Flared Exhaust Tips

Photos of Ron Aguirre's 1956 Chevrolet Corvette taken in October of 1958 shows it running two Scavenger Pipes with flared tips. By 1959, two more pipes had been added. Taken late in 1962 or early in 1963, this photo shows that all four pipes were still on the X-Sonic. Photo from The Ron Aguirre Photo Collection.

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Brett Patterson of Calgary, Canada runs four Scavenger Pipes on his 1960 Chevrolet. Late in 2022, Brett told Kustomrama that "for me, scavengers are the coolest, and often missed detail on an early 60's style hot rod or custom." Photo courtesy of Brett Patterson.

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Flared tips were a must when you ran scavenger pipes on your hot rods and customs in the late 1950s and the early 1960s. Scavenger pipes was a short-lived fad, but Howard Gribble has fond memories of the cars he saw running them when he was in high school. "These simply came straight out of the back of the muffler and UNDER the rear axle," he told Sondre Kvipt of Kustomrama early in 2022. According to Howard, the pipes ended somewhere short of the rear bumper. "Most were flared at the end. One for each side but occasionally seen in combinations of 4, 6, or even 8. Of course, the flairs soon flattened on the bottoms from dragging on driveway entrances. This was very popular around here but seldom, if ever, seen in the magazines." Pictures showing scavenger pipes on customs are very rare, but Howard has some old drawings he did back in high school that show scavenger pipes. According to Howard, "they quickly died out about 1962. The HAMB has had some discussion of the subject, but I haven't seen pics." Memo Ortega recalled that the fad reached out to the Inland Empire (Pomona) and probably at least all of the LA area. "The pipes were almost always flared at the tips," according to him.

How to Make Flared Exhaust Tips

Most muffler shops can bell tip the ends of your exhaust for you. You can also make them yourself by hammering a piece of tubing onto a trailer ball.

Where to Buy Flared Exhaust Tips

Flared exhaust tips can be found at various auto accessory shops. Patriot Exhaust have Straight Flare Exhaust Tips for sale in both raw and chromed finishes. Squeeg's Hot Rod Connection have flared exhaust tips in brushed stainless steel for sale in their webshop. Click here for more info and details.

Where to Buy Chromed Flared Exhaust Tips

Patriot Exhaust have Chromed Flare Exhaust Tips for sale. These can easily be ordered through Amazon.com. Click here for price and availability.