Exhaust Blaaassssss

I have a standard exhaust system and hate the sound , or rather lack thereof. standard maniflolds/downpipes/NOS muffler/std resonators… where is the sound?? its BLAAAAA …need some drone here…??

Until I ditched the stock mufflers in favor of turbo-pack mufflers on the 2+2 I thought the car sounded about like a 63 Ford Falcon; that is, nothing worth waiting around to hear it run. The turbo-packs gave it a nice low key growl without being obnoxious.

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where do I get turbo packs

http://www.apemissions.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/AP2600_Iss4_webFN1.pdf

See page 140. I bought ones a bit shorter than the body of the stock mufflers and had the local exhaust shop make up adaptors to mate to the stock diameter pipes. I also had to fabricate brackets to hang he mufflers from the stock mounting points.

Remove your muffler. Hammer a piece of 1/2" reinforcing rod into the inlet and keep going until it comes out the rear outlet. Then pull the rod out and repeat for the other side. You now have a sports muffler. VROOOMM

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The Classic Fabs systems have some notes

http://www.classicfabs.co.uk/

http://www.classicfabs.co.uk/video-and-sound-of-classicfabs-exhaust-systems/

My V12 only has a pair of glasspacks It s a used exhaust system i got almost 20 years ago… sounds great without being obnoxious

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Just go to you local shop and have them build a stainless system. I have headers so we uprated the size to 2 1/4 inch from front to back. 2 resonators in the middle and 2 long tips. Sounds pretty good.

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Apt license plate …

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are you serious…

Probably is :)…

My thought exactly.
I’d already invested in a SS system from Bell (I believe) and wasn’t prepared to ditch it and buy another one.
I ended up deleting the rear resonator/muffler and replacing it with straight 2" SS pipes.
Looks original, sounds better AND saves weight !
I don’t have a sound file uploaded to YouTube, but the sound is deeper and raspier (if that’s a word).

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My Mk2 has a 4.2 and I had the same complaint. Replaced the stock silencer with Magnaflow straight-through 2"ers off the shelf. Sounds mean now! Low rumble at idle and growl under throttle.

The only thing I changed was the resonators to Ansa, sound is a mellow growl. Sounds like a Ferrari.CIMG0982|666x500

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Sounds great! Why did you walk to the “starboard” side to rev it?

where did you get the ANSA?

Hi Pete,
Sorry but those resonators were purchased 40 years ago at a garage in Brooklyn NY.
I do see that Welch sells similar ones. Good luck
https://www.welshent.com/Ansa-Dual-Resonator-Tips-NOS-P193619.aspx

I looked for ANSAs, to replace my 50-year old Abarths, but could never find a set.

BEST looking tips on an E!

That’s where the throttle linkage is. I’ll never record myself getting in or out of my car… not gracious at all…

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