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Re: Follow up on my 4kq search.



Richard Beels writes

>There's extra bits on the q (like rear 1/2 shafts and a diff) that make
>more bends necc. in the pipes.  A fwd car has nothing in between the
wheels
>- - no rear axle - so the pipe can go straight back...

Um...no. 
Perhaps you haven't been under one in a while. There is an axle beam, and a
diagonal arm. Bentley page 42.3 describes how to remove the rear
axle......on a FWD. My rear muffler indeed has an "over the axle" bend in
it.

Steve Bigelow
Discreet Dungeons
Ottawa Ontario
'84 5ks "Audrey", Zermatt silver, Husco armrest/cupholder, Bosch H4/H1
quads
'82 Coupe (previous)