Jon:
I had a stainless down pipe on my 65B. I had a similar complaint.
A high pitched pinging from the downpipe that sounded like a leak. I came
to the conclusion that the stainless steel pipe was unable to damp the high
speed pulses from the engine.
I have heard many comments from others who do not like the sound of
the stainless systems. I'm kinda worried as I have put together the bits
for a stainless system for my Jag 3.8S.
Kelvin.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jon.arikstad@merkantildata.no
> [mailto:jon.arikstad@merkantildata.no]
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 6:49 AM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Stainles system:
>
>
>
> Here are some q' for you.
> When I bought the car, I knew the exhaust had to be replaced.
> I decided to
> buy a stainless steel system. Since some of my friends where going to
> Newcastle, England, I ordered it, and some other stuff, from
> ' sport car
> suppliers' there. The reason is that when my friends picked
> up the parts (
> for export), they did not have to pay VAT. Some paperwork is
> needed . Also,
> in to Norway, it is not nessecary to pay MVA ( =Norweegian
> VAT) on goods
> that you carry yourself. There is a max value on the goods!
> But the result
> is cheap parts. Legally
>
> OK here is the problem.
> The system is really four parts. One manifold part/pipe ,
> from cyl 1&4, and
> one long pipe from cyl 2/3. They go into a ' Y' piece, and
> the 'Y' then into
> the two silencer partFrom the rear of the car, the sound is
> nice MGB. From
> inside, and also from the side of the car, it sounds as if I
> have a leak. I
> have been under the car, trying to fix 'the leak' If I have a
> leak, it must
> be small. Cannot feel any hot air, also cannot see any leak (
> = soot on the
> metal). The sound is 'high frequency' bang bang, sound like a well,...
> leaking system. sort of..
> I was told by someone who has had an MG for years, ' I do not
> like the sound
> of a SS exhaust sysem'. Is this what he meant. Some think I
> have a leak,
> some think this it what SS system sounds like.
>
> Any ideas ? I will be under the car this weekend :-)
> Jon Arikstad
> 1970 leaking? MGB GT
>
>
> I also have noice, dunk dunk, when one of the silencers
> sometimes hits the
> floor, ( easy fix, this weekend). And dingdingding when the
> exhaust pipe
> only just touches a nut holding the rear left spring.
>
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