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AC Owners Club Forum => Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum => Topic started by: AndyN on September 06, 2021, 14:11:46

Title: 2 litre exhaust
Post by: AndyN on September 06, 2021, 14:11:46

Hi all. I need a new exhaust for my 2 litre saloon. looking at the one fitted the diameter of the exhaust pipe is a lot smaller then the diameter of the manifold! can anyone let me know what the pipe diameter should be? Also do i need to  retain the 2 expansion bikes on the manifold as they only seem to make the engine bay hotter. Could i blank these off?

Any advice would help
Andy

Title: Re: 2 litre exhaust
Post by: Robin A Woolmer on September 06, 2021, 19:19:14

The Ace Exhaust Manifold Pipe diameter is 1.375" OD The Exhaust pipe before the silencer is 1.625" OD
Clearly it would be an advantage to have a new fabricated manifold & get rid of the iron original AC manifold as you should improve performance with better gas flow.
Robin

Title: Re: 2 litre exhaust
Post by: GSouthee on September 07, 2021, 19:14:25

Hi Andy

When I had my Weller engine I took cans off and made 2 blanking plates. I found it ran better.
 I also matched the ports and manifold with a small grinding ball.
Gary

Title: Re: 2 litre exhaust
Post by: GSouthee on September 07, 2021, 19:16:50

I forgot I went to 1.75. Stainless pipe with a stainless exhaust box. Also helped.

Title: Re: 2 litre exhaust
Post by: AC-Crankcase on September 09, 2021, 11:27:46

When I was running a Saloon, a while back now when I was a student, I kept the manifold and cans and the silencer under the drivers chair but put on a 2" straight drainpipe from there to the back and got rid of the big box by the back axle.  I am not sure how much better it ran but the sound!!!!

Tom

Title: Re: 2 litre exhaust
Post by: GSouthee on September 09, 2021, 22:22:06

Tom.
Nothing but a hooligan.
Gary