[DeTomaso] Removing ANSA resonator tips?

Fri Aug 17 08:47:20 EDT 2012

Dear JT,

             Hmmm, all the usual reasons that a Pantera owner launches into
a project.

                             Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles

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From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 7:42 AM
To: Asa Jay Laughton; detomaso
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Removing ANSA resonator tips?

Asa, a few reasons off the cuff.

1) My exhaust pipes have been customized to adapt to strengthened
modifications to my frame
2) The Wilkinson muffler tips are not turned upward
3) Why throw away an otherwise good exhaust system
4) I have already ceramic coated the present system and would not like to
throw away that investment
5) Cost.  I already own the hole saws and my only expense would be the pipe
extension.  $5 verses $800.  Asa you should appreciate that savings concept.
6) The tool would be useful for other Pantera owners with the Ansa exhaust
in the Space City Chapter
7) the pride of accomplishing an enhancement with personal ingenuity.

That's a few reasons.

JT
---- Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote: 

=============
At the risk of being a shill...

Why don't you just buy the nice new system from Wilkinson?

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 8/16/2012 8:07 PM, jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com wrote:
> I ventured into the garage and checked out the ansa resonator tips. the
task is a little more complicated than my initial thought.
>
> While a 2.5" hole saw fits cleanly in the muffler and would make the
initial cut nicely, the resonator narrows at the weld to the main muffler
can.  The 2.5 would be to large.  Fortunately, a 1.75" hole saw fits over
the inner baffle and would cut cleanly and potentially also cut the backside
entry into the muffler can.
>
> Then one could clean up the outside of the tip with the 2.5" hole saw.
Now to find a 12" section of 1.75" diameter pipe to extend the depth of the
1.75" hole saw.
>
> JT
> ---- jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com wrote:
>
> =============
> allright, you guys have me motivated.  8 -10 extra HP is nothing to sneeze
at. I'll build a tool for the job.  My thought is to take a hole saw that
fits snug in the muffler tip.  The half way down the length of the hole saw,
cut it around it's circumference.  I'll then weld in a 12" section of pipe
with a similar OD to extend its reach.  A pilot using a wooden dowel ought
to be sufficient to guide for the first cut and I will remove the dowel and
let the outer resonator pipe be my guide for the back cut.
>
> Perhaps this weekend.  I'll let you know my results.
>
> JT
> ---- Julian Kift<julian_kift at hotmail.com>  wrote:
>
> =============
>
> If Andy still has stock Ansa mufflers then drilling the plate at the
bottom of the tips/end of the muffler box is more important initially than
removing the resonators IMO, I did mine with an extra long HSS drill bit and
drilled a bunch of holes. Not easy to get the drill started as it is at an
angle on the surface you are drilling.
> I still need to get around to doing the full gutting at some point.
> Julian
>
>> From: dave at damardirect.com
>> To: guson at home.se; MikeLDrew at aol.com
>> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:10:24 -0400
>> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Removing ANSA resonator tips?
>>
>> I have successfully used a bit extension (10-12") for drilling through
walls. I would think it would work for a hole saw.
>>
>> IndyDave
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tomas Gunnarsson [mailto:guson at home.se]
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 8:51 AM
>> To: MikeLDrew at aol.com
>> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Removing ANSA resonator tips?
>>
>> A Dremel like tool should do the same job as a hole saw close to the tip
but if the insert is welded at the oposite end neither a normal hole saw nor
a grinding tool will reach that deep.
>>
>> Tomas
>>
>> <-----Ursprungligt Meddelande----->
>> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com [MikeLDrew at aol.com]
>> Sent: 15/8/2012 2:18:27 PM
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Removing ANSA resonator tips?
>>
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> Has anybody successfully removed ANSA resonators from the tips, leaving
just the chrome tips? The resonators provide quite a restriction to exhaust
flow, and Andy in the UK (he of the launching GT5-S) is looking for cheap
horsepower. I seem to remember somebody successfully doing the job with a
holesaw with the mufflers still on the car?
>>
>> Mike
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