silent exhaust

Have you thought about dual quietpacks? Not exactly mute, but compared to a zoom tube, it's like hell and heaven.

Stock German muffler with one fweem pipe welded shut (the one that does NOT make the heat riser work.) That's quiet. Oh, did you want something that helps performance?

Don't weld it shut.

The stock peashooter type is by far the quietest. Plus it performs best in bone stock applications.

Jan

I have seen a dual muffler attached to a header on a very large displacement Type 1 engine that was ultra quiet. I really only heard air rushing out of both tailpipes. It was, IMHO, at least as quiet as a stock muffler. Not sure what brand it was as this was decades ago.

later, dave Reminder........ Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you have their shoes. Frieda Norris

Yes it's pretty quiet, but the flow characteristics aren't the best and they rob lots of ground clearance.

I build my own systems, you can get decent results with a "tuck away" setup where the muffler sits upright almost between the rear wheel and the body, completely hidden by the fender. You can find these factory made from most parts suppliers, but the overall fit, and quality of the muffler leaves some room for improvement. If you can weld, you could make it fit perfect and replace the muffler with something better.

Whatever you choose to go with, you will most likely need to rejet your carburator(s), because the change in exhaust restriction changes the mixture too. Going from stock to bigger, better flowing exhaust will make the engine run LEAN and overheat. Damage will occur eventually.

Jan

I never got a chance to drive his Beetle, but he was also doing small drag races with it. I am not sure if he won any or not. :-) Of course he might have taken off the mufflers when running it. ;-) later, dave

I don't know what kind of exhast you have because I couldn't see the picture you attached, but I use a single quiet pack on a header and it's not too bad. I noticed another post sugesting a dual quiet pack. My experience has shown that the single is quiter than the dual and I've gone through a lot of mufflers including the hide-out turbo. I will give you a dual quiet pack or a hide-out turbo if you pay the shipping.

What you have is a stock exhaust with a Zoom/jet tube/pipe attached to it. Remove the Zoom tube/Jet pipe, and replace it with a pair of peashooters, could not be more simple, and no decrease in performance!

J.

I've a stainless one of these & it sounds great. amusingly enough, as it points downwards, together with the progressive fuel eater, it makes nice little black soot circles on the road at startup !

James