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5.3L V12 Bell Exhaust

Old Oct 6, 2021 | 03:56 PM
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I'm thinking about putting on a Bell stainless steel exhaust this winter as part of my cage rebuild. I looked on YouTube but couldn't find any good videos of the exhaust. Does anyone here have one? I put one on my MGB and it had a really "raspy" note to the exhaust if that makes sense. Does the Bell exhaust for the V-12 have the same "raspy" sound?
 
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Old Oct 7, 2021 | 12:26 AM
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I have a Bell exhaust. it is 20 years old and still 100% rock solid.Highly recommended, SNG carry them. Exhaust note no different from stock, once the thing is coated up a bit inside.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2024 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Thorsen
I'm thinking about putting on a Bell stainless steel exhaust this winter as part of my cage rebuild. I looked on YouTube but couldn't find any good videos of the exhaust. Does anyone here have one? I put one on my MGB and it had a really "raspy" note to the exhaust if that makes sense. Does the Bell exhaust for the V-12 have the same "raspy" sound?
To get that “Ferrari” sound, you need to go slightly smaller in size than the stock 2”. It also adds a wider torque range. Slight loss of peak power. But no mufflers and 4 exhaust pipes out the back. You’ll need to route the pipes underneath the diff but if you don’t want to replace the differential seals all the time you’ll need to air gap the differential and the exhaust pipes with a heat reflective shield and some heat protective padding.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2024 | 06:06 AM
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The Bell exhaust is exactly the same as the factory exhaust. It will sound the same.

you can get centre muffle delete pipes if you want a little more sound but its barely noticeable.

getting rid of the cats will give slightly better throttle response and add additional volume but the car will stink.

i tried euro downpipes but didnt like the sound and definitely couldnt take the fumes, they didnt fit all that well either.

 
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