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Apologies for Lee not being in the office; he's actually been down here at meetings, etc. He should be back in his office Monday, as far as I know.

Hmm... Our internet can be a bit odd from time to time. Anyway, the muffler pictured is a prototype. It (or almost any variation) can be built with no problem; it's simply not a production item. If you need it a bit longer, shorter, fatter, etc., our guys can do it. Once again, I would have you call our Special Projects people; they are the ONLY people who can make this happen for you- I can't do much, as these aren't production mufflers. Give us a call after 7:30 AM (Calif time) at 800-544-4761 and ask for extension 716. Whether you need one muffler or 100 built to the same specs, they'll be able to help you out. *That muffler, like all Hushpowers, does incorporate Cool Shell Technology. Typically, after running under load, a muffler's case will measure about 600* F; Hushpowers will be at about 200*F. This makes them ideal for sidepipe applications. Check out the Cobra video linked from our website; note Bernd's (Bernard? Can't remember his name! Works for Leno) leg resting against the muffler while running the car on the dyno. Try that with any other sidepipe!

Dan is one of our Customer Service Reps, and works with me here. For some reason the link you provided is at best excruciatingly slow- it's been 2-3 minutes and it seems to have stopped trying to open. No luck... It won't open for me. If you're referring to our 'Cobra' sidepipe muffler, it isn't a production part but is available as a special order through the phone extension above. I'm out of time today, but will check in tomorrow AM. I'll see what information I can gather, as well.

Thanks for the welcome, Bob. We've had experience building mufflers for a huge variety of race vehicles, from diesel sled pullers with 1200+ pounds of torque to 1500 HP drag racers. As someone mentioned above, we developed a muffler specifically for the 427 Cobra that not only controls sound amazingly, but also eliminates the 'snake bite' leg burn that those side pipes are famous for. We've had excellent results on the Trans Am (we were the spec muffler for the 'old' T/A series)and Can Am cars, and were also the spec muffler for Indy Lights. I would encourage anyone to call Lee at the number in my last post. With all the specs (physical size, engine size/output, sound level current/desired, etc.), he and his team will be able to build a muffler just for the Seven. Some time back we did a bit of work for the Ariel Atom (when Brammo was building them), so small, lightweight mufflers are nothing new for us. Cost-wise, production Hushpowers list at $130-180, so no worries about insanely priced parts, as the custom mufflers won't be that much more, in my experience. Lee can tell you more about that, as well. Another plus to ours is that it will be, for all intents and purposes, a lifetime muffler. Even the Hushpowers will never wear- or blow-out, so technically, they'll never need replacement. To see more, please check out both http://www.hushpower.com and http://www.flowmastermufflers.com . There are 100+ videos up of all sorts of different exhaust setups on many different vehicles (race and street).

Hello, gentlemen, I happened across this forum due to a Google alert here at work (Flowmaster). As long as the mods don't mind, and since it's been mentioned, I'd like to let you know the best person to talk to here would be Lee Thompson. He can be reached by calling 800-544-4761 and asking for extension 716. That's our Special Projects Department. They have built mufflers for a huge variety of street and race vehicles, with dramatic sound reductions and no power losses vs open pipes. We recently got a McLaren CanAm car from 115db to 94db using Hushpowers with (according to the driver) NO loss in performance. Anyone interested can call; we'll be happy to work with you to develop a muffler for you. Mods, if this is out of place or out of line, please accept my apologies; I won't be a regular here at all, I just thought I could furnish some needed information. Thanks. Jeff Thomas