exhaust system idea

[Bruce Plecan]

-----Original Message-----
From: James Weiler <james at brc.ubc.ca>
To: Greg Hermann <bearbvd at sni.net>
Cc: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Sunday, March 14, 1999 1:36 AM
Subject: Re: exhaust system idea

In some towns in CA the law enforement types would look under the car (even
in the rain) to find them.  They were worried, (third hand 4 generation
rumor) about parts falling off..  They used to be some available from JC
Whitney, but again if ya get hasseled big time over em, don't be surprised.
  Fred's turbo as muffler idea, is good, with one downside.  While the
pulsations are all broken up they are loud, and easily fail any deciometer
(?)  test.
  Some small own tactics are using a measuring device, at one location, then
as you drive by they radio ahead, and you pick up your ticket.  Judge knows
whats going one, so it's a you lose anyway ya go deal.
  There are tunable mufflers, where ya can "adjust" things.  Personally just
a 3" conventional muffler is fine with me....
  Having never owned a loud car this is all just rumor, mmmmmm.
Bruce


>OK legal issues, I didn't think about that part.....uhm, how about only a
>parial bypass then.  What I mean is that the pipe with the butterfly
>valve would protrude deep into the muffler such that most of the baffling
>would be bypassed but not all of it.  Does this make sense?  Guess I need
>to know what the noise limits are for my area and go from there.  Need
>to add a decibal meter to my wish list.
>
>thanks to all who replied,
>later
>jw
>
>
>On Sat, 13 Mar 1999, Greg Hermann wrote:
>
>> >On Sat, 13 Mar 1999, Greg Hermann wrote:
>> >
>> >> Nothing new under the sun is the name of this game--This sort of a
set-up
>> >> used to be called either a "cut-out" or "lake-pipes" (as in the dry
lakes
>> >> in the desert in California). Illegal in lots of jurisdictions, but
prolly
>> >> not a lot of cops any more who would have a clue what was going on OR
that
>> >> they are illegal!
>> >>
>> >Don't know about your area, but here the cops are all busy filling out
>> >forms, sleeping in the photoradar van or guarding the Hefties, so if you
>> >stay away from these areas you would be safe.
>>
>> Yeah--and with cutouts on a turbomobile, I doubt they would have a clue
>> that they should look for cut-outs. Not quite as obvious as cut-outs on
>> something like a medium riser 427 FE!!
>>
>> Greg
>>
>>
>>
>