[DeTomaso] NOISY MUFFLERS / Dick Ruzzin

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I have pictures of "Factory New" Mangusta mufflers, including the Ansa
number plate.  Are these not currently available?

Mike, remember that black Goose we pulled out of the Gold-rush hills?

Chuck



In a message dated 9/26/09 19 15 27, MikeLDrew at aol.com writes:


> >
> > My GTS ( I think that is what they are.) mufflers look great and are
> > welded to the header pipe.  I have had them since 1975, about 35,000 
> miles on
> > them.
> > They are getting noisy.
> > I like everything about them except the sound is getting a bit much.
> 

Disregard every word I just wrote--I was thinking of Dick KOCH in Atlanta, 
with his '74 GTS with a turbo setup.   You're talking Mangusta.

Why do you believe that your Mangusta has Pantera mufflers on it?   Got 
photos to share?

Personally, I'd be working towards trying to get proper Mangusta mufflers 
on the car--not a simple thing to do.   The Mangusta mufflers were made by 
ANSA and are nominally the same as those found underneath same-period V-12 
Ferraris, although there are detail differences.   Daryl Adams in Chicago 
actually sent his whole Mangusta exhaust system to England, where Quicksilver 
(England's best-known stainless steel custom exhaust manufacturer) duplicated 
them perfectly (and I mean *perfectly*) in stainless steel.   Assuming they 
kept the patterns, it could be a simple matter to just get ahold of them and 
have them bang out a set for you too. 

Here's a link to Darryl's description and photos:

http://www.mangustainternational.com/technical_detail.php?id=36

And sorry for the bum steer earlier!

Mike
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