and they did my dual exhaust with no problems. I ask for 2 1/4" pipes and use their own mufflers. I used Dynomax from Walker but it sucks too much gas so i switch it to a Cadillac mufflers (what a difference when it comes to saving gas and noise). Your transmission cross member should have the double hump for the dual exhaust. Meineke type in their computer and it printed out where to bend the pipes.
Last edited by oldsmobiledave; November 24th, 2013 at 04:11 PM.
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Are you telling us that Walker Dynomax mufflers casued a significant decrease in fuel economy & then you switched to a Cadillac? muffler & the fuel economy increased appreciably?. Really? Really? Please tell us more about this. I am all ears! Also is this Cadillac the GM car maker or a muffler brand named Cadillac? Care to share some flow & backpressure numbers on these mufflers versus the Walker Dynomax ones that were "using more fuel"?
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I am sorry, if Cadillac mufflers doubled mileage, we would have heard by now and everybody in the country would be running them. I would put a set on my V-10 Ford truck and then I would get 23.6 MPG. There are too many other variables to consider. It just ain't possible.
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