I don't have any knowledge of the RX-7, but looking in the Haynes manual
there is a picture of a small item ahead of the converter, called a
pre-converter.  Is this used to change the exhaust so the insides of the
converter isn't blasted out.  Would it work for a muffler is the question.
JohnD
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