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The Classic Marque

🤣🤣. I like coco pops myself. Just a bit more resilient than a Spridget David. Lol.

Compared to modern SUVs a Spridget is the same size as rice crispie ( and about as robust) so why not expect a little " snap, crackle and pop"


Already getting my coat...

We could play spot the error 😂

No worries, I fear I'll be claiming age limitations soon :o)

So what exactly causes exhaust noise, including popping, on the overrun?

Aside from popping, I also get a long continous kind of rasping sound when I rev up and lift the throttle. We've all heard it. Sounds quite nice. But what exactky causes it?

I asked AI google about -- "deceleration exhaust noise in old 1960s british car engines"

AI says.

Deceleration exhaus...

Give it to charity? Wow. That WOULD be generous. Lol.

I'll start a new thread about exhaust noise rather than ruin Guy's parting ways sweet sorrow. 😉.

Back in the day, most cars had their own distinctive sound and you could tell what was coming down the road before you saw it. I think a lot of that was to do with resonance in the body shell.

These days, cars all sound very similar.

Something that might contribute to the Minor’s very distinctive sound is that the silencer is up front, rather than at the rear, like most other car...

TBH Anam, I thought you'd have had the manifold issue covered😊
So why do Minors pop where other A series cars don't?
Is it the length of exhaust pipe or its diameter, is the exhaust manifold different on a Minor compared to say an A40? Someone in the BMC engineering dept will have known the answer.

Guy,
a long shot but have you considered donating your Sprite to a charity?...

Yes MASCOT is worth trying.
Thanks.

I wouldn't expect Alan, or anyone else, to 'promote' my car via their event or occasion. It might be taken as some sort of recommendation which would be quite wrong! That's not to say if anyone has a friend, or possibly an enemy, who might be interested then you might mention it!

anamnesis
Top picture is somewhere in Switzerland on the Alpine Tour circa 2015.
The pits are at Reims Gueux alongside the public road once used for the French GP. Some enthusiasts have been restoring them. There is a Centenary event there in September that I am considering incorporating into a longer solo tour in my Frogeye. Not sure the year of the visit as I have incorporated the venue in...