[DeTomaso] [SCPOCA] Breathing Better - Part 3 [5 Attachments]

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

First, Wilkinson just informed me that stainless-steel analogues of the 
original GTS exhaust are (or soon will be) available. Second, there are larger 
diameter resonator tips available from a variety of sources, for those who 
want to experiment. Weld them on and check the tone, remembering that from 
inside the car, even the most raucous exhausts are not objectionably loud and 
around town, one can use one higher tranny gear for a better public image. 
Sadly, muffler design (or redesign) is not something one often gets lucky 
with on the first try. Remember, the mufflers are trying to quiet 350-450 bhp 
from enclosures the size of kid's lunchboxes. A pair of professionally 
designed Magneflows (which dyno-tested better than modified Ansas), maybe with 
added resonater tips will likely be better in terms of sound plus performance 
than anything a home-brewer can cobble out of 40-year-old stock Ansas. Good 
luck- J DeRyke