-----Original Message-----
From: Dave
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 11:29 AM
To: moss.tech@mossmotors.com
Subject: Ask a technical or parts related question (Req. #262905)
Submitted Via: MossUSA
Name: Dave
Make: MG
Model: B
Year: 1980
Comments: Since I am building a car for off-road ..... Can I remove my
catilitic convertor And emilinate it by purchasing an exhaust pipe from a
previous year ? If so please provide part # .
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Hi, Dave,
Unfortunately, there is no exhaust system designed for use on a late B without the catalytic converter. Those systems fitted to the early, pre-catalytic Bs (1963 to 1974) are designed to mate to the early dual exhaust header which mounts to the early dual manifold; your car has a combined inlet/exhaust manifold with a single exhaust outlet.
One option is to find and install early MGB intake and exhaust manifolds with dual SU carbs instead of the single Zenith-Stromberg originally fitted to a 1980 B. This will not only give you better performance but also enable you to use a complete early exhaust system (several variations are listed on the "Exhaust System" pages of the Moss catalog).
Alternatively, you can have a muffler shop custom fabricate a system to run from your single exhaust outlet, utilizing either the original middle and rear mufflers for a late MGB, or the mufflers from an earlier model B, or a pair of “glasspack” mufflers. Again, several variations of original mufflers and some "sport" systems are listed in the Moss catalog.
Lawrie Alexander
Moss Motors Technical Adviser
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