Bruce,
My exhaust system consists of a header, glasspack and the stock dual,
chrome-tipped resonator. I don't think the exhaust is any louder than say,
the 2L's that I've been driving with (except maybe coasting downhill when
the exhaust is cracking and popping). I like having the glasspack because
its shape deflects no heat to the floor board. When I had the stock muffler
on, I once set a distributor wrapped in a shopping bag behind the driver's
seat and had the plastic bag melt into the carpet. Aaarrrghhh! The floor
used to get pretty hot on long drives!
The next San Diego get together will be for the Doheney State Beach show on
Oct 23. Its near term so you can get a chance to hear what some of the
different set-ups sound like.
Joseph Roach
65 1500
San Diego, CA
At 10:06 PM 10/10/99 -0700, PATRICK P. CASTRONOVO wrote:
>Glasspacks are nice till you go for a long drive. Especially in a small
>car. The constant noise seems to drown out your Radio, and tends to become
>deafening. I have put glasspacks on all my vehicles since I was a kid. It
>is not too bad on my old pickup truck, but on the Roadster it's a bit much.
>At my age I am leaning for the quiet ride. I can hear if something is
>acting up in my vehicle also.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bruce Dalrymple <bdalrymple@nctimes.net>
>To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Date: Sunday, October 10, 1999 8:21 PM
>Subject: 1600 exhaust rattle
>
>
>>I have a header on my 66' 1600 and my exhaust pipes rattle against my
>>frame when I am idling. The last time I stopped by CDM Dennis showed me
>>a flexible coupling that the were going to put on some new headers to
>>stop the rattle. Has anyone tried this yet? I was thinking of having
>>one put in. What kind of mufflers / tips are good. Right now I have a
>>stock looking system but I think the baffles are gone inside the muffler
>>because it's really loud. I know loud pipes are every kids dream but I
>>want to make it a little bit quieter. I was thinking glass pack with
>>some sort of tip? I want it to sound good but not wake the neighbors
>>every weekday at 5:30 am. Any suggestions?
>>
>>Bruce Dalrymple
>>66' 1600 SPL-00215
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