[DeTomaso] Fw: PI Headers and Mufflers

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

Be cautious about remodeling muffler tip lengths and angles without testing. 
Exhaust gasses are still well above 250 degrees when exiting our rather short 
exhaust systems, as I found when building my garage exhaust system for cold 
weather tuning. I thought I could get away with soldering the system 
together.... and all the solder melted and ran off the first time I ran the Pantera at 
idle! At least two Pantera owners that ran ORR events in past years, MELTED 
TAILIGHTS from the heat of mis-directed exhausts during the 15-or-so-minute-long 
5th gear runs. While short pipes may look neater, those long up-angled tips 
might be there for a reason....I suspect the monstrous heat exhausted will happen 
easier with straight-through mufflers, too. 
My best guess- J Deryke


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