The looks ar the best thing about the Monza system. To me, hands down nothing
looks as good unless you go custom. So I did, I got duel outlets, great ground
clearance, and great low tone sound IMHO....not loud. A picture says a thousand
words so when I get them downloaded I'll send them to anyone who wants them.
The sound is the best part in my opinion. Its quiet till 2100rpm gets a little
roudy and then goes quiet again at 2500rpm. Yes, I listen to the radio at 60mph
and up. The tone is surprisingly very low. I owe it to Martin Gonzales on the
list as he recommended duel Dynomax mufflers. he has a very similar sweet
setup. People say good things(sound and looks) about the stainless freeflow
Falcon system but ground clearance is one thing some listers said was a
possible weak point. Anyway, every system has its plus' and surviability is the
strong suit of stainless. Martin's system has the best of both worlds,
stainless, clearance and sound. I went with a custom pipe setup and different
model mufflers.
Good luck, alot of choices on mufflers out there.
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On Wed, 03 Nov 1999 23:47:26 Shawn Mann wrote:
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>Douglas,
>
>It sounds to me that you do indeed have a Monza installed. I
>have one on my TR6 and even with a pair of additional glasspacks
>installed to help take the edge off, the suckers are still really
>loud. I'd imagine in a hardtop it can be worse. Can't be sure
>of any performance increases, and it can be a little tiresome on
>long highway trips. The flipside is how good the quad pipes look
>and how much fun brapping around town or up in the mountains with the
>top down is (not an option for you, I know).
>
>Shawn Mann
>70 TR6
>
>Douglas Frank wrote:
>>
>> Many thanks to all who've responded to my questions about GT6 steering
>> slop & tire recommendations. Too many responses to list individually,
>> boy this is a great list!
>>
>> Now I've got another one. The PO (or, more likely, the PPO) installed
>> an aftermarket exhaust. I *think* it's a Monza, it has 2 pairs of
>> pipes angled up in back, and has a very "flat" section to the baffle
>> box. The trouble is, I've never seen another Monza, I'm just comparing
>> to drawings on SpitBits's web page.
>>
>> BOY is it LOUD! I don't mean sporty, I mean THUNDEROUS. After 10 miles,
>> my ears are ringing, and I've taken to wearing earplugs. This has to
>> change. The trouble is, I don't want to install a Monza and find out
>> that the old one really was a Monza too, and have the new one end up
>> just as loud. So, were there others available at some time in the past
>> that looked like Monzas? Is there any way to tell, by examination, what's
>> actually installed? Neeless to say, it's pretty far gone cosmetically
>> and I don't see any identifying marks anywhere.
>>
>> TIA!
>> --
>> Douglas Frank Compaq Computer Corp.
>> ZKO 110 Spit Brook Rd. quantum mechanics
>> DTN 264-0501 Nashua, NH USA 03062 n. the dreams things are made of
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