Achim -
Don't worry about the engine, it will be fine Your only concern
should be your ears!
Best Regards,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
On 6/2/06, Achim Spethmann <hspethmann@t-online.de> wrote:
> 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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