Talk Morgan Forums Morgan Sports Cars Maintenance & Servicing AR side exit pipes on 3.7 Roadster

Finally got them fitted. After a lot of head scratching came up with a pair of extension brackets for rear silencer mount, to replace the the ones shown in first post. Standard front mounts worked ok albeit a little tight to flared connection to Cats. Pretty sure the factory just fit the rear L bracket supporting middle of exhaust in front rather than behind the rear cross member that supports rear of seats, when AR side exit exhausts spec'd. Removing all the trim to gain access to the chassis would have been a pain though even if possible without damage, not to mention drilling extra holes in same for the captive double stud plates.



Hard working with 3mm stainless without machine shop facilities but eventually got there. Even then was concerned about loads on the new stainless 30mm bobbins courtesy of SiFab, but when I tightened up all the fittings the mounting firmed up fine. Took the opportunity to cut back excess thread on bottom of bobbins to increase ground clearance. Not sure how they should fit in relation to running board but settled on tail pipes pointing slightly downwards and not quite proud of bodywork. Only picture I found was of new car recently sold by dealer although image below is mine.



Then it was time to test. Fired up to a subdued roar but settling down to idle no louder than standard system. No leaks so went for short drive. Definitely a throaty sound when you put your foot down, but as soon as you revert to cruise seemingly no louder than standard. Cruising at motorway speeds no louder either which will be a real bonus. To sum up sound, discreetly rorty