Hi all. I'm getting ready to start a resto of my series 1 v8 and I'm wondering if anyone has converted the exhaust to a twin pipe set up? ie exiting from both sides. I was thinking about having them exit just in front of the back wheels so I don't have to route it round the battery box and fuel tank.
Twin Exhausts
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arthuy
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There is a guy called Nicky from Ayrshire, I think his car was featured in a drivers club magazine. Zircon Blue V8.
His car is very nice and he was telling me that he had two straight pipes one from each bank but sounded off so there is a cross over and a tail pipe on each corner.
Colin
His car is very nice and he was telling me that he had two straight pipes one from each bank but sounded off so there is a cross over and a tail pipe on each corner.
Colin
Mad_Dan_Eccles
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Photos coming in the next couple of days or so
. I'll look forward to the photo's. Many thanks.
dmcsweeney
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Hi all,
one of the members in a local club here has a stainless twin system fitted to his P5b and it sounds fantastic! It has a crossover in the centre, and a single box at the rear on both pipes. I had a quick look under my own car after seeing it and was woundering if the same could be achieved in the P6 by using the standard down pipes, and two standard rear sections, joined with a custom made splitter. I would imagine the battery box could be raised on brackets below and secured further above?
Regards,
Dave
one of the members in a local club here has a stainless twin system fitted to his P5b and it sounds fantastic! It has a crossover in the centre, and a single box at the rear on both pipes. I had a quick look under my own car after seeing it and was woundering if the same could be achieved in the P6 by using the standard down pipes, and two standard rear sections, joined with a custom made splitter. I would imagine the battery box could be raised on brackets below and secured further above?
Regards,
Dave
arthuy
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If you were at the SARR last year or the year before you would have seen this car. It is Zircon Blue with a white everflex roof, there has been a lot of work done.
If you are looking at a something like this then I can recommend Wullie Kerr in Kilbirnie http://www.meercat-exhausts.com/index.htm. Prob not the closest but worth the travel.
He made a lovely system for my 2200tc and does alot of custom work. He is happy to give a bit of advice. They have also repacked my 2nd hand P5b stainless exhaust which had burnt out the wool and sounded guff.
Colin
If you are looking at a something like this then I can recommend Wullie Kerr in Kilbirnie http://www.meercat-exhausts.com/index.htm. Prob not the closest but worth the travel.
He made a lovely system for my 2200tc and does alot of custom work. He is happy to give a bit of advice. They have also repacked my 2nd hand P5b stainless exhaust which had burnt out the wool and sounded guff.
Colin
Hello Beaser,
I have seen two P6Bs locally that featured twin exhaust systems, and I know at least one of them sounded very good indeed. I had an opportunity to take a squizz underneath....custom 4 -2 - 1 extractors (tubular manifolds) running back and then joining behind the gearbox,...single input muffler with dual outputs, each then running seperately to exit through a resonator (in the standard position).
The downside was that the second pipe curled around between the differential carrier and the boot wall, meaning that access to the rear calipers for bleeding etc was now seriously compromised. The position of the resonator directly beneath the battery box was also a point of concern.
When I had my 4.6 installed, I too looked at such a system, but decided that apart from lots of additional V8 rumble which does indeed sound good, the negatives sadly outweighed the positives.
On one other note,..here in New South Wales it is illegal for a car to have an exhaust system fittted which exits ahead of the rear wheels. The law may well be different in the U.K.
Ron.
I have seen two P6Bs locally that featured twin exhaust systems, and I know at least one of them sounded very good indeed. I had an opportunity to take a squizz underneath....custom 4 -2 - 1 extractors (tubular manifolds) running back and then joining behind the gearbox,...single input muffler with dual outputs, each then running seperately to exit through a resonator (in the standard position).
The downside was that the second pipe curled around between the differential carrier and the boot wall, meaning that access to the rear calipers for bleeding etc was now seriously compromised. The position of the resonator directly beneath the battery box was also a point of concern.
When I had my 4.6 installed, I too looked at such a system, but decided that apart from lots of additional V8 rumble which does indeed sound good, the negatives sadly outweighed the positives.
On one other note,..here in New South Wales it is illegal for a car to have an exhaust system fittted which exits ahead of the rear wheels. The law may well be different in the U.K.
Ron.
Phil Robson
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Could you have a twin tailpipe at the LHS (like a Stag) which would then not be obstructed by the battery box?
Hi all, I am the guy from Ayrshire, with the V8 with twin exhausts, exiting both sides and, yes it took two shots to get it right,
I plated and sealed the battery aperture, removed and sealed the drain in the battery box, fitted an overflow pipe to the battery which exits through the plate. I now have a 2" stainless system from each bank, running down each side of the prop tunnel.
This then goes into a 'Y' , through the carrier and into an inverted 'Y' , one bank goes under the nose of the back axle nosing, the other goes the normal route, both have twin silencers and both pipe lengths are nearly the same, the V8 burble sounds good and because of the twin boxes, quiet.
I must admit on my first effort, I had what sounded like two 4 cylinder engines, firing now and again, however if I was doing it again, or doing a total renovation, I would look at the possibility of removing the back axle nosing carrier and making a second gap to enable the right hand bank a straight run and fit a cross over pipe somewhere along the prop tunnel area, thereby keeping the V8 burble.
Hope this is of some assistance, if I can be of any further help, ask, I would be happy to oblige, good luck with the rebuild, happy Rovering
brucee
I plated and sealed the battery aperture, removed and sealed the drain in the battery box, fitted an overflow pipe to the battery which exits through the plate. I now have a 2" stainless system from each bank, running down each side of the prop tunnel.
This then goes into a 'Y' , through the carrier and into an inverted 'Y' , one bank goes under the nose of the back axle nosing, the other goes the normal route, both have twin silencers and both pipe lengths are nearly the same, the V8 burble sounds good and because of the twin boxes, quiet.
I must admit on my first effort, I had what sounded like two 4 cylinder engines, firing now and again, however if I was doing it again, or doing a total renovation, I would look at the possibility of removing the back axle nosing carrier and making a second gap to enable the right hand bank a straight run and fit a cross over pipe somewhere along the prop tunnel area, thereby keeping the V8 burble.
Hope this is of some assistance, if I can be of any further help, ask, I would be happy to oblige, good luck with the rebuild, happy Rovering
brucee
mrtask
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When I bought my rusty '73 back in 2001 it was fitted with a twin exhaust, exiting either side of the rear valance. It was all in mild steel. There were two pipes aongside each other going down the tunnel, and a connector just behind the autobox. It sounded pretty nice, but suffered from the propshaft hitting the pipework in the tunnel. It was all pretty rusty though, so I pulled it out in favour of a standard system. Did look and sound the business, but I can imagine that it takes lots of fettling to get it all fitted without unwanted banging noises when in motion.
mrtask
Well-Known Member
When I bought my rusty '73 back in 2001 it was fitted with a twin exhaust, exiting either side of the rear valance. It was all in mild steel. There were two pipes aongside each other going down the tunnel, and a connector just behind the autobox. It sounded pretty nice, but suffered from the propshaft hitting the pipework in the tunnel. It was all pretty rusty though, so I pulled it out in favour of a standard system. Did look and sound the business, but I can imagine that it takes lots of fettling to get it all fitted without unwanted banging noises when in motion.
Hi arthuy (Colin), Yes I will be at Falkirk this year, - as I stay in Kilmarnock it makes it an easier site to get to, - I notice that one of the members spotted VRU in the P6 Club mag, that was a surprise to me also, the P6 club had the photos and thought they would give me a nice surprise, the first I knew of it was when I received my copy of the mag, I was chuffed. Please find attached some photos, sorry there's not more on the exhausts, these were lost when my old pc packed in.
See you at The Wheel,
Bruce
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See you at The Wheel,
Bruce
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1973 Gilbern Invader 3.0
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Hello Brucee,
Yes indeed....I certainly second what Chris has just said....your interior looks really nice. Did you do all that lovely timberwork yourself?
Ron.
Yes indeed....I certainly second what Chris has just said....your interior looks really nice. Did you do all that lovely timberwork yourself?
Ron.
Dave3066
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Hi Brucee
I remember seeing VRU at the SARR last year too. If you have pictures mine is the Mexico Brown 3500S (MFH) at the opposite end of the P6 line from yours (in fact that's it at the SARR in my avatar). I'd just picked my car up that weekend and drove it up from Chesterfield for the SARR. I'll be at Falkirk this year too. I like your walnut dash and trim, looks very classy. Where did you get that done?
cheers
Dave
I remember seeing VRU at the SARR last year too. If you have pictures mine is the Mexico Brown 3500S (MFH) at the opposite end of the P6 line from yours (in fact that's it at the SARR in my avatar). I'd just picked my car up that weekend and drove it up from Chesterfield for the SARR. I'll be at Falkirk this year too. I like your walnut dash and trim, looks very classy. Where did you get that done?
cheers
Dave
grifterkid
Member
That is a darn tasty V8 indeed...! I really do like the veneer in your motor. It is not to my personal tastes but I think it works exceptionally well indeed... You have a truly wonderful car there, well done :wink:
Hi Guys, Many thanks for your kind remarks on VRU's interior, looks a wee bit better now, since I had the leather connolised last year, sorry for the size of the photo's, just shows my inabilities with pc's.
To answer your questions;
- Will the veneer fit behind the clear plastic instrument cover, yes obviously it does, just, though you have to be pretty careful when refitting the cover back onto the binnacle, less you damage the veneer.
- Did I do the veneer myself, no chance, I spent 6 months, used 2 UK and 1 US companies, each of us trying to find a colour of veneer that would match the Nardi steering wheel, we found it, but, I had to buy all the burr veneer sections, enough to do 3/4 cars, it's Burr Yew veneer, so if any of you are in the timber trade, you'll know that Yew trees are just not felled very often, if at all, - you have to wait for a storm. During the search period I also checked out various veneering companies at shows, word of mouth etc., - had good reports on two ex Rolls Royce veneering employees, called Chapman & Cliff, who had set up their own company in Wybunbury Cheshire and as I go to Leeds, at least every couple of months, I stripped off all the items and gave them the job, the results speak for themselves.
Connolising was done by Intro-Spec Ltd., who are a small company from Hamilton Scotland, seats out and completed in my garage in two days of long hours, well pleased.
Other work done, - Adjustable shocks from AVO Motorsports, Northampton
- Lowered and progressive springs from Coilsprings, Sheffield
- Power steering fitted by Ely Services,
- Cills colour coded to body Ely Services,
- Beige Everflex, acquired from Rolls Royce (don't ask) fitted to roof and side panels, Ely Services,
- Second fuel filler added, opposite side, to await gas conversion, Ely Services,
- P5, 15" Rostyle wheels, J. R. Wadhams, Stourbridge,
Still to do - The total engine compartment, puts me to shame,
- Toroidal gas tank conversion, hopefully this year,
Finally, thank god say you, I know none of the above will please the purists, but like the rest of my vehicles (except the Gilbern project), I can and do use VRU on a daily/weekly basis.
Happy Motoring,
Bruce
To answer your questions;
- Will the veneer fit behind the clear plastic instrument cover, yes obviously it does, just, though you have to be pretty careful when refitting the cover back onto the binnacle, less you damage the veneer.
- Did I do the veneer myself, no chance, I spent 6 months, used 2 UK and 1 US companies, each of us trying to find a colour of veneer that would match the Nardi steering wheel, we found it, but, I had to buy all the burr veneer sections, enough to do 3/4 cars, it's Burr Yew veneer, so if any of you are in the timber trade, you'll know that Yew trees are just not felled very often, if at all, - you have to wait for a storm. During the search period I also checked out various veneering companies at shows, word of mouth etc., - had good reports on two ex Rolls Royce veneering employees, called Chapman & Cliff, who had set up their own company in Wybunbury Cheshire and as I go to Leeds, at least every couple of months, I stripped off all the items and gave them the job, the results speak for themselves.
Connolising was done by Intro-Spec Ltd., who are a small company from Hamilton Scotland, seats out and completed in my garage in two days of long hours, well pleased.
Other work done, - Adjustable shocks from AVO Motorsports, Northampton
- Lowered and progressive springs from Coilsprings, Sheffield
- Power steering fitted by Ely Services,
- Cills colour coded to body Ely Services,
- Beige Everflex, acquired from Rolls Royce (don't ask) fitted to roof and side panels, Ely Services,
- Second fuel filler added, opposite side, to await gas conversion, Ely Services,
- P5, 15" Rostyle wheels, J. R. Wadhams, Stourbridge,
Still to do - The total engine compartment, puts me to shame,
- Toroidal gas tank conversion, hopefully this year,
Finally, thank god say you, I know none of the above will please the purists, but like the rest of my vehicles (except the Gilbern project), I can and do use VRU on a daily/weekly basis.
Happy Motoring,
Bruce