Dave Kitzmann <kitzmann@EXIS.NET> wrote:

>I have my exhaust routed forward
>at first on my conversion.  It leaves the
>engine bay on the driver's side
>goes forward past the frame member comes
>into a large first muffler then turns
>back toward the passenger's side and
>comes to a second muffler under the
>small cavity behind the wheel.

I did similar, the downpipe leaves the
engine bay in front of the gearbox and enters
first muffler. There is a 180 degree turn
back just behind the fuel tank and the
exhaust pipe enters second muffler. After
a S elbow there is the third muffler
beside the engine on passenger side. This
is a very quite setup, too. You may find
pictures about the system at my web site
http://volksweb.relitech.com/helmut

But: The two mufflers below the center floor
heats up the passenger room, not that nice
during hot summer time. It keeps your feet
warm during winter :-)

At present one cylinder on the I5 burns
oil and therefore the exhaust noise is increased
significantly. For the rear passenger it's
getting very noisy on high engine loads, but
still it isn't too noisy.

In future I would route all exhaust related
pipes and mufflers somewhere inside engine
compartment, even the temperature will get very
high for the engine. Some airflow should be added.
Maybe cutting out the license plate and replacing
it by a grill.

Helmut
'80 Vanagaudi