Never been able to get a reply from Harpers either. Tough to know then now, as it seems I'd need to remove at least one silencer to make any discernible difference.
It didn't make much difference at all.
Mine was a Heart of England (John Worrall) sports system, which appeared to be normal system with a straight through tailpipe.
I posted the link to Harpers because John Worrall no longer does exhausts and the Harpers drawings are very helpful in identification of components