Thanks for the $.02 Shane - interesting point about the diff - perhaps worth
it to consider installing a diff cooler kit, mounting the cooler on top of
that for the oil cooler? :-). Seriously, I had once thought of selling my
Ansa's for partial payment on a Falcon or some other SS exhaust. Life is
full of choices! Cheers, JD.
-----Original Message-----
From: triumph@shiseis.com [SMTP:triumph@shiseis.com]
Sent: February 9, 1999 11:28 AM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Cc: Day.John@fin.gc.ca
Subject: Re: Monza vs Ansa exhausts
John Day wrote:
> I hoped I'd have heard some commentary on the pros & cons
> of these two makes, but so far, nothing.
I have an Ansa system on my TR6. Visually, the two appear
almost identical. I wouldnt be suprized if they are identical.
After all, its not rocket science designing mufflers at this level.
Fitting of the Ansas was straight-forward, but there is some
fiddling
with the hangers to gain maximum ground clearance at the mufflers.
If you have someone else fit the pipes, figure on 2 hours of labour,
approx $80.
I have heard talk to the effect that the resonaters (in both
systems)
are too close to the diff, and exacerbate cooling problems of the
diff.
As for the sound, well its good and bad. There is a delightful
rumble
at idle (both in and outside the car). Around 1500-2200 reve, the
note
inside the car sounds uncannily like a MG, enough to make me cringe.
Around 2000-2500 there is a "booming" resonance which some people
will
not like, but my hearing is ruined, and I like noisy cars anyway :)
Finally, higher up in the rev-band (where it counts) the noise is
not
much more than a standard 'box, typical TR6 sound, but from the
outside
I am told it can be heard for a loooong way. People with O/D will
benefit. The muffler note is overtaken by induction noise (K&Ns)
above 5000 rpm, like the sound of tearing canvas. :)
Would I use Ansa/Monza again? Probably not. I got the Ansa system
cheap,
so it was a deal. If I was to do it over again, I'd build a custom
system which would work out at the same price as the retail price of
the Ansa/Monza anyway.
My $0.02.
Shane Ingate in San Diego
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