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BJ8 Ph I Exhaust System
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RAC68
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Hi JJ,
Over my 50+ years of owning my BJ8P1, I have patched and replaced my exhaustcomponents and even ripped the full system from the car when taking aninconspicuous railroad crossing at speed. I too like a black exhaustand finally took advantage of a MOSS sale and purchased a full ANSAsystem for around $250 US. Of cause that was some time around 1985 and ithas lasted (with some fixes) and still going strong.
The problemwith our Phase 1 cars is that we have the same exhaust as a Phase 2, includingthe transverse resonator/s, without the ground clearance. I would suggestyou pick the unit you really like best and tack a skid strips to the bottom of eachmuffler extending forward and angled up toward the pipe anda few skid strips across the bottom of the resonators oriented front toback and angled upward at the front.
As you can see, these 1" widemetal strips (I purchased at Home Depot a while back) functions as adeflectors and skid pad to protect the flat front and bottom of the muffler and provide sacrificial protection so as not to scrape holes bash the front of the mufflers on a railroad track or destroy the resonators when hitting adriveway or road dip.
Our exhausts are more vulnerable then the exhaust in any other model so, although you can change to an exhaust for a prior 3000, keeping the BJ8 is possible and can last for a long time.
Hope this helps,
Ray (64BJ8P1)
Over my 50+ years of owning my BJ8P1, I have patched and replaced my exhaustcomponents and even ripped the full system from the car when taking aninconspicuous railroad crossing at speed. I too like a black exhaustand finally took advantage of a MOSS sale and purchased a full ANSAsystem for around $250 US. Of cause that was some time around 1985 and ithas lasted (with some fixes) and still going strong.
The problemwith our Phase 1 cars is that we have the same exhaust as a Phase 2, includingthe transverse resonator/s, without the ground clearance. I would suggestyou pick the unit you really like best and tack a skid strips to the bottom of eachmuffler extending forward and angled up toward the pipe anda few skid strips across the bottom of the resonators oriented front toback and angled upward at the front.
As you can see, these 1" widemetal strips (I purchased at Home Depot a while back) functions as adeflectors and skid pad to protect the flat front and bottom of the muffler and provide sacrificial protection so as not to scrape holes bash the front of the mufflers on a railroad track or destroy the resonators when hitting adriveway or road dip.
Our exhausts are more vulnerable then the exhaust in any other model so, although you can change to an exhaust for a prior 3000, keeping the BJ8 is possible and can last for a long time.
Hope this helps,
Ray (64BJ8P1)
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Bob_Spidell
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You can scuff the SS and apply a 'high temp coating' available from DEI (the exhaust wrap people). We did this to the Falcon SS on our BN2 and it's held up well, and I've had it on my re-engineered ANSA system on my BJ8 for many years. IMO, shiny silver exhausts don't look right on a Healey (IMO). If you drive your car much, with mostly highway miles, you'll need a new exhaust system before even a mild steel system rusts out (SS is no better against steep driveways than MS). Problem is, MS systems are hard to source.