what exhaust system are people running?

peter87 Officially Full-On Dubber

259 posts · joined Mar 2012 · 10 May 2013, 9:13 pm

#955132

hey,
currently in the process of reassembling my 63 project and was wondering what exhaust systems people are running. Currently have euro exhaust on sounds a little loud for street use. Anyway cheers for any advice and comments.

Pete

DubbyDo Officially Full-On Dubber

276 posts · joined Jan 2012 · 10 May 2013, 10:13 pm

#955136

Got a Empi extractor Phatboy setup at the mo, noticeable increase in power and sounds great when you get up it😁 but I havent even lowered the arse yet and backing out of driveways is a muffler scraping affair🙁 so, bit the bullet and bought a vintage speed system which a few people on here are running. cant wait to see how it sounds and goes

snitz Wolfsburg Wizard

605 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 11 May 2013, 12:06 am

#955151

Im running a Scat ceramic coated merged headers with a phat boy muffler..Flows well but motors with decent compression will probably blow out the packing in the muffler..lol. Plus their only really suitable if your beetle has the nose down and bum up stance as the over-hang is quite far back from the wheels so its prone to scraping.CSP or Vintagespeed would outlast my system..but its 4 times the price..

tar76 Custom Title Time!

1,622 posts · joined Dec 2009 · 11 May 2013, 6:52 am

#955164

Running a vintage speed on the beetle really starting to carbon up and sounding good. Tucks up nice and two pipes out the back look sweet. Got a empi quiet pak on the split, but will change this down the track don't like the sound of it. Have had them before and better to buy a better muffler than the quiet pak one

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vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 · 11 May 2013, 8:15 am

#955176

I run two of these exhaust, one on the beetle and the other on the early ghia, sound good and are made of 304 stainless , i got these from George.

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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 11 May 2013, 8:57 am

#955183

Vintage Speed is my preference, many different versions and performance levels. Good long life due to Og style design and probably the best for ground clearance. I do like the sidewinder as Shayne has posted, but some of the cheaper brands fit like crap and they need the muffler removed for tappet adjustments👎.

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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 11 May 2013, 10:44 am

#955195

I have very similar to Shayne

Are you running heater boxes??
If yes - whatever you run get flanges put on

If running a sidwinder, the in-out mufflers are the way to go.
So much easier to get the muffler flat and high enough clearance for doing tappets.
If you use the straight through it is a pain trying to get to the front end

If i was doing another one I would look at a Vintage Speed

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vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 · 11 May 2013, 11:24 am

#955203

I can do the tappets on the beetle without removing the Muffler but on the ghia i have to remove it, could be the body work difference.

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 11 May 2013, 5:47 pm

#955234

matberry wrote:and they need the muffler removed for tappet adjustments👎.

4 nuts....about 3 mins work 😂

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 11 May 2013, 6:22 pm

#955242

Vintage speed sits in the stock place and it don't rattle or come loose

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

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peter87 Officially Full-On Dubber

259 posts · joined Mar 2012 · 11 May 2013, 7:26 pm

#955251

currently have not got heater channels on her as the originals are in really bad shape as is the stock exhaust possibly repairing the rust holes.