Re: [HSS] Kepich "Torpedo" Muffler

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Hudson29@aol.com wrote:

>

> A few weeks ago I ordered a "Torpedo" muffler from John Kepich at Kepich

> Exhaust, Inc. in Fort Meyer, FL. Kepich had run an add in the WTN under

> "Reproduction Parts." After talking to John on the phone, I opted for a

> stainless version and sent him a check. The cost was $240 plus shipping.

> This past Friday it arrived, but I'm not too sure it will do. Looking at

> the '26 Instruction Book, the chassis lube drawing shows a muffler with two

> straight taper ends and a small cylindrical center section. The Kepich

> muffler has domed ends like those shown in the '29 Instruction Book, but with

> some fancy little "dimples" added to the domes.

> The picture shown in the '26 book looks to be an older model, so maybe

> the muffler is older also. Can anybody say for sure?

> I have posted two pictures of the muffler to the Files section of the

> list home page, but due to the ruckus caused by the yahoo takeover, I have

> attached one to this post. Sorry if this causes anybody any problems!

>

Paul, it looks like this is the manufacturing process which has done

this. Personally I figure that if anybody is looking under the car

then they are "nitpicking", and I don't bother about original

appearance under there. Consequently I have fitted a universal light

Truck muffler to my '29, which is a straight-through design, thus giving

no back pressure, and it sounds great, and cost me $100 (N.Z.), which

is about $45 U.S.

Geoff.