82 300sd

Had the exhaust down to do my hanger bearing. Noticed it starting to get a bit soft in places, but still weighed a ton. Bang the mufflers with a hammer and leaves enormous soot clouds for a while. Any benefit to straight piping the exhaust? Still has the factory 3 muffler set up (two in parallel, one inline)

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1982 300sd, new project car to restore

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