

| Subject: | Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design |
| From: | Scott Daniel - Turbovans |
| Date: | Sat, 22 Dec 2012 01:30:17 -0800 |
yeah, looks good on your mock-up. On 12/22/2012 12:00 AM, neil n wrote: > 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. > > > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group: > > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines >
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