[Healeys] FW: Side exhaust idea

[Michael Oritt]

When I was in college I had a BN7 that had a side exhaust and I liked how
cool was the growl of the exhaust and visible flashes from the tailpipe on
downshifting.  Way Cool...  So about ten years ago I decided to put a
side-pipe on the 100.

It was no difficult deal and I simply got a piece of pipe bent with the
right sweep and cut to length with an appropriate angle at the tip which
just cleared the left rear tire.  I instantly gained a bit more ground
clearance in the back and the sound and light show was about as I
remembered from my younger day

Then I took a couple of days' road trip and I found that the exhaust noise
simply wore me out and at the end of the day my already-diminished hearing
was about non-existent.

So when I got home I removed the short pipe and reinstalled the
original--and there it sits

I don't know if I have grown up or simply grown old but sometimes cool is
not the same as it once was.

Best--Michael Oritt

On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 2:33 AM, Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk
> wrote:

> I sent this last night, but it didn’t make it. I’ve cut the pictures’ size
> down. Again:-
>
> “When I decided to explore the idea of a side exhaust for my 3000 MkII
> BT7 I was appalled at the cost and mostly by the fact that one had to buy,
> at least, a whole new silencer which came with side exit pipes.
>
> It occurred to me that a better solution would be to swap the pair of long
> pipes that came out of the box and went to the rear for a pair that simply
> came out of the box and curved off to the side. ie to keep the box,
> downpipes etcetc and only swap the last bit of pipework.
>
> Yes, I know that none of this is much use to BJ8 owners. At least, I
> presume as much. Depends how vital the second, rear, box is.
>
> Anyhow, I mentioned this before and a few people asked for more
> info....pics and dimensions. I’d lost the precise blueprint that I drew up
> for the stainless exhaust man and didn’t have any useful pics. Well, the
> system is on the workshop floor now and I’ve taken a few pics and got the
> tape measure out. Hard to be precise with curves, but you’ll get the idea.
>
> It’s been on for about 5 years and seems to be doing OK. Done +/- 7,000
> miles I’d guess.
>
> See attached. (Being able to send attachments is such a great improvement.
> Being able to receive them is even better!)
>
>
>
> So, sorry to bother all of you....but I did say that I’d get back with the
> details. I just didn’t say that it might take a year or two!
>
> Simon”
>
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