Re: [T3] tail pipe question

["Garret Trask" <garret_trask@hotmail.com>]

<x-flowed>Ok, good info!  I measured the hole in my muffler, and it flares out: the 
outer edge of the flare is about 2 1/8", and the inner edge is about 1 3/4". 
 So I guess I have a 72-3 muffler, right?

So I'll order the one-piece damper/tailpipe.

Gary


> > I've got a '68 notchback that needs a tailpipe.  Could anyone tell me what 
> > parts are involved?  I thought it was one piece coming off the muffler but 
> > I ordered a tail pipe from Rocky Mountain Motorworks a few months back, 
> > and all they sent me was a short elbow pipe.  I think there must be 
> > another piece that fits between the short elbow pipe and the muffler.  If 
> > there is, does anyone know what this piece is called, and maybe what the 
> > part number is?
>
> The early muffler used a damper pipe and a separate tailpipe (the part you 
> probably got. The late (72-3) muffler used a one piece tail/damper pipe.
>
> Either muffler will fit any car from 66-73, but you have to fit the right 
> damper pipe to each muffler. So you need to see which muffler you have.
>
> The early (2-piece) damper pipe fits in a hole in the muffler which is 
> about 1-
> 3/8" diameter. The late (1-piece) damper fits in a significantly larger 
> hole.
>
> Once you measure the hole, or the pipe that goes into it, on your current 
> muffler, you will know which damper you need. It would have been the early 
> style when new, but it could be either now.

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