Hi Ric,
Have you noticed how many car alarms you set off? I really didn't
notice until my neighbor pointed it out to me. I regularlly set off car
alarms with mine. I'm running a flow master on a 2" header. He had to
modify it to fit, shave about 2" off one corner, but it sounds great.
Rick
Richard L. Bergstrom wrote:
>
> I have been on the quest for a less anti-social Midget for a while now.
> I have tried glass packs and scoured the parts shelves looking for a
> muffler that fit and flowed well.
>
> This is all confounded by the fact I am running 2" tube (yeah I know it
> probably is too big, but gotta let those cams and head breathe!),
> lowered, and a Winners Circle Panhard rod that has a HUGE bracket right
> where you would like to run an exhaust pipe/muffler. The pacesetter
> exhaust barely fit before it rusted away.
>
> One of the Midget BBS sites had a reference to a NAPA PN 17702 that fit
> and flowed well so I ordered one. Turns out to be a Thrush Turbo muffler
> in a really small size. Thrush PN 17702 2" inlet and outlet, 11" long
> (16" overall)
> 2.5 " thick and 7.75 " wide/ One spigot is offset the other is centered
> and it is directionless (flows either way).
>
> I don't remember which BBS...but thank you!!!
>
> I ended up mounting it on edge with the muffler immediately behind the
> forward spring box in front of the rear axle. (right behind your butt for
> the left hand drivers...btw you brits don't know how good you have it
> with that exhaust pipe on the other side of the car not directly under
> foot!)
>
> Then running a custom bent pipe under the axle and out the back behind
> the left rear wheel.
>
> The front pipe is just a 2" with a 90 degree bend in it. then the muffler
> then the short tail pipe with a little jog in it. (you may not even need
> the jog without the panhard rod)
>
> Muffler was $28.00, misc clamps $8, tubing from the local muffler shop
> bent to order $15.00
>
> Sounds good. Not too quiet but now it is civilized. Got tired of the
> significant other telling me every downshift and turn for the last mile
> of my trip home...."is it really that loud?" and she literally could hear
> me coming a mile away! Decidely different from the beast that it was
> with an 18" glass pack on it.
>
> More low end torque. Seat of the pants dyno says it is slower, but that
> may just be because there is less sound and fury!
>
> Ric Bergstrom, Richmond, VA 73-74 Midget, 88 Volvo
>
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