409 exhausts, Australia

[Rubbond]

I couldn't sleep tonight, hence this e-mail.
Isn't it amazing that car manufacturers don't fit proper (type 304)
stainless steel exhaust systems themselves?
It would maybe cost them about USD 15 more initially, but they would last
well beyond any of our lifetimes.
Not to mention the hose clips, etc..
Am I mad?
Andrew Knox.

[Kevin H]

Originally Posted by rubbond

I couldn't sleep tonight, hence this e-mail.

Well writing emails won't help!

The only negative I have experienced with a SS exhaust is a rather tinny sound (on an Aston DB4), but maybe that was a design issue.

I suppose car manufacturers could improve every part of their cars by throwing a few more dollars at them, but their goal is usually to reduce the cost of manufacture rather than increase it, and they probably don't really care, providing the parts last longer than the warranty period.

In fact the way some parts are made nowadays you could be forgiven for thinking they were designed to fail!

[MYTA21]

Yes Kevin, I think that will be the way to go, but I'll leave the small
front boxes in as those and the down pipes are in good condition. I would
the car be quieter than noisy!
Mike O

[Rubbond]

You're absolutely right Kevin, but thereafter I slept like a log.
The tinny sound on your Aston was probably caused by the supplier using the
wrong type of Stainless Steel.
Thin gauge in the wrong type can even be brittle on impact.
P.D.Gough's in Watnell, near Nottingham in the UK, make very good
reproductions in thicker, ductile types of SS. By ductile I mean you can hit
it with a hammer and it will just dent.
Car manufacturers of course don't care initially about how long parts will
last, but would you choose to buy a 10 year old second hand Fiat, rather
than a Saab?
I do believe that manufacturers of anything that contains a "chip" design
them to fail on a pre-determined date, after the power has been turned
on.That includes washing machines etc..
I now own my fourth AIO printer, having only paid for the first one. Believe
it or not, the failure appears to be programmed into the ink cartridges.
Can anyone confirm this?
Maybe I am going mad!
With best regards,
Andrew.

[RGSchmitt]

I have no idea if muffler (silencer) shops outside the US use this
feature, but many shops here use pipe benders that can be programmed
with standard templates which claim to be able to reproduce original
factory exhaust systems. However, I'd be surprised if you could
drive in with a Bristol and find a template for it.

Bob

[lansdownplace]

I am curious, what is a burble box?

[MYTA21]

Just what I would have called a resonator box, generally rounded ends.
Often a standard box is taken out and these put in, making a different
not. Either that or fitted in addition to other standard silencers to
reduce noise or change the note.
Mike O