Re: Exhaust?

[tsm1@domain.elided (Tom Mandera)]

>originally thought that a typical dual system would be the way to go but I
>seem to remeber some talk here about a single 3" system being the optimum.
>Sarah wants it to be quiet, but I think a little bit of " Whoa!, a V8"

Terry,

I don't know if the single 3" is "optimal", but I finally got a chance to
crawl under my '72 last weekend (after 9 or 10 months!) and took a peek at
the exhaust.

I didn't *measure* the output tube yet, but I can.. 

Looking under my '72, with 304V8, I saw two pipes comeing from the motor, on
either side.

They came back to just behind the transfer case (I think), then then Y'd to
the driver's side.  There, in the stock location, was that nice, quiet new
muffler the previous owner had installed just before I bought it, heading
back, and exiting the driver's side behind the rear tire.

It's big, but I don't know if it's 3" or not.  I'll try to remember to
measure it tonight.

Of course, my stock 304 is no "hotrod" (despite 115mph ability).. with 63k
miles on the clock, it's barely broken in, and is still VERY "tight"

-Tom Mandera, Helena MT
http://www.tmcom.com/~tsm1/scout
'72 Scout II - 304V8, 3.73s, and lots o' work to be done
'77 Scout II - 196, 4.09s, Track-lok, 31s, 4" Softride, air