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Number: 2327
From: "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...>
Date: Fri Apr 11, 2003  7:08 pm
Subject: Re: Original Exhaust System

Body:
Absolutly Positive! I even have the part # (somewhere)....
In SOME states, I heard (here-say now) that the cars would npt go
thru state emissions tests. Perhaps it was changed to "normal" stock
to get it thru. (and) No, I do not know which states!


--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "negusm" <negusm@y...> wrote:
> Hmmm....
>
> On 1985 Mustangs and Capris (I think unique to that year), they had
a
> Y-Pipe from the stock exhaust headers where the exhaust would be
> funneled together before it would branch back out into dual
exhaust.
> This would usually be yanked in favor of a "true" dual exhaust
> setup. However, my Coupe still has the Y-Pipe on it...and it
> definitely was not a complete one piece system. It is stock up
until
> the mufflers and tail pipes which had been changed, probably in due
> course of mileage. Either they skimped on it at asc or somebody
> yanked it off and put on the "undesirable" y-pipe setup. Are you
> sure on he "one piece" for 1985 setup?
>
> 1986 Mustangs used an H pipe...which was more desirable.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> -Mike
>
>

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...>
> wrote:
> > 1985 & 1986 COUPES........
> >
> > The Original system that the car was dismissed with from asc, at
> the
> > Autry Ave Livonia Plant was $1,000 A SIDE TO REPLACE!!! It was
(I
> > was told) a one piece systwm from the headers to the rear bumper,
> > including mufflers & Cat Convertor, all one sealed enclosed unit.
> >
> > asc liked playing the the exhausts! The 87-90 Mustangs are LX -
> V8s
> > which used a different system than did the GT, yet all D32
McLarens
> > received the GT exhausts. Look at a LX V8, the pipes come
straight
> > out the back...straight as an arrow. Then look at the GT. The
> > rearmost tips bend down at the end, toward the ground.

	Replies	Name/Email	Yahoo! ID	Date	Size
2328	Re: Original Exhaust System	negusm	negusm	Fri  4/11/2003	4 KB
2331	Identifing My Capri	wilkerson michael	runinhorse	Sat  4/12/2003	2 KB
2332	Re: Identifing My Capri	Sandy Block	cigarsandy	Sat  4/12/2003	3 KB
2342	Re: Identifing My Capri	James W. Gibat-Thoroski	jgibatthoroski	Sun  4/13/2003	4 KB
2334	Re: Identifing My Capri	Brent Abrams	ascmclarencoupe	Sat  4/12/2003	4 KB
2337	Re: Identifing My Capri	negusm	negusm	Sat  4/12/2003	4 KB
2343	Re: Identifing My Capri	James W. Gibat-Thoroski	jgibatthoroski	Sun  4/13/2003	2 KB
2345	Re: Identifing My Capri	Brent Abrams	ascmclarencoupe	Mon  4/14/2003	3 KB
2388	Re: Identifing My Capri	James W. Gibat-Thoroski	jgibatthoroski	Fri  4/18/2003	3 KB