[Healeys] BJ8 Exhaust Systems - BJ8 or BJ7?

[Len and/or Marge Hartnett]

Robert:  All I can offer is my experience with a BJ8 system that had had the 
resonators removed by the previous owner.  The pipes went straight back on 
the left hand side.  Great sound on acceleration and cruising but on 
deceleration and especially going down a hill was constant backfiring.  Very 
annoying.  I installed the resonators and the backfiring went away.

(The Other) Len
Vacaville, CA, USA
1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Blair" <rnbmail at yahoo.com>
To: "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 6:24 PM
Subject: [Healeys] BJ8 Exhaust Systems - BJ8 or BJ7?


> Hi Listers, The time has arrived for a new exhaust system on my BJ8. 
> Banged
> up rear boxes are holed/rusted thru - just age and bottoming out.
>
> Would like the List's collective experience.  Here are some 
> facts/questions
> for those folks that have replaced exhausts recently:
> 1.  I am not interested in SS system - unecessary expese here in dry CA.
> 2.  So steel is fine for me.  I will probably paint it black anyway.
> 3.  We all know the low ground clearance issue on the Healey/BJ8 rear 
> boxes -
> and my rear is lowered 2 inches for appearance - plan to leave it as such.
> 4.  If I use a full BJ8 system with rear boxes, which manufacturer would 
> you
> recommend and why?  Where is good price incl delivery to N. CA? [I 
> currently
> have a Walker brand I think]
> 5.  If I use a front part BJ8 system and replace the rear cross boxes with 
> 2
> straight pipes out the back/LHS, how much will the noise increase. 
> Likeable
> or too noisy for easy driving?  Fruity is ok for me.
> 6.  The Moss BJ7 system has an oval/thinner double pipe front box and no 
> rear
> boxes.  Obviously better on ground clearance at mid and rear of car.  Has
> anyone put a BJ7 system on a BJ8 - did you like it and why?  What were the
> fitting problems?  BJ7 system is much cheaper then BJ8.
> 7.  Any other suggestions - smart or otherwise?
>
> Thx.
> Robert N. Blair  Yellow 65BJ8  RNBmail at yahoo.com / RNB333 at live.com
>
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