Andy,
I notice that after driving the Spit sans top for a while, my clothing
smells like exhaust emissions. Yes, I know of what you speak!
Joe
Andrew Mace wrote:
> One further anecdote. I had a 1974 Spitfire 1500 with a Monza exhaust.
> Same soot problem. Worse still, trunk lid up (carrying a lawnmower or
> whatever it might have been), fumes would force their way into the
> passenger compartment, especially with the top down. Very unpleasant. Once
> I tired of the noise and the fact that I've seen cardboard tubes that held
> up better than the Monza systems (YMMV), I went back to a stock system,
> curing ALL the problems, even fumes in the cockpit. I'm not an
> aerodyman..., uh, areodina..., uh, air-flow type, but that has to have a
> lot to do with all of this.
>
> --Andy
>
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> * Andrew Mace, President and *
> * 10/Herald/Vitesse (Sports 6) Consultant *
> * Vintage Triumph Register <www.vtr.org> *
> * amace@unix2.nysed.gov *
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
--
"If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
-- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
|