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WST
----- Original Message -----
From: Brad Fornal <toyman@htcomp.net>
To: Wm. Severin Thompson <wsthompson@thicko.com>
Cc: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>; <Lancer7676@aol.com>;
<Spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: Question: Exhaust.
> Is it me or is anyone else having trouble getting to this site??
B.J.J.B.
>
> "Wm. Severin Thompson" wrote:
>
> > "The Bishop", a Stage V tuned Sprite by the Donald Healey Motor
Co....see
> > http:///www.thicko.com/bishop/htm
> > has a dual exhaust that was one of the Special Tuning options. 1+4 go to
one
> > branch of the header, and 2+3 to the other.... then dual pipes out the
back,
> > with little mufflers on each pipe. Geoff Healey told me there wasn't a
great
> > horsepower gain with these (an LCB header is much better), but they sold
a
> > ton of them because of the way it sounded. It's a real interesting
exhaust
> > note with the mufflers removed in race trim.
> >
> > WST
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
> > To: <Lancer7676@aol.com>
> > Cc: <Spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 5:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: Question: Exhaust.
> >
> > > David,
> > > I think there is no advantage to that. Actually I believe it would
sound
> > > like two 2-cylinder, aka like crap.
> > > It would probably hurt your torque just like a too big pipe diameter
> > > would, unless you made the two pipes rediculously small.
> > > There is a (Monza?) quad system for your car. It splits before the
gas
> > > tank I think and you end up with one dual Monza tip per side.
> > > IMO, it looks ok on an italian car, totally out of place on a Midget
(or
> > > Bug or VW Bus)
> > >
> > > Ulix (one tiny little pipe)
> > >
> > > On Tue, 28 Sep 1999 Lancer7676@aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > A couple of us were talking the other day about exhaust--I am
getting
> > ready
> > > > to replace the big ugly cross muffler on my '79 Midget with a short
> > Glass
> > > > pack in the place of the resonator. I was wondering--has anybody
ever
> > tried
> > > > to put a dual exhaust system on one of these cars? Would there be
any
> > > > advantage to doing so on an engine this small? If one were to do
this,
> > which
> > > > two cylinders would be grouped together? Any reply will be consumed
and
> > > > appreciated!!
> > > >
> > > > --David C.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Ulix __/__,__ ___/__|__
> > >
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> > > http://students.washington.edu/~ulix/ '67 Sprite '74 X1/9
> > >
> > >
>
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