I drove mine like that for years but finally got tired of the roar. I
found the sound to not be like the "Healey" sound rather a harsh sound with
a lot of "popping" esp when letting off the gas going downhill. I put an
ANSA system on and "LOVE" the sound.
tom
> [Original Message]
> From: Achim Spethmann <hspethmann@t-online.de>
> To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 6/2/2006 7:37:45 AM
> Subject: Exhaust question
>
> Just back from a trip to South England with some bad experience about
> the english weather and the height of the ferry ramps.
>
> When entering the ferry, my car hit the floor with the rear silencers
> and they were ripped off and seriously dented. I put it in the trunk and
> drove home with what was left under the car.
>
> With my car being a BJ8 MKIII I have an exhaust system with front and
> rear silencers and a very moderate sound and I was always jealous of
> hearing the Healeys with a straight exhaust system and only two front
> silencers.
>
> Now I'm thinking of fixing the exhaust system by adding two stright
> pipes at the rear end instead of the two silencers, but I'm not sure, if
> it could do any harm to the engine. Normaly the exhaust system is
> adjusted to the engine and perhaps the engine needs a certain counter
> pressure to work properly. This counterpressure my not be guaranteed by
> the remaining two front silencers of the four silencer system.
>
> Is there any experience about this matter?
>
> Achim, Germany
> 1964 BJ8
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