1938 LaSalle Production - GM Heritage Center

expansion chamber in the exhaust pipe. More complete
absorption of sound is achieved. In order to maintain
muffler size without reducing road clearance due to
lower frames, the mufflers are mounted transversely
across the rear of the chassis behind the gasoline tank.
New Transverse
Muffler
With the right hand exhaust piping system and transverse
muffler on the new Cadillac Sixty Special the
exhaust tail pipe is at the left rear of the chassis. The
exhaust piping system on Cadillac V-8 and Fleetwood
passes down the left side of the chassis and connects
with the left side of the transverse muffler, hence the
tail pipe is on the right. To keep heat away from the
body interior, the pipe is outside the frame sidebar for
much of its length.
ELECTRICAL
SYSTEM
Peak Load
Generators
A voltage regulated generator on LaSalle, Cadillac
Sixty and the V-8 provides peak battery charge to
cope with numerous electrical drains from accessories.
This high capacity generator automatically alters its
output to suit the electrical load and battery condition.
It is superior to voltage regulated generators of the
so-called "step" type because the charging rate varies
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