Re: [AMC-list] SoCal TT videos (Sunday)

[tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 10:08, Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> That's not too far off of the exhaust note on my 67 American wagon. My car
> has a 2.25" exhaust also (two owners ago, it was changed over to mandrel
> bent stainless) but it's bone stock otherwise. I have a generic Midas
> muffler on it now but it had an unknown brand stainless on it that was much
> louder when I got it. That muffler sort of moo'd and it was one of the first
> things changed on the car when I got it.
>

Oooh stainless, that must be very nice on the Least Coast with all that
salt! Have you had any problems with stainless, brittle or anything?


YEah, I'm not fully happy with my exhaust. It's way too loud, and right
under my left ear. It didn't help that I had no door seals for a year, and
no stereo to turn up louder :-) ANd the cam is so pointy -- and no overlap
to speak of -- it apparently sounds really wierd to people with an ear for
cams (I'm not one of them). The effect is a bit comical on this car.

THe shop that did the work welded the pipe to the flange!! Ruining a hard to
get part, and pretty much guarenteeing failure (though it hasn't yet) and
transmitted noise. It should have a ball end and I assume they couldn't find
or fab a solution so they welded it. The when it wouldn't clear the studs,
they hammered a big dent in the pipe to clear a suspension bolt! I noticed
all this a month later. Won't use that shop again! I'm leaving it as-is
until a problem appears, or until I need to pull it to weld an oxygen sensor
bung. Though the dent intrudes, the exhaust has about 4X the area of stock
so it's good enough for now.
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