standard exhaust performance

[Dave Mann]

JonE pid='18217' dateline='1540279319']I'm having difficulties with my front pipe joint sleeve on a non-standard item (not sleevey enough to give strength to avoid an extra hanger point where it goes through SWB front cross member; its also a bit large in diameter and close to edges of hole)... but I do have a LWB front pipe here.

Is the issue with pattern LWB front pipe that it must go underneath the front chassis rail, thus has a different angle from the manifold and could never go through the SWB chassis 'ole?

As far as I'm aware nobody makes a LWB front pipe that fits the manifold with updraught carburettors and which passes through the hole in the front cross member, see photo. The LWB front which is available is for the manifold with side draught carburettor, the outlet flange of which is orientated slightly different to the up draught one, this pipe passes under the front cross member which is cut away at a shallower angle. The SWB front pipe is the correct shape to fit an updraught carburettor manifold and pass through the hole in the front cross member but is too short for a LWB car. The one in the photo is a SWB front pipe lengthened for a LWB car