Not sure exactly how long they are, but I used to have a pair of 4.5" diameter inlet/outlet, center/center, Flowmaster 2 chamber top 10 series race mufflers mounted in front the axle on my '70 cuda. Those mufflers are real thick, but not much longer than a typical performance muffler.

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'70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60
'69 road runner, 440-6, 4 speed, Dana 60
'71 Demon 340, no drivetrain, on blocks behind the barn
'73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75
'90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt
'06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax