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Re: [Healeys] FW: Side exhaust idea

To: "'Michael'" <michael.salter@gmail.com>, "'Healey List'" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] FW: Side exhaust idea
From: "Simon Lachlan" <simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 17:02:25 -0000
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With reference to the noise factor, I don=E2=80=99t notice it. Maybe =
it=E2=80=99s a reasonably effective silencer. First of its kind? Maybe =
I=E2=80=99m as deaf in my left ear as I am in my right.

One difference =E2=80=93 and all to the good =E2=80=93 we have a lot of =
roads down here with stone walls on either side. Kind of like a =
=E2=80=9CDry stone wall=E2=80=9D but with earth behind them. Anyhow, =
I=E2=80=99ve got a couple of favourites where, revs up, the back echo =
makes the car sound like a low flying Spitfire.

I suppose it helps having the driver=E2=80=99s seat on the opposite side =
from the exhaust, just as nature intended!

Simon

=20

From: Michael [mailto:michael.salter@gmail.com]=20
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 15:51
To: Simon Lachlan; 'Healey List'
Subject: RE: [Healeys] FW: Side exhaust idea

=20

Funny story about side exit exhausts.
Back when I was a starving student I installed a side exit system on my =
early LHD BJ8 both because I couldn't afford the full system and being a =
Phase 1 the back was so low that the cross resonators frequently dragged =
on the ground.
The system was very noisy (which at the time I thought was great) but =
resulted in terrible headaches for the driver...me!!!
When I sold that car to buy my 100S I thought that although the"S" had =
similar side exit pipes because it was RHD that would be the passengers =
problem =F0=9F=98=8A.
WRONG.=20
Michael S
BN1 #174

  _____ =20

Sent: =E2=80=8E24/=E2=80=8E11/=E2=80=8E2015 2:39 a.m.
Subject: [Healeys] FW: Side exhaust idea

I sent this last night, but it didn=E2=80=99t make it. I=E2=80=99ve cut =
the pictures=E2=80=99 size down. Again:-

=E2=80=9CWhen I decided to explore the idea of a side exhaust for my =
3000 MkII BT7 I was appalled at the cost and mostly by the fact that one =
had to buy, at least, a whole new silencer which came with side exit =
pipes.

It occurred to me that a better solution would be to swap the pair of =
long pipes that came out of the box and went to the rear for a pair that =
simply came out of the box and curved off to the side. ie to keep the =
box, downpipes etcetc and only swap the last bit of pipework.=20

Yes, I know that none of this is much use to BJ8 owners. At least, I =
presume as much. Depends how vital the second, rear, box is.

Anyhow, I mentioned this before and a few people asked for more =
info....pics and dimensions. I=E2=80=99d lost the precise blueprint that =
I drew up for the stainless exhaust man and didn=E2=80=99t have any =
useful pics. Well, the system is on the workshop floor now and =
I=E2=80=99ve taken a few pics and got the tape measure out. Hard to be =
precise with curves, but you=E2=80=99ll get the idea.

It=E2=80=99s been on for about 5 years and seems to be doing OK. Done =
+/- 7,000 miles I=E2=80=99d guess.

See attached. (Being able to send attachments is such a great =
improvement. Being able to receive them is even better!)

=20

So, sorry to bother all of you....but I did say that I=E2=80=99d get =
back with the details. I just didn=E2=80=99t say that it might take a =
year or two!

Simon=E2=80=9D


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vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>With reference to the noise factor, I =
don=E2=80=99t notice it. Maybe it=E2=80=99s a reasonably effective =
silencer. First of its kind? Maybe I=E2=80=99m as deaf in my left ear as =
I am in my right.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>One difference =E2=80=93 and all to the good =
=E2=80=93 we have a lot of roads down here with stone walls on either =
side. Kind of like a =E2=80=9CDry stone wall=E2=80=9D but with earth =
behind them. Anyhow, I=E2=80=99ve got a couple of favourites where, revs =
up, the back echo makes the car sound like a low flying =
Spitfire.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>I suppose it helps having the driver=E2=80=99s =
seat on the opposite side from the exhaust, just as nature =
intended!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm =
0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span>=
</b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Michael =
[mailto:michael.salter@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 24, =
2015 15:51<br><b>To:</b> Simon Lachlan; 'Healey List'<br><b>Subject:</b> =
RE: [Healeys] FW: Side exhaust idea<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Funny story about side exit exhausts.<br>Back when I =
was a starving student I installed a side exit system on my early LHD =
BJ8 both because I couldn't afford the full system and being a Phase 1 =
the back was so low that the cross resonators frequently dragged on the =
ground.<br>The system was very noisy (which at the time I thought was =
great) but resulted in terrible headaches for the driver...me!!!<br>When =
I sold that car to buy my 100S I thought that although the&quot;S&quot; =
had similar side exit pipes because it was RHD that would be the =
passengers problem &#128522;.<br>WRONG. <br>Michael S<br>BN1 =
#174<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div class=3DMsoNormal =
align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><hr =
size=3D2 width=3D"100%" align=3Dcenter></span></div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From: </b><a =
href=3D"mailto:simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk";>Simon Lachlan</a><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'><br></span><b>Sent: =
</b>=E2=80=8E24/=E2=80=8E11/=E2=80=8E2015 2:39 a.m.<span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'><br></span><b>To: </b><a =
href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>'Healey List'</a><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'><br></span><b>Subject: </b>[Healeys] FW: Side exhaust =
idea<span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>I sent this last night, but it didn=E2=80=99t =
make it. I=E2=80=99ve cut the pictures=E2=80=99 size down. =
Again:-</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>=E2=80=9C</span>When I decided to explore the =
idea of a side exhaust for my 3000 MkII BT7 I was appalled at the cost =
and mostly by the fact that one had to buy, at least, a whole new =
silencer which came with side exit pipes.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>It occurred to me that a better solution would be to =
swap the pair of long pipes that came out of the box and went to the =
rear for a pair that simply came out of the box and curved off to the =
side. ie to keep the box, downpipes etcetc and only swap the last bit of =
pipework. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Yes, I know that none of =
this is much use to BJ8 owners. At least, I presume as much. Depends how =
vital the second, rear, box is.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Anyhow, I mentioned this before and a few people asked =
for more info....pics and dimensions. I=E2=80=99d lost the precise =
blueprint that I drew up for the stainless exhaust man and =
didn=E2=80=99t have any useful pics. Well, the system is on the workshop =
floor now and I=E2=80=99ve taken a few pics and got the tape measure =
out. Hard to be precise with curves, but you=E2=80=99ll get the =
idea.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>It=E2=80=99s been on for about =
5 years and seems to be doing OK. Done +/- 7,000 miles I=E2=80=99d =
guess.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>See attached. (Being able to =
send attachments is such a great improvement. Being able to receive them =
is even better!)<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>So, sorry to =
bother all of you....but I did say that I=E2=80=99d get back with the =
details. I just didn=E2=80=99t say that it might take a year or =
two!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Simon<span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>=E2=80=9D</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></htm=
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