<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Thanks David,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div>This is very interesting to me, having become obsessed by controlling this phenomenon over the years.<div class="">I don’t doubt your advice at all, but do you know whether anyone’s ever really studied this?</div><div class="">I mean, something like a wind tunnel test, or the equivalent.</div><div class="">It’s a bit long winded trying to test drive various lengths, with just your nose as a gauge! </div><div class="">Of course, the wind direction can also make a big difference, especially at slow speeds.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Stephen <br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 8, 2021, at 2:23 PM, David Nock <<a href="mailto:healeydoc@gmail.com" class="">healeydoc@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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<div style="font-color: black" class=""><b class="">From:</b> <a title="healeys@autox.team.net" class="">Stephen Hutchings via Healeys</a> </div>
<div class=""><b class="">Sent:</b> Monday, March 08, 2021 8:43 AM</div>
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<div class=""><b class="">Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Exhaust fitting</div></div></div>
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<div style="font-size: small; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; display: inline;" class="">So,
what have you found to be the optimum distance? I had been told to get them past
the bumper, which I did…but maybe too far?
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<div class="">On Mar 8, 2021, at 9:58 AM, David Nock via Healeys
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<div class=""><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FLOAT: none; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline !important; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" class="">You
have to be very careful extending the pipes. If they are to far past the
muffler the exhaust will be pulled back int the cockpit<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" class=""><br style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" class=""><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FLOAT: none; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline !important; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" class="">David
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<blockquote style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto" type="cite" class="">On Mar 7, 2021, at 8:18 PM, Bob Spidell via Healeys
<<a class="">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class="">ps. The fumes you're
smelling might be coming from the end of the exhaust; if the tip doesn't
extend past the rear bumper they can 'curl' back into the cockpit.<br class=""><br class="">
<blockquote type="cite" class="">On 3/7/2021 8:02 PM, Bob Spidell wrote:<br class="">I've
had success sealing gaskets and small leaks with high-temp silicone. Edd
China used to use some kind of blue paste, but haven't seen any like it
around here.<br class=""><br class="">Bob<br class=""><br class="">
<blockquote type="cite" class="">On 3/7/2021 4:52 PM, Stephen Hutchings via
Healeys wrote:<br class="">Hi Folks,<br class=""><br class="">After many years of service my old
stainless exhaust system has had it, and I’ve decided to replace it with
another stainless system.<br class="">I wonder if any of you have some
tips/tricks for getting a good gas tight fit at the joins.<br class="">I’ve had
my car for 45 years and I’ve struggled many times with controlling
fumes. I’ve recently replaced the manifold gasket, made up down pipe
gaskets out of Remflex ( a graphite exhaust gasket material that
compresses), lengthened my old tail pipes, and carefully checked and
sealed the firewall.<br class="">It’s become a bit of an obsession for me, so,
since I’m starting with a new system, I’m hoping to see an
improvement.<br class=""><br class="">Suggestions?<br class=""><br class="">Thanks,<br class=""><br class="">Stephen,
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