[Shotimes] exhaust thoughts. Help!

Donald Mallinson dmall@mwonline.net
Fri, 02 Dec 2005 11:29:03 -0600


I just got the '89 back from Doug Lewis with a greatly improved 
suspension, a few more HP and a bunch of changes in the exhaust.

Seems my old original SHO Shop Y-pipe cats didn't survive all the dyno 
testing (and all the track miles and highway miles could have had 
something to do with it) so Doug cut out the cats and also the resonator 
that came with the Rod shifter conversion all those years ago, it also 
gave up the ghose.  The cheap generic turbo mufflers out back also are 
coming apart, so right now I have basically straight through exhaust 
with religious turbo's in back (holey!)  :)

I have been thinking for a track car, why have two heavy mufflers 
hanging out back, and am considering having the local shop make a 2.5" 
single stainless exhaust to one muffler.

I have been trying to think if I want to put any sort of resonator in 
the stock location (cherry bomb etc) or leave it out.  As a pretty much 
pure race car, I want some noise, but also want to be able to drive it 
on the street to a local cruise in, without getting stopped all the time.

Have considered a single Bullet Turbo out back, or maybe a straight 
through sport type muffler with a nice tip on it.

Any thoughts?

Thanks
Don M.