Mystery part on VZ Berlina exhaust

[Ext User(Geoff C)]

I noticed a cylinder mounted between the first and second
muffler on berlina. It is about 100mm long, 50 mm dia and welded
on a steel bracket so that it is about 30mm from exhaust, and it
is parallel to exhaust, on top. Looks fabricated from 2 or 3
parts and is pressed steel. What could it be? A weight to change
a resonance problem maybe?

[Ext User(tipsy@beerlover.com)]

On 13 Jul 2007 01:14:15 GMT, Geoff C <notinterestedin@spam.com> wrote:

> I noticed a cylinder mounted between the first and second
> muffler on berlina. It is about 100mm long, 50 mm dia and welded
> on a steel bracket so that it is about 30mm from exhaust, and it
> is parallel to exhaust, on top. Looks fabricated from 2 or 3
> parts and is pressed steel. What could it be? A weight to change
> a resonance problem maybe?

It's a bomb!

Quick, where's my John Howard fridge magnet?

[Ext User(a t e c 7 7)]

tipsy@beerlover.com wrote:
> On 13 Jul 2007 01:14:15 GMT, Geoff C <notinterestedin@spam.com> wrote:
>
>> I noticed a cylinder mounted between the first and second
>> muffler on berlina. It is about 100mm long, 50 mm dia and welded
>> on a steel bracket so that it is about 30mm from exhaust, and it
>> is parallel to exhaust, on top. Looks fabricated from 2 or 3
>> parts and is pressed steel. What could it be? A weight to change
>> a resonance problem maybe?
>
> It's a bomb!
>
> Quick, where's my John Howard fridge magnet?
>
More importantly where is your rudd buys card.?

[Ext User(Geoff C)]

a t e c 7 7 <"atec 77 at hotmail dot com"> wrote in
news:46971b9b@dnews.tpgi.com.au:

> tipsy@beerlover.com wrote:
>> On 13 Jul 2007 01:14:15 GMT, Geoff C
>> <notinterestedin@spam.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I noticed a cylinder mounted between the first and second
>>> muffler on berlina. It is about 100mm long, 50 mm dia and
>>> welded on a steel bracket so that it is about 30mm from
>>> exhaust, and it is parallel to exhaust, on top. Looks
>>> fabricated from 2 or 3 parts and is pressed steel. What
>>> could it be? A weight to change a resonance problem
>>> maybe?
>>
>> It's a bomb!
>>
>> Quick, where's my John Howard fridge magnet?
>>
> More importantly where is your rudd buys card.?
>

OK.... no-one here knows. I reckon its a resonance killer.