On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> Hi Neil,
> 'usually' ...the cat is mounted to the upstream side of the muffler..
> and the whole works, cat , muff, and tail pipe go across the back of the van.

This is how I mounted my exhaust

> or you could have a short cat running fore-aft ...then the pipe coming out of that curves to meet the muffler across the back.

had been thinking of doing that. Image of my mock up:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sIC-CuoXFrw/UNVnbPyYPXI/AAAAAAAAGas/LYApn_HMsXk/s720/Cat%2520Mockup.jpg

> Re that comment , 'newish territory' ..
> as I said, it's not. VW built Bay Buses in Mexico with absolutey upright inline four engines in the back.
> I have seen one in person in Mexico, new at a dealership in Peurto Vallarta.
> Those are no longer in production.
> So ..go online ....and find diagrams of how VW did in that vehicle.
> I would not be suprised if they transisioned from 'engine-to-body' the the exhasut ...muffler and cat being body mounted ..or hung from the body ..
> though I'm not a big fan of rubber donuts to hand the exhaust from ...
>

good idea!   I have seen images of the Bay Bus 1.4 engines but not of
the exhaust. I'll look around.

Neil.

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