crossingtheline
12-26-2004, 05:29 PM
Hey all,
was lookin at the pics and i noticed how awsome the exaust is! it exits out of the rollpan! how kewl!
MikeQBF
12-30-2004, 07:20 PM
>it exits out of the rollpan!
Hmm. Exhaust outlets are very frequently detailed like this on show prototypes and then "normalized" to a simple tailpipe in production versions. Exhaust pipes flush with bodywork come with a whole bunch of baggage, including soiling the paint (over the long run, permanently) and transferring engine vibrations to the body as brackets wear, settle and/or shift due to heat.
MikeQBF
12-30-2004, 07:33 PM
Without looking, it turns out that I was right:
http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.asp?article=7369
They specifically say that the exhaust tips did not make it into production.
crossingtheline
01-02-2005, 02:31 PM
ohhh rats that would be awsome! those spy pics are cool too