In his sig line is a web address. He is trying to pump the exhaust from a
455ci V-8 through it. The comparativley tiny pipes of the TR6 system would be
very restrictive to it.
I have not seen a cross section of the stock muffler. Good luck with the
project though.
Shawn J. Loseke
1972 TR6
Fort Collins, CO
http://www.loseke.net/shawn
>===== Original Message From "Navarrette, Vance" <vance.navarrette@intel.com>
=====
> Mike:
>
> What makes you think that it will be too restrictive?
>It seems (I am just thinking out loud here, so please chime in)
>that since the later mufflers are the same muffler that was on
>the 150 HP PI cars, that for all intents and purposes the
>later TR6 dual exhaust system is pretty high performance.
> I am sure you can do better, but the factory did not
>think it was a limiter for the European spec cars.
> I was planning on leaving my dual exhaust system in place
>during my upgrades, and focus more where the factory did
>in terms of power; Cam, compression, intake, fuel management.
> What are you pursuing that the factory muffler will
>be too restrictive?
>
> Curious,
>
> Vance
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
>Behalf Of Mike D'Ambrogia
>Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 8:05 AM
>To: 6pack@autox.team.net
>Subject: anybody cut open a stock muffler?
>
>
>wondering if anybody has a cross section view of the internals of the stock
>tr6 muffler?
>
>I'd like to keep the same style of muffler on it, but the stock tr6 muffler
>will be too restrictive so I'd like to see about modifying an aftermarket
>muffler to look/install like the original.
>
>Mike D'Ambrogia
>Sonora, CA
>74.5 TR-6
>Follow the fun at http://tr6-455.blogspot.com/ ...
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