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Aussie Dubbin Fahrvergnugen

895 posts · joined Jul 2008 ·

#863795
Hi Guys
I need a good quality exhaust (i think) and dont have anything. Vollks are selling a sidewinder with 10mm flanges at the moment with a muffler for 400 bucks and wanted to know if anyone had any feedback about this particular exhaust. i don't know if it is genuine A1 or not, if it will suit my street driven race car setup. needs to go on a standard donk for a while first, then probs a 1916 with duals etc. Will this be a suitable exhaust for a few years?

My alternative is to just buy a 1 5/8 merged steel header?

PS i am not receiving any emails from AVD anymore has this changed for everyone or just me? (you know when you check the box receive emails on reply)

Cheers
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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#863818
I think a 1 5/8" would be way too big
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ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·

#863848
I have a 1 5/8" and a hide away muffler and you could even get a muffler made to suit you car and get it Ceramic coated,
As I have had a few different types of stainless steel exhaust and if you drive your vw they go a brown colour,
But a lot of vw people don't drive their cars 🤪
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1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#863865
ian.mezz wrote:But a lot of vw people don't drive their cars 🤪
True Ian and I think you are one of those persons 😂. But your trouble is that you have to decide which one of your VW's you are going to take. Now that's crazy (should read - lucky) 🤪🤪🤪🤪

Aussie Dubbin, I met a guy the other day that picked up one of these exhaust from Vollks maybe drop him a PM. His name is Gordon and his user name is gordysbeetle. Hope you dont mind Gordon. But as Ian said, you can always add extra muffler until you increase engine size.

Kev
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Aussie Dubbin Fahrvergnugen

895 posts · joined Jul 2008 ·

#863938
About the exhaust being too big, could i restrict it somehow while on a stock donk... would a different muffler give me that effect? options.

Does anyone know of a reasonably built merged header at a good price? I really want a thick flanged exhaust
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http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=88799&page=1#pid826884

ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·

#863958
try westy
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waveman1500 Also rides a Honda

1,346 posts · joined Dec 2009 ·

#864049
I think mine was from Wolfsburg Automotive. Whoever it was, they had a huge truck set up at the SA Day of the VW, but I think that they're from the eastern states somewhere. As far as being too big goes, I wouldn't worry about it. Mine is probably the same size as what you're looking at but it made my stock 1600cc quicker than the old stock exhaust and it sounds hilarious. Put a huge grin on my face! Still probably oversized but I don't care.
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gordysbeetle Seriously Crusin Dubber

125 posts · joined Jun 2011 ·

#864051
i picked one up from vollks on saturday and they look good to me. wont be fitting it for a while. got a few other things on the rebuild list.at only $400 it does'nt matter if it needs some mods.

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#864102
waveman1500 wrote:I got a sidewinder and it's been pretty hard to get it to seal at the head flanges. Make sure you get one with welded flanges, not free-floating like mine. They make it easier to fit but harder to seal!
may make them easier to fit...
and weld on the 10mm thick flanges...

LEE
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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#864103
waveman1500 wrote:I got a sidewinder and it's been pretty hard to get it to seal at the head flanges. Make sure you get one with welded flanges, not free-floating like mine. They make it easier to fit but harder to seal!
You can use normal SILASTIC on Your exhausts...
works on clean metal every time...
does not melt or catch on fire

LEE
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vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 ·

#864120
If you use a small amount of dow corning red hi temp silicone on the gaskets it will not leak, i have a stainless steel side winder exhaust from george, it has 10MM thick fixed flanges and fitted first time with no issues.