desertPOS
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Had a plan in place for exhaust routing, and after ordering most of the parts and pieces I need, I decided to just mock the muffler up in a few different spots and see if there was another option I'm overlooking. Was planning to have the muffler next to the drivetrain, then split and shoot out in front of the rear tires on either side. Low and behold, it almost seems like the muffler fits better behind the drivetrain, and would also make everything easier to hang, easier to weld in flex pieces, better airflow around it, etc. The downside is that it would have to do a complete 180º over the rear driveshaft before it splits into tubes that kick off each side. Can't run it any further past the rear axle due to tightness and fuel cell that'll eventually be back there
I'd imagine the exhaust doesn't know or care if it's doing a 180 - what say ibb?
Top view with exhaust tube next to drivetrain
Muffler next to rear driveline, rear axle at full bump. Blue line shows 3.5" tube passing over rear driveshaft, doing a 180 and tying into the 'Y' into two 3" tubes that dump out of either side, in front of the rear tires through the orange lines. The upper links are too tight to the floor to do anything else if I have the muffler in the spot... Another added bonus to this layout is if the exhaust is just too loud, there is a little room to add a bullet style muffler up next to the drivetrain, although semi small.
Bottom view:
I'd imagine the exhaust doesn't know or care if it's doing a 180 - what say ibb?
Top view with exhaust tube next to drivetrain
Muffler next to rear driveline, rear axle at full bump. Blue line shows 3.5" tube passing over rear driveshaft, doing a 180 and tying into the 'Y' into two 3" tubes that dump out of either side, in front of the rear tires through the orange lines. The upper links are too tight to the floor to do anything else if I have the muffler in the spot... Another added bonus to this layout is if the exhaust is just too loud, there is a little room to add a bullet style muffler up next to the drivetrain, although semi small.
Bottom view: