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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - repacking exhaust silencers

anny ideas with what to repack the silencer on my magic midget exhaust?

just plain rock wool? or anny thing special
Onno Könemann

Onno,

You can buy special material for packing exhausts from certain suppliers, at least in the UK. I haven't got any links at the moment but could ask a friend where he got his. We refilled the exhaust on his Caterham and he bought the fibre packing, looked like long strand fibreglass not matted and sort of like a platinum blond wig. For his exhaust a woven stainless steel is placed around the centre perforated tube to take the direct gas blast and the fibre material fitted around that. He went the cheap option on the stainless and used stainless steel kitchen scourers as they were available cheap from a local shop, they can be unrolled and slide down the perforated tube.
David Billington

Onno,

I remembered a site I had seen before http://www.milneroffroad.com/PIPE.HTM (see bottom of page) and that led to a search on google (UK sites) for "e glass exhaust" which turns up various sources and information.

http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/EXHAUSTS-Exhaust-Packing/c223_231/index.html

Worth checking further as I think there are alternatives.
David Billington

Peter May sells the exhaust packing material, about £15 for a box IIRC.
David Smith

thanks i will have a look if i can find a supplyer in the neterlands

the exhaust is a bit loud now
Onno Könemann

In Netherlands your first try should be Koen at Classic Car Clinic in Nijmegen, tell him I sent you...
David Smith

This thread was discussed on 12/10/2008

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