[Healeys] Unidentified exhaust pipe

Bob Spidell bspidell at comcast.net
Mon Sep 21 13:53:54 MDT 2020


Are those both BN1/2 pipes? The one on the left looks to have a sharper 
bend below the flange.


On 9/21/2020 12:50 PM, Curtis Arndt wrote:
> Here is a side by side comparison of the two downpipes, what does 
> everyone think?
>
>
>     On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 9:43 AM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net
>     <mailto:bspidell at comcast.net>> wrote:
>
>         Looks more like a BJX pipe to me. The 100s' downpipe should
>         run pretty much straight down from the manifold, else the
>         clutch lever can hit the pipe when pressed to the floorboard
>         (the one on my BN2 does; most annoying). Most/all aftermarket
>         pipes cause this, and I'm told at least some of the OEM pipes
>         did as well.
>
>         On 9/21/2020 8:59 AM, Michael Salter wrote:
>>         Looks like an aftermarket BN1/2 front pipe.
>>         From memory the flange should have 7/16" holes on a 1.5" PCD.
>>
>>         M
>>
>>         On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 11:15 AM Max Byers via Healeys
>>         <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>> wrote:
>>
>>             Hello, Healeyphiles –
>>
>>             Can anyone identify the exhaust pipe in the attached
>>             photos?  It has two “Made in England” labels on it and
>>             the numbers SU-529 and 02.106.1 but I am unable to find a
>>             reference to those numbers.  The pipe may be for some
>>             model of Healey (not BJ8) or not.  It’s painted and
>>             apparently unused, but it has surface rust where the
>>             paint has flaked off.   The pipe is intended to go INSIDE
>>             the muffler stub pipe.
>>
>>             Thanks!
>>
>>             Steve Byers
>>
>>             HBJ8L/36666
>>
>>             BJ8 Registry
>>
>>             AHCA Delegate at Large
>>
>>             Havelock, NC  USA
>>

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