FWIW, we experience this gassing with our '69 Sprite with Ansa-type twin pipes
that exit just beyond the bumper by 4 to 5 inches or so. Our '70 MGB does not
seem to have the problem at all, and that is with a stock exhaust system that
exits short of the rear pan, pointing down at a 45 degree angle. The Sprite
gets
less troublesome with this after careful tune-up and carb adjustment, but it
never seems to go away. There are no leaks, so it's all connected to
aerodynamics, I believe. I was thinking of modifying the Sprite exhaust tips to
exit in an angle (45 degree) to the driver's side at the rear, still beyond the
bumper. (My wife likes to see the chrome tips.) Anybody ever try this?
David N Waldmann wrote:
> I don't have the owners manual, but having the side windows up does lower
> the air turbulence in the cockpit. It helps create a pocket that the air
> coming up the backside has to go over, rather than through.
>
> <dnw>
>
> '72 Midget
> '98 Safari
> '02 9-5 Wagon
> '64 (me)
> www.dnw.us/mgs.htm
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Duquette" <RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca>
>
> > Using my OF memory, I seem to remember, back in the days of my 'B' in '78,
> > reading something in my owner's manual about driving with the side windows
> > up to avoid this. Does anyone have a '76, or newer, owner's manual to
> > check??
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