makomark
Silver Medal Contributor
"Nothing obvious from the pict
"Nothing obvious from the pictures. The elbow will "end" forward from where it currently does. that means a hose stretcher or new hose. You can estimate the migration forward by using the carb; the installation manual has detailed drawings in the back.
You could always make a new hole on each side and have twin dual exhausts.
I can't say I've ever seen a merc elbow with that hard 90 deg bend; most go straight back or with a modest (0-15 deg) downward tilt. If that's still the case, you need about 18" of straight hose before making any bends....I seem to remember if you come inside of 12", you need cast iron or stainless tube to redirect any exhaust.
Two advantages; only one may be relevent now. The first is all that iron gives you pretty good performance life which has been consumed. The other potential benefit is that all that cast iron makes for superb ballast (but only if needed.)"
"Nothing obvious from the pictures. The elbow will "end" forward from where it currently does. that means a hose stretcher or new hose. You can estimate the migration forward by using the carb; the installation manual has detailed drawings in the back.
You could always make a new hole on each side and have twin dual exhausts.
I can't say I've ever seen a merc elbow with that hard 90 deg bend; most go straight back or with a modest (0-15 deg) downward tilt. If that's still the case, you need about 18" of straight hose before making any bends....I seem to remember if you come inside of 12", you need cast iron or stainless tube to redirect any exhaust.
Two advantages; only one may be relevent now. The first is all that iron gives you pretty good performance life which has been consumed. The other potential benefit is that all that cast iron makes for superb ballast (but only if needed.)"