[Fot] TR3 Exhaust

[TeriAnn J. Wakeman]

Like Jack's cars, my 3A has a TR2 exhaust behind headers and I love the 
sound. A number of other TR people have commented on how good it sounds.

TeriAnn

On 4/26/18 2:24 PM, Jack Wheeler via Fot wrote:
> Hi Todd.  I have a TR-2 and TR-3 street cars.  Both have cams, 
> compression and are balanced, etc. but not quite "full race", 
> generating about 125 HP.  I wanted a system that would sound good, and 
> last many years of street use.  I finished restoring my TR-2 in 1992.  
> I put on a stock stainless steel muffler (the TR-2 did not have a 
> resonator), and ran a 2" stainless steel tube out the back of the car 
> in the stock location.  When I held up the muffler, and looked through 
> it, there were no baffles.  The sound deadening was with material 
> packed around the hole going through the middle of the muffler.  I 
> think this was pretty much the stock design back in the mid-50's.  The 
> system sounds great, looks stock, and after 26 years, no problems, no 
> rust, or other damage.
>
> I restored my TR-3 in 2012, and did basically the same thing as on my 
> TR-2.  The stock configuration on the TR-3 included a resonator, but I 
> left it off and went with the stainless steel stock muffler and 
> straight pipe out the back.  Again, it sounds great, looks stock, and 
> has shown no problems.  The sound is a little different than the TR-2, 
> but it still sounds great.  The difference may be a small design 
> change in the muffler between 1992 and 2012.
>
> If I did another 4 cylinder TR, I'd do the same thing again.  Good luck.
>
> Jack
>
>
> On Thursday, April 26, 2018, 4:01:39 PM EDT, Todd Redmond via Fot 
> <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> Friends:
>
>
> I have the header and collector.  I'm looking for what you have done
> from that point back.
>
>
> It's going to be a street-track car.  I've read Kas's book on optimal
> length/diameter vs power.  I don't think I want a straight pipe. (Maybe
> I do!)  What's the best sounding and breathing system for these 4
> bangers?
>
>
> Will it sound like 1/3 a Ferrari v12?
>
>
> Thanks
> Todd
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