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Originally Posted by Tony S,Fl.
Boy O boy we must have been a bunch of idiots back in the forties. We drove stock model A's. Put in gasoline and had a ball. Today you might think the model A is supposed to be launched next week at Cape Kennedy. Enjoy it for what it is, an old car restored as a project to be proud of. I never heard of flo testing, might get you 500 feet more per gallon. Overdrive which you cannot use in hilly country and could buy a lot of gasoline for the outlay. LED lights, most never drive at night. High compression heads are they really that important. Stainless steel mufflers what was wrong with the $55.00 mufflers that everyone at that time was happy with? Now it's a mortal sin to use one. Well I guess I stirred the pot enough for one day. All the above venting is something that made me feel good. Throw it at me now.
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Tony- no quarrel with most of your comments above, but I CAN tell you what was wrong with the $55 Midas muffler. the cheapo design causes excessive back pressure which robs power & generates heat. that's why I switched to Beaver muffler a long time ago and Aires after that. not a mortal sin to use the old one, I just prefer not to.