Exhaust system - asking for help

[NorbertB]

My Interceptor MKIII has a compelte handbuild 2,5" exhaust system, this was a strong recommendation of my former motorbuilder / workshop to give the engine the air flow rate that it was designed to have. As it is a little bit too loud i asked my workshop now to fit an additional silencer. They today dismanteled the whole exhaust and found that the my mufflers are completely empty, no sound-deadening material to see at all. It semms to be nonsence to add silencers when the mufflers are not working properly.
It would like to go and by new mufflers now, but dont have any idea what will fit to the car.
Does anybody have recommendations of 2.5" mufflers stainless steel which fit to the Interceptor? Sound is allowed to be more powerful than the smooth original, but not as roaring as it was and as for example Andys (Toby) car is.
Or does anybody have a sketch or drawing or good pictures of the original exhaust, best with dimensions?

Thank you very much in advance
Norbert

[Dion]

Are you sure they are empty? Usually with straight through silencers you can only see the steel wool if you cut it open.
I put a complete SS exhaust in my TR4 25 years ago, it became louder over the years. Cut open the main silencer and found it almost empty - just a tiny bit stuck in the corners. Filled it with glass isolation wool (DIY stores stuff) and welded it shut. It has been lovely quiet since (3000 miles).

[Tone]

I had a similar problem on my MkII when i bought it. Tim, the previous owner, called it Bullit, because it sounded like Steve McQueen's car in the film. When i looked at the history it had had a single silencer replaced whilst on tour in Europe. I found that the other, an original as far as i could tell, was completely devout of any sound deadener. I imagined it had just decayed and got blown out of the pipe. I bought a pair of new silencers from Martin Robey and now i find it a little too quiet!

[NorbertB]

Unfortunately it is sure that they are (now) empty. Seems that the original silncers have been cut and adapted to the 2,5" pipes. Nearly 10 years ago and i can´t remember what was bespoken. Never mind, first i would like to replace these silencers with stainless steel onces but with isolation.

[Tone]

Well i suppose you could buy some more standard ones and adapt them like the ones you have?

[NorbertB]

Would try to buy the silencers from Martin Robey, but they are designed for original diamater pipes, but i want to keep the 2.5" and also stainles steel. Any recommendations where to by?

[Grant]

Would try to buy the silencers from Martin Robey, but they are designed for original diamater pipes, but i want to keep the 2.5" and also stainles steel. Any recommendations where to by?

Norbert, there are so many bespoke exhaust manufactures here in the UK, most of them make silencers to match your old ones, it is a big business here, surely there must be many out there in Germany too?
If not,..Talk to Andy Brooks from Appleyards, he'l get them made locally for you with 2.5" pipes in and out.

[Joerg]

Mine are from Germanexhaust in Chemnitz.
Google it and Ralf will make you a copy.
Nice mellow sound.

Joerg

[NorbertB]

That is the Info I hoped to receive
Somebody in Germany who has already made them.
Thanks to everybodys answers.