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  1. ronfrohock

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    #1 ronfrohock, Jul 7, 2005
    When I start my car, an 88.5 Mondial 3.2, more exhaust seems to be coming out of the pipes on the passenger side rather than the driver’s side. After the car warms up a bit, it seems to be equal.
    Is this normal?
    Thanks
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  2. Philjay50

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    #2 Philjay50, Jul 7, 2005
    Mine does the same, I occassionally wonder myself.
     
  3. andrewg

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    #3 andrewg, Jul 7, 2005
    The front bank's exhaust is slightly longer than the backs, not sure how the internals work in the silencer but that seems to be the only possible solution (unless the exit on one side is slightly more efficient than the other)
     
  4. Dr Tommy Cosgrove

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    #4 Dr Tommy Cosgrove, Jul 7, 2005
    It's normal
     
  5. Mike C

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    #5 Mike C, Jul 7, 2005
    The reason it's normal is that your non-euro car doesn't have a true "dual exhaust with left and right tips fed by different cylinder banks on your car... it's all collected into the muffler and then fed to all the tips from there.
     
  6. Ken

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    #6 Ken, Jul 7, 2005
    That makes for a much better sound than two distinct systems.

    Ken
     
  7. Dave

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    #7 Dave, Jul 7, 2005
    It has to do with the Earth's rotation.
    You should notice an even bigger difference when there is a full Moon.
     
  8. f355spider

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    #8 f355spider, Jul 7, 2005

    Yes
     
  9. Verell

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    #9 Verell, Jul 7, 2005
    You could have searched the body of texts in the archives & gotten answers quicker. ;)
     

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