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I think the Ansa/Ferrari sound is attributable somewhat to the chrome
tips, which are essentially little glasspack mufflers.
On 6/14/2022 4:55 AM, rfbegani@gmail.com wrote:
>
> 40 plus years ago when I bought my 67 Healey, I purchased a stainless
> steel exhaust package from Moss and never had a problem with the
> system. They must have had a good supplier then. Â However, it spent a
> lot of time in the garage as I traveled around the world selling
> Stuff. When we bought our retirement home in Florida in 2009 the
> Healey was trucked there, Â has lived in our garage and spent lots of
> miles on the road until the engine was pulled and rebuilt 3 summers
> ago. At that time, I looked carefully at the exhaust system and found
> no cracks or rust. By the way, I did not like to see the ss pipes and
> mufflers under the car, so I painted them heat resistant black years
> ago. After a power wash, I repainted them again with heat resistant
> black paint before reinstalling.
>
> The only repair was the hangers in some cases had separated from the
> rubber, so I drilled a hole in both the hanger and the rubber and
> installed SS screws in all of them to hold them together a trick I
> learned from this forum several years ago.
>
> Yes, the flex pipes and the connections were leaking exhaust for the
> first 1,000 miles and slowly quieted down as I used exhaust pipe
> compound when assembling the system. Otherwise, they are fine.Â
> Unfortunately, the exhaust sound is not that of a Ferrari. I believe
> there is nothing in the muffler or the resonator which gives the car a
> nice rap when shifting gears. Maybe my exhaust system will last
> another 10 or 20 years in Florida. Oh yes, while I do go to the 7/11
> from time to time, fill up the tank, I turn on to the Tamiami Trail
> where in a few miles I can be up to 65 MPH and the engine is hot all
> the time for a 40-mile round trip in the county. Keeps the old girl
> happy and me also.
>
> The old girl is up on the rack with high pressure in the tires and
> sleeping in the Florida garage for the summer presently while I am
> enjoying cooler temperatures and sailing in Lake Michigan.
>
> Best regards to all,
>
> Bob Begani
>
>
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I think the Ansa/Ferrari sound is attributable somewhat to the
chrome tips, which are essentially little glasspack mufflers.<br>
<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">40
plus years ago when I bought my 67 Healey, I purchased a
stainless steel exhaust package from Moss and never had a
problem with the system. They must have had a good supplier
then. Â However, it spent a lot of time in the garage as I
traveled around the world selling Stuff. When we bought our
retirement home in Florida in 2009 the Healey was trucked
there, Â has lived in our garage and spent lots of miles on
the road until the engine was pulled and rebuilt 3 summers
ago. At that time, I looked carefully at the exhaust system
and found no cracks or rust. By the way, I did not like to
see the ss pipes and mufflers under the car, so I painted
them heat resistant black years ago. After a power wash, I
repainted them again with heat resistant black paint before
reinstalling. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
only repair was the hangers in some cases had separated from
the rubber, so I drilled a hole in both the hanger and the
rubber and installed SS screws in all of them to hold them
together a trick I learned from this forum several years
ago.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Yes,
the flex pipes and the connections were leaking exhaust for
the first 1,000 miles and slowly quieted down as I used
exhaust pipe compound when assembling the system. Otherwise,
they are fine. Unfortunately, the exhaust sound is not that
of a Ferrari. I believe there is nothing in the muffler or
the resonator which gives the car a nice rap when shifting
gears. Maybe my exhaust system will last another 10 or 20
years in Florida. Oh yes, while I do go to the 7/11 from
time to time, fill up the tank, I turn on to the Tamiami
Trail where in a few miles I can be up to 65 MPH and the
engine is hot all the time for a 40-mile round trip in the
county. Keeps the old girl happy and me
also.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
old girl is up on the rack with high pressure in the tires
and sleeping in the Florida garage for the summer presently
while I am enjoying cooler temperatures and sailing in Lake
Michigan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best
regards to all, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bob
Begani<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p>Â </o:p></span></p>
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