<VV> FC Exhaust question

[Dale Dewald]

Hello Folks,

I remember reading that a 90 degree bend near the end of a tail pipe 
significantly reduces the volume of an exhaust system.  I would suggest 
that this may have been additional reasoning for the exit location/bends in 
the tail pipes.  Personally, I like to use a turndown aimed about 15 
degrees to the side of straight down exiting to the rear on FC's and 
likewise a turndown aimed 15 deg to the rear of straight down exiting to 
the side on cars.

Dale Dewald
Hancock, (UP) MI

>At 05:13 PM 11/8/05, EVERETT WILSON wrote:
>
> >Is the tail pipe supposed to blow straight out the back or should it curve
> >downward?


>At 05:58 PM 11/8/05 -0500, Robert W. Marlow wrote:
>On an FC, the tailpipe originally exited straight out the rear of the
>vehicle, although the original tailpipe did have a slight downward dip at
>the end.

[snip]

> >My concern is that a straight out shot will let the fumes get caught in
> >the vortex behind the vehicle and get sucked back into the air intakes and
> >thus the heater.
>
>Your concern is correct in theory but wrong in this specific
>application.  On 1961-69 cars, the tailpipe exits to the side for just the
>reason you surmise.  But on FCs and wagons, the tailpipe exits to the rear
>because the cooling air intakes are on the sides of these vehicles.