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Re: [Healeys] Unidentified exhaust pipe

Subject: Re: [Healeys] Unidentified exhaust pipe
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2020 12:53:54 -0700
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Are those both BN1/2 pipes? The one on the left looks to have a sharper 
bend below the flange.


On 9/21/2020 12:50 PM, Curtis Arndt wrote:
> Here is a side by side comparison of the two downpipes, what does 
> everyone think?
>
>
>     On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 9:43 AM Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net
>
>         Looks more like a BJX pipe to me. The 100s' downpipe should
>         run pretty much straight down from the manifold, else the
>         clutch lever can hit the pipe when pressed to the floorboard
>         (the one on my BN2 does; most annoying). Most/all aftermarket
>         pipes cause this, and I'm told at least some of the OEM pipes
>         did as well.
>
>         On 9/21/2020 8:59 AM, Michael Salter wrote:
>>         Looks like an aftermarket BN1/2 front pipe.
>>         From memory the flange should have 7/16" holes on a 1.5" PCD.
>>
>>         M
>>
>>         On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 11:15 AM Max Byers via Healeys
>>
>>             Hello, Healeyphiles â??
>>
>>             Can anyone identify the exhaust pipe in the attached
>>             photos?  It has two â??Made in Englandâ?? labels on it and
>>             the numbers SU-529 and 02.106.1 but I am unable to find a
>>             reference to those numbers.  The pipe may be for some
>>             model of Healey (not BJ8) or not.  Itâ??s painted and
>>             apparently unused, but it has surface rust where the
>>             paint has flaked off.   The pipe is intended to go INSIDE
>>             the muffler stub pipe.
>>
>>             Thanks!
>>
>>             Steve Byers
>>
>>             HBJ8L/36666
>>
>>             BJ8 Registry
>>
>>             AHCA Delegate at Large
>>
>>             Havelock, NC  USA
>>


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    Are those both BN1/2 pipes? The one on the left looks to have a
    sharper bend below the flange.<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/21/2020 12:50 PM, Curtis Arndt
      wrote:<br>
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        <div dir="ltr">Here is a side by side comparison of the two
          downpipes, what does everyone think?</div>
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              <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at
                9:43 AM Bob Spidell &lt;<a
                  href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"; target="_blank"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">bspidell@comcast.net</a>&gt;
                wrote:<br>
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                <div> Looks more like a BJX pipe to me. The 100s'
                  downpipe should run pretty much straight down from the
                  manifold, else the clutch lever can hit the pipe when
                  pressed to the floorboard (the one on my BN2 does;
                  most annoying). Most/all aftermarket pipes cause this,
                  and I'm told at least some of the OEM pipes did as
                  well.<br>
                  <br>
                  <div>On 9/21/2020 8:59 AM, Michael Salter wrote:<br>
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                      <div style="font-family:&quot;comic sans
                        ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:small">Looks like
                        an aftermarket BN1/2 front pipe.</div>
                      <div style="font-family:&quot;comic sans
                        ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:small">From memory
                        the flange should have 7/16" holes on a 1.5"
                        PCD.</div>
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                        ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br>
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                      <div style="font-family:&quot;comic sans
                        ms&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:small">M<br>
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                      <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 21,
                        2020 at 11:15 AM Max Byers via Healeys &lt;<a
                          href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";
                          target="_blank" 
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt;
                        wrote:<br>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal">Hello, Healeyphiles â??</p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal">Can anyone identify the
                              exhaust pipe in the attached photos?  It
                              has two â??Made in Englandâ?? labels on it and
                              the numbers SU-529 and 02.106.1 but I am
                              unable to find a reference to those
                              numbers.  The pipe may be for some model
                              of Healey (not BJ8) or not.  Itâ??s painted
                              and apparently unused, but it has surface
                              rust where the paint has flaked off.   The
                              pipe is intended to go INSIDE the muffler
                              stub pipe.</p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!</p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal">Steve Byers</p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal">HBJ8L/36666</p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal">BJ8 Registry</p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal">AHCA Delegate at Large</p>
                            <p class="MsoNormal">Havelock, NC  USA</p>
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