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Re: Grunt, moan, cuss...Stainless exhaust fit?

To: "John Peak" <redbn7@yahoo.com>, <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Grunt, moan, cuss...Stainless exhaust fit?
From: "Scott Willis" <ahpowered@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 17:23:01 -0500
Yep. I'm getting it safe for travel to local shop to see their take on
making fit properly since I have not ventured into the world of welding yet.
They've been there for me with the MGA and they treated the car with care.
Thanks
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Peak" <redbn7@yahoo.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: Grunt, moan, cuss...Stainless exhaust fit?


> Scott,
>
> None of the aftermarket exhaust systems seem to fit
> worth a damn.  I'm hoping Mike Lempert's Abarth system
> will be the exception (if it makes it to production).
> I ended up going to my local custom exhaust shop and
> had the down pipes modified to fit.  Still not
> completely satisfied, but at least the exhaust makes
> it all the way to the tips of the tailpipes.
>
> John
> '59 BN7
>
> --- Scott Willis <ahpowered@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > So I have the mashed BN7 roaring now. I tried to fit
> > the new SS exhaust
> > yesterday so the dog would stop yakking at the
> > thunder.
> >
> > The two exhaust flex front pipes are not the same
> > length at the muffler.
> > They are about an inch different. Can I pull one out
> > to match the other? Can
> > that flex section be stretched? If not I have a bit
> > of blow by on one pipe.
> > Other than the blow by the new exhaust should good.
> > It's a bit quieter than
> > I would have hoped.
> >
> > My motor is eerily quiet compared to the MGA. Where
> > is all the clatter?
> > Cool.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Scott
> > Mashed 60 BN7
> > 59 MGA
> > 73 Bonnie
>
>
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