where's the stock muffler location on a 1979 TA?
12-15-2007, 06:50 AM
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where's the stock muffler location on a 1979 TA? subject says it all, could anyone tell me? better yet does anyone happen to have a picture of the underside of a stock car?
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12-15-2007, 08:05 AM
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The optional exhaust consisted of a Ypipe after the Cat and two mufflers positioned under the rear seats.
this is what my `79 had on it when i bougt it back in 1990.
12-15-2007, 08:30 AM
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im not 100% sure, close to 90%.....but i dont think any late 2nd gens ever came with two mufflers. just because you bought it like that 21 years after it was made doesnt mean it came like that. true duals are a very easy and common aftermarket swap on these cars. im fairly sure every 2nd gen came with ONE big, crossover muffler behind and above the axle. my 78 TA has true duals after headers......sure never came from the factory that way.
12-16-2007, 07:47 AM
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im not 100% sure, close to 90%.....but i dont think any late 2nd gens ever came with two mufflers. just because you bought it like that 21 years after it was made doesnt mean it came like that. true duals are a very easy and common aftermarket swap on these cars. im fairly sure every 2nd gen came with ONE big, crossover muffler behind and above the axle. my 78 TA has true duals after headers......sure never came from the factory that way.
The factory system had a Ypipe after the manifolds to the single pan convertor then to a Ypipe and TWO Mufflers. This setup was standard on W72 400 4spd cars for 1979 and optional on Formula's and Trans Am's.
Not sure what year the system became available but my guess would be `77 or `78 and like I said it was an option vs the standard crossflow setup.
12-17-2007, 02:38 PM
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Mine had the Factory exhaust on it. it was 2.25" ypipe to One huge CAT. This was under the Passenger seat. Then out in yPipe again 2.25" each to a Small Muffler that were really resonators that were located under the rear seats. Then over the axles together and around the leaf springs to the split tips. That was my factory exhaust on my 400 car. (My dad was original owner)
