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HealeyRick
Rick Neville

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12/19/2007 05:01PM

Main British Car:
1963 Austin-Healey 3000 Ford 5.0L

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Skinny Mufflers
Posted by: HealeyRick
Date: December 19, 2010 04:39PM

Because the Healey is notorious for ripping out mufflers, I set out to find the thinnest mufflers possible. Came up with these Spintech Cruisers:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j222/healeyrick/IMG_0198.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j222/healeyrick/IMG_0199.jpg

They measure 16 x 9 x ........ 2 1/4 in.

Can't wait to hear 'em. Might work for others looking for a muffler solution. Here's the webpage: [www.spintechmufflers.com]


motek
George Smathers
Spokane, WA
(118 posts)

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09/12/2009 02:45PM

Main British Car:
1967 Morris Minor (48 hp @ crank!), 1971 TR6 302

Re: Skinny Mufflers
Posted by: motek
Date: December 19, 2010 06:29PM

Rick,

Interesting. I'm curious how loud they are. Let us know.


George


roverman
Art Gertz
Winchester, CA.
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04/24/2009 11:02AM

Main British Car:
74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L

Re: Skinny Mufflers/cfm ?
Posted by: roverman
Date: December 20, 2010 05:52PM

Rick, is there a flow rating ? roverman.
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DC Townsend
David Townsend
Vermont
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11/21/2007 12:22PM

Main British Car:
'78 B (almost done) 30-over SBF, dry sump

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Re: Skinny Mufflers
Posted by: DC Townsend
Date: December 21, 2010 06:25AM

Can't speak to Roverman's question about flow rating but can speak from experience with Spintech mufflers. Installed them on a Cobra (302) w/under car exhaust and they fit and sounded great. Nice throaty sound when in the gas, decently quiet when cruising around town...and the guys at Dr. Gas where I got them were great to work with. Exhaust diameter was 2 1/4".


HealeyRick
Rick Neville

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12/19/2007 05:01PM

Main British Car:
1963 Austin-Healey 3000 Ford 5.0L

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Re: Skinny Mufflers
Posted by: HealeyRick
Date: December 21, 2010 08:07PM

Thanks, David. That's encouraging.

Art - no flow rates but you can look here to see the construction details: [www.spintechmufflers.com] The Cruiser series isn't a race muffler, which I didn't want, so it may not produce ultimate flow. I ordered them directly from Spintech and they're made on premises. You could probably get flow info by giving them a call.

Happy Healeydays,

Rick


HealeyRick
Rick Neville

(490 posts)

Registered:
12/19/2007 05:01PM

Main British Car:
1963 Austin-Healey 3000 Ford 5.0L

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Re: Skinny Mufflers
Posted by: HealeyRick
Date: August 22, 2011 09:09PM

OK, here's what they sound like at idle:



Not whisper quiet, but not outrageous either. You could probably quiet them down with some resonator tips if you desired. I'll post an "at speed" clip once I'm on the road.


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