[Healeys] More on exhaust

[i erbs]

Tailpipe extensions that point down help some

Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
typos and artifacts are the fault of my phone

On Wed, Oct 23, 2019, 3:23 PM Stephen Hutchings <s.hutchings at rogers.com>
wrote:

> After that long thread on down pipes, I have an exhaust question for you.
> I had sealed my down pipe/ manifold seams with gaskets made from Remflex
> (graphite based material)
> and it worked very well. I pressurized my system and don’t appear to have
> any leaks.
>
> My complaint is that I get exhaust blowing into the cockpit- when I’ve got
> the top down and I’m sitting in traffic- if I have the top up and the back
> window unzipped, especially with the door windows up.
> As long as I’m moving when the top’s down I’m OK, and if I have the
> cockpit all closed up it’s fine as well.
> Now I realize you’re bound to get some exhaust smell, depending on which
> way the wind is blowing, but I’m wondering if I should try to find some
> exhaust tips that point down, or maybe lengthen them a little.
> I guess we’re all used to much cleaner tail pipe emissions, but I really
> find every stoplight an ordeal…I know, Healeys aren’t made for city
> traffic, but I’m usually on my way out of town!
>
> Stephen, BJ8
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