Exhaust

[Foofighters 27]

Hi I have an r4 tl 1975 850cc ,as we all know the silencer is underneath passenger side front wing ,has anybody any ideas how I could have the silencer to the rear ,also I do a lot of motorway driving ,would it be possible to fit a fifth gear , would this reduce the engine from reving on long motorway journeys ???
Thanks mark

 

[petak]

I am not sure about rear silencer. Is there enough space underneath the body and rear axle for silencer on TL?


But there were some conversation going on about 5 speed gearbox.

I will link you to one where some figures are given for 4speed GTL gearbox and R5 5 speed gearbox.

I Think that 5speed gearbox will help lowering noise at high speed (above 100km/h) but not sure how much will be lost in regular drive when you need 3rd and 4th speed.
http://www.renault4.co.uk/forum/threads/5-speed-gearbox.5784/#post-34354

 

[harbourseal]

The 850cc engine runs in the anther direction as the engines that will support a GTL or 5speed gearbox. You'll have to do an engine swap if you want to have one off these gearboxes.
If you don't your car has 4 or 5 gears in reverse.

 

[Azazello]

You can't use 5-speed gearboxes as Harbourseal said above, but I think there would be no problem at all fitting a rear exhaust from a gtl or a later TL... If you need some measurement feel free to ask, I have a '75 TL as you and a later 956, so I can shoot some photos for you. You should not have problems finding some used exhaust to try before buying a new one...

 

[Foofighters 27]

Hi thanks for the info about the exhaust ,some photos would be great .
Thanks mark