Well, I know where I'm going to do an oil change from now on! Four-post
lift! I'm very jealous, Tom!
As to the topic at hand, I replaced my exhaust with a TRF supplied Falcon SS
system, including new hardware and hangers. While it took a little sorting
to differentiate which hanger went to which location, I ended up with a very
good fitting system. My muffler is level, no binding on the pipes, ....
I'd be curious to look under a car with missalignment to see whether the two
intermediate pipes of the system were installed differently than mine --
with the bends pointing the opposite way than mine. Also, I'd be interested
whether, after loosening all the clamps and hangers, the pipes can be
shifted to solve the problem of a canted muffler.
Of course, Tom, I'd be very glad to view the undercarriage of your TR6,
right after I refill my tranny and differential fluids while my TR6 is on
your 4-post lift. 8^)
Laughingly,
Eric
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of levilevi
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 5:48 PM
To: Pete & Aprille Chadwell; Triumphs Mailing List
Cc: Tom Di Iulio
Subject: Re: Falcon Exhaust, TR6
Pete wrote:
when looking at the rear of the car, it's obvious that the muffler
> itself is not hanging level. The right end of the muffler is much
> higher than the left end. This is purely a cosmetic issue, but I'm
> wondering if others have been able to mount the muffler so that it is
> reasonably level when viewed from the rear of the car
I had my car over to Tom Di Iulio's house on Saturday trying out his new
four post car lift (it works pretty slick BTW) and when we were giving our
cars rides up and down in his garage we noticed that his muffler has a
similar problem as yours. Comparing the two cars we discovered that the
drivers side (left) of his muffler hangs lower than mine (which has a level
muffler). On his car I could get three fingers between the top of the
muffler and the frame (the very most rear part) and barely one finger on
mine. Looks like he can shorten the hanger strap (e.g. just put another
hole in it) on the drivers side near the muffler and it'd be level. Maybe
that'll work for you too. Please excuse the excess technical nature of my
measurements <g>...I put the caliper on my finger and it's converts to about
a 5/8 inch gap between the muffler and the frame.
Bud Rolofson
71TR6 CC57365 (Good 6)
66TR4A CTC57806 (The Wreck-Almost Parts)
66TR4A CTC57529 (The Project)
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