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Side exhaust, which muffler?

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Steve P.

Steve P.

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Work is progressing really well and amazingly fast on the '73 Midget I bought
a couple of weeks ago. While the existing exhaust system is still intact, not
so sure how long it'll stay that way so I'm considering alternatives. The one I
like best is a side exhaust just in front of the left, rear tire. And I will be using
headers too. This car is being built as a weekend warrior/occasional racer s
don't mind the racket.

Has anyone tried this and if so what did you use for a muffler? Not much room
under these things!
Steve
 
Motorcycle can?
 
I might try it without a muffler and use a baffle insert.

Truthfully there is no place for a muffler but the stock location. You do not need the dual box, you can use the straight out the back early style.
 
Steve P. said:
Work is progressing really well and amazingly fast on the '73 Midget I bought
a couple of weeks ago. While the existing exhaust system is still intact, not
so sure how long it'll stay that way so I'm considering alternatives. The one I
like best is a side exhaust just in front of the left, rear tire. And I will be using
headers too. This car is being built as a weekend warrior/occasional racer s
don't mind the racket.

Has anyone tried this and if so what did you use for a muffler? Not much room
under these things!
Steve
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How about this:

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I thought about dumping the exhaust just before the rear wheel on my sprite but had the same concern regarding space. Im running a 12a rotary though so squeezing a decent sized muffler under the car is not likely going to happen. Guess I will have to route it out the back of the car like everyone else.
 

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Thanks for the suggestions guys! Hadn't considered using a motorcycle muff.
I like it and in fact there is a Spridget in the area that uses one (rear mounted). Doesn't sound
like a side exhaust is practical but I will try to mock up something with what I have
available. Will post the results. Just crammed the headers in the engine bay and the outlet
is 2" dia. Bigger than M/C muffs I've seen.

The next Spridget I build will be a radical engine swap (RX7 or Lotus 907) so I'm
thinking about this as I build this mostly stock car. Hope to get together with some
of you guys that have gone down this road.
Steve
 
I am wondering about the space behind the front wheel well - and next to the battery - inside the front fender - where I drop parts when working on the clutch - is there enough space for a top entry, bottom exit or bottom entry top exit?
 
JPSmit said:
I am wondering about the space behind the front wheel well - and next to the battery - inside the front fender - where I drop parts when working on the clutch - is there enough space for a top entry, bottom exit or bottom entry top exit?
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Possibly. But you'd have to run the pipe up and over, then down to do this. Another thing I'm
looking into is called a 'baffle pipe' which is often used on M/C's. Its just a straight pipe
with some baffles inside. About as small as you can get and I've heard they work quite well
with a minimum of back pressure.
Steve
 
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