Kendall,
The muffler shop that most recently mounted my Falcon Sport exhaust had
to do a lot of bending as well as fabricating mounting tabs to attach
the center pipes to the rear transmission mount. The initial installer
welded a mounting tab to the RHS of the bar that crosses under the spare
wheel area. They also had to do some "creative bending" to get the pipes
to emerge at the same angle from under the rear valance. In my opinion,
it would be difficult for some one without the proper tools and
experience to successfully mount one of these systems.
It sure sounds nice when it is installed, though!
Good luck,
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA
CF38690UO
CF37325U
Kendall Larsen wrote:
>
> Hello all,
> I recently purchased a Falcon Stainless Steel 'sport' exhaust system for
> my 74.5 TR6 from Moss. This is the system that was fitted to the PI cars and
> has the >== or 'Y' like configuration with a pipe coming out each side
> of the rear like the Monza system. I'm having several problems with it.
> First of all the flange that bolts up to manifold was BADLY warped and I had
> to take it to my machine shop for them to mill it down so it would fit
> properly.
> Next I'm having difficulty with the actual fitting of the system, I'm
> suspecting that the left and right pipes have been mis-labled and the only
> conceivable way of the system fitting at all is with the pipes reversed. Has
> anyone ever installed one of these systems themselves before? Did you have
> as much trouble as I am?
> I am also not sure where the hangers for the mufflers should be located
> is there drilling/welding that needs to be done? The instructions that were
> in the 'fitting kit' are vague at best.
> Am I going to be better off just taking the car to a muffler shop to
> have the work done? I do have access to a lift so its not like i'm under the
> car with a creeper trying to fit the system. I'm just frustrated with pipes
> not lining up correctly. And the lack of directions.
>
> Wishing I'd just had a shop fabricate a system....
>
> Kendall Larsen
> 74.5
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