Exhaust question

Post by **Eric** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:58 pm

That car was restored by Leon Perahia in California. Leon is a big 71 B body guy....but he doesn't do the internet thing so I can't imagine he'll ever be on here. I think he'd be the first to admit that car isn't that correct by today's standards. He also restored a 71 440+6 runner in the 90s, an FE5 with black vinyl top car that was restored with almost all NOS parts. It was much more factory correct. If any of you visited the R/T Specialties tent at Carlisle and talked with a guy with glasses and a mustache wearing a gold cross chain, that was Leon. He'll spend all day talking with you about 71 B bodies....great guy!

Oh, and the resonator thing...it's been discussed before but here goes. They were standard on HEMI cars and only available on 440+6 cars when optioned with the brite tips and the N97 noise reduction package. 440 cars didn't come with them unless it was a factory mistake.

rr6pak · Post by **rr6pak** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:47 pm

Eric wrote:Oh, and the resonator thing...it's been discussed before but here goes. They were standard on HEMI cars and only available on 440+6 cars when optioned with the brite tips and the N97 noise reduction package. 440 cars didn't come with them unless it was a factory mistake.

I know they are not correct but sure would love them for my car

AZ-Nick · Post by **AZ-Nick** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:11 pm

RS23 '71 wrote:Ok just trying to keep in mind what would be correct for my car. So that car is not correct in having the resonators then? {edit} ok I now see the post right above me I need to refresh more often. So the answer is no.

Offtopic: Nick I know you are always looking to see other GY8 GTX and I found this one on e-bay. I know it has been there before I just never bother to decode its fender tag. Seems like it was Gold/gold with gold accents. So either that car has the wrong tag or someone sure went through alot of trouble to make it triple black.

GY9 not GY8......

AZ-Nick · Post by **AZ-Nick** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:13 pm

Eric wrote:That car was restored by Leon Perahia in California. Leon is a big 71 B body guy....but he doesn't do the internet thing so I can't imagine he'll ever be on here. I think he'd be the first to admit that car isn't that correct by today's standards. He also restored a 71 440+6 runner in the 90s, an FE5 with black vinyl top car that was restored with almost all NOS parts. It was much more factory correct. If any of you visited the R/T Specialties tent at Carlisle and talked with a guy with glasses and a mustache wearing a gold cross chain, that was Leon. He'll spend all day talking with you about 71 B bodies....great guy!

Oh, and the resonator thing...it's been discussed before but here goes. They were standard on HEMI cars and only available on 440+6 cars when optioned with the brite tips and the N97 noise reduction package. 440 cars didn't come with them unless it was a factory mistake.

Leon is a good guy and a wealth of information, I met him awhile back....

RS23-71 · Post by **RS23-71** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:16 pm

AZ-Nick wrote:GY9 not GY8......

GY9 or GY8 its still not the superior GK6........

Just kidding..... sry for the typo

landon1 · Post by **landon1** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:52 pm

do the resonators acutally quiet the car down or make it sound different? just wondering

71440 gtx · Post by **71440 gtx** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:10 pm

RS23 '71 wrote:
AZ-Nick wrote:GY9 not GY8......

GY9 or GY8 its still not the superior to gb5 blue

..

Just kidding..... sry for the typo

Serious Satellite · Post by **Serious Satellite** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:27 am

landon1 wrote:do the resonators acutally quiet the car down or make it sound different? just wondering

resonators. . ..resonate, they SING! Beautiful voice those Hemis. . .

71Runner · Post by **71Runner** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:11 pm

I knew that was Leon's car. I bought parts from him several years back when I began the resto of my "71 RR. Very nice guy, and very knowledgeable.

Post by **Eric** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:13 pm

Leon was the first guy I started talking to when I first began learning about these cars!

71Runner · Post by **71Runner** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:16 pm

I always wanted to send him a few photos of my completed ride since he was a big help, but never got around to it. Since he's not on the web that much, I guess I'll just pass for now.

Post by **Eric** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:53 pm

71Runner wrote:I always wanted to send him a few photos of my completed ride since he was a big help, but never got around to it. Since he's not on the web that much, I guess I'll just pass for now.

I don't believe he's on the web at all!
PM me if you want his address.

71Runner · Post by **71Runner** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:32 am

Thanks Eric, but it's been so long now, he wouldn't remember. He was helping me out before the parts availability that the web has brought us. I started collecting parts in '91, when all we had was Hemmings. Thanks though.