1969 nos chambered exhust

[William]

No we won't.

I have been involved with 69s for 30 years, worked in a Camaro business for 15 years and was a tech editor on JM's '69 Camaro book. One of the biggest problems in the hobby has been dealing with what people think they 'remember' after 30+ years - crossrams in the trunk, factory headers on '69s. So after all these years I am not easy to convince and I absolutely do not trust anyones memory. You wouldn't believe the stuff we hear at the CRG.

There are 4 part numbers for standard tailpipes: 1st design, aluminized, 2nd design chromed. There are 2 part numbers for chambered and they were not chromed. Check Hot Rod magazines' '69 Z/28 road test Jan '69 and the subsequent article May '69 "Strip Preppin' the Z/28". The undercarriage photos show the chambered exhaust, standard on early production Z/28s, with plain tailpipes. The same Z/28 was also featured April '69 Popular Hot Rodding and June '69 Sports Car Graphic. Had there been a 2nd design chambered set up with chromed tailpipes there would be part numbers to support it. I have yet to see them in a P & A manual. A letter from the Chevrolet Zone to dealers dated May 6, 1969 contains the following statements:

"Effective with production on and after May 19, 1969 all Camaros equipped with dual exhausts will incorporate new bright metal tailpipe extensions."

"In addition, the NC8 dual chambered exhaust for Camaro SS will be cancelled effective May 19, 1969, at the assembly plants. All orders specifying this option will be produced with regular dual exhausts."

When you have part numbers to support your memory I will be happy to accept this as fact. Until then...

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