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TR2/3/3A TR-3B Exhaust Question

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Vaark01

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Hi,

I have a '62 TR-3B (TCF 486L) which has racing headers and a Monza exhaust. The car runs beautifully. The one thing I would like to change is the sound of the exhaust. I want it to be louder.

I would appreciate your thoughts on how to make it louder. Perhaps removing the front muffler might help. My concern would be back pressure as I read something some time ago that cars need a certain amount of back pressure to preserve the engine. I do like the twin chrome outlets of the Monza system

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Paul
 
Do a web search for "Smithy's mufflers" , "Mellow Tone mufflers" & "Cherry Bomb mufflers". A single steel pack muffler will give you the tone & volume you're looking for. Mellow Tone (an Indiana company) will advise the correct length for a 4 cyl engine & I think they still do custom work if it comes to that.
FRank
 
On the 3A I've got Triumphtune extractors that exit via one 2" pipe, and found I didn't need the second small rear muffler. After its removal the exhaust note still wasn't acceptable, so I changed the front muffler from a 24" x 5" x 3" to a shorter 20" x 5" x 3" straight through glass-pak job for more bark.

A small kick up at the end of the exhaust pipe saves snagging on steep driveways when backing out.

Viv.
 
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