Caen Fred Posted June 5, 2002 Share #13 Posted June 5, 2002 Hey, what about mine? Racy, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zvoiture Posted June 5, 2002 Share #14 Posted June 5, 2002 Looks good, Fred. You have the wheels we were talking about on a thread last week....Hey HS-30h, Stupid question: When you say 'twin-pipes' do you mean just twin outlets (tips) from the muffler (silencer), OR do you mean twin pipes all the way from the manifold--like the 'twice-pipes' system MSA and others sell?steve77(just a boring old HSL-30) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caen Fred Posted June 5, 2002 Share #15 Posted June 5, 2002 you mean the game or just the repaint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS30-H Posted June 5, 2002 Share #16 Posted June 5, 2002 Hi Zvoiture, There are NO silly questions ( apart from those "how fast will my car go if....?" ones that you sometimes see ). Like your new avatar - great! The original system on the PS30 ( for the S20 engine ) was twin piped all the way through from the manifold. They go through the muffler boxes ( the pipes were perforated inside ) and out the back, changing from side-by-side to one-up one-down just before the rear box. FUJITSUBO ( famous old muffler company in Japan ) made their own version for the L-series engined cars very soon after the Z debuted in 1969, and such systems have been popular there ever since. They offer advantages in clearance over a single big pipe, and they sound quite distinctive too. I think the MSA "Twice Pipes" system must have been based on a similar theory, although I have never seen one one in the flesh. And hey, over here HLS30's are pretty exotic creatures - so don't get the feeling that I have a superiority complex going or anything. I would never diss a North American market Z ( apart from the handbrake being on the wrong side of the tunnel and the fact that the factory left you without five-speeds, rear anti-roll bars and decent diff. ratios - Miaow! ). Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zvoiture Posted June 6, 2002 Share #17 Posted June 6, 2002 Interesting...I think I will try it on my new 'project'. I have considered installing a single 12" straight-thru 'bullet' style muffler in each circuit. Funny, I always thought the English loved their 'side-by-sides' better than those dreadful 'over-unders'!!!!!!steve77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfadog Posted June 6, 2002 Author Share #18 Posted June 6, 2002 Mmmm yes, they do look quite distinctive... Kinda like you bought a muffler and then you realised you didnt have room to put it "normally" so you just whacked it on like that. Can't say I'd have it (unless it was a 432 of course ) on my Z, but it certainly adds to the character of your car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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