Muffler suggestions....

[Kamelot]

Ok ive got a 1965 volkswagen beetle with a 1600 cc motor in it. Today I took off the muffler pipes and am digging the sound, only problem is its a tad too loud for me. Does anyone know of a style of muffler system or pipes that I can get to keep the throaty V-8ish sound but tone the volume a bit? Perhaps refine it? If you need more info about the lil car just ask


Kamelot

 

[Opus Dei]

Maybe an echo chamber, or as the hip-hop rice rocket posse calls them-Monza pipes. Those flared oversize pipes have some sort of resonator in them. I would guess it'd sound like the old dunebuggies with the "stinger" header/motorcycle megaphone muffler. Only problem is you'd have to buy one to try it.

 

[Kamelot]

Yeah ive heard a bug with fart cannons on it, im not in favor for that kind of sound, i looked around today and wished that flowmaster made a muffler series for type 1

 

[dieseltrooper]

Head to Barnes&Noble to thumb thru Hot VW's. Check out JC Whitney. Look for a header and muffler combo. Your type 1 is unmodified?

 

[Kamelot]

Unmodified sept for the slightly bigger motor (65 models had the 1200 cc in them) and even then the motors the standard pict 31 carb, single barrel, single carb. I havent had the real cash to do a few things to it, been more concerned with things like electrical (hahahah who am i kidding stable electrical on a volkswagen )

This is my real first attempt at customizing the bugger, and really all i wanted to do was take them off and clean them up so that they were shiny again, and then I had to move it and it was like "Wow im digging that sound"

 

[Bigbng]

What year is the 1600 motor? and what kind of electrical trouble are you having?

 

[Kamelot]

The overall electrical system in the bug has been pretty well tomahawked, im basically to the point of just killing the bug for a week or so and just rebuild the electrical system (as much as i hate to think of it ) As for the motor dont know, but its not the 60 horsepower standard 1600 cc its the 58 hp (Dont understand the difference or -why- volkswagen did it like that but)

The motors number is....

1861950


If that helps any.

 

[Bigbng]

I'll check my manuals at my Mom's place. I had to sell mine a couple of years ago, as well as I sold a couple of baskets of spare parts. I don't you'll be able to get anything off the shelf cheap, unless there is a EMPI dealer, or something like that in your neck of the woods.

I sent you a pm.