Side vs. Straight pipes

[rms427]

My car came with undercar exhaust. Me and my wife went on a picknick in the car and I took along a gun with several hundred rounds of ammo. I was going to do some target practice out in the Dessert near Palm Springs. About half way there my wife smelled something burning. I thought it was just some of the Chemical plants along the way. A few miles later I decided I better take a look in the trunk since the smell was getting pretty strong. My thought was what could be burning in the trunk. Well when I opened the trunk I noticed the blanket we had brought along with the ammo sitting on top of it was smoldering. I yanked out the paper bag with the ammo and then pulled out the blanket and it burst into flames. What happened is that the undercar exhaust had shifted and burned through the fiberglass cover in the trunk. The original cars have a couple of fiberglass covers that make room for the undercar exhaust. So if you go with the under car exhaust just make sure it stays where it is supposed to be.

I put some aluminum and insulation behind the hole burned into the fiberglass and not long after that I went to the side exhaust. I found the side exhaust definately improved performance from my PI 428 that was originally in the car. Although it is noisier I find the buffeting of the wind and the heat to be more of a factor on long drives than the noise. I also find it tougher to take the car for long drives now that I am 30 years older.

Have fun, Ray