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 reub
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| posted on March 7th, 2008 at 03:26 PM |
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Sidewinder beetle exhausts
Anyone on here bought and installed one of the sidewinder exhausts available from Classic Veedub?
If so, can you please post comments on build quality and sound...
thanks
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| posted on March 7th, 2008 at 06:54 PM |
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Just installed one on a 59 Karmann Ghia for which I built a n 1835 semi stocker with stock cam, bandito heads, twin Kadrons.
The build quality is fantastic. The flanges are heavy gauge, all welded and flared and ground in smooth, the welding is first rate. It fitted the
engine perfectly without any modification (as you would expect). The spacings are all spot on so that it all just slid together and clamped nice and
firm. The exhaust on the Karmann cannot be seen from behind the car so a lot of design has gone into making it exactly right for that car at least,
and I suspect it would be the same for others. The stainless is heavy gauge. This exhaust went a light bronze colour (as they do) after it was run
for a while
As you would expect, the sound for such a almost stock engine is very quiet and throaty and the owner is in love with it. Dave Becker tried to break
into my shed and steal it  . I think it would be reasonably noisy on
anything with a cam in it.
No I dont have any connection with George at Classic VW except to say that I am one happy customer of his.
Hope this helps.
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reub
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| posted on March 7th, 2008 at 07:00 PM |
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Thanks... 
Can I ask what muffler came with it?
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Craig Torrens
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| posted on March 7th, 2008 at 07:28 PM |
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yes they do look good......and the quality is.........price is even
better
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| posted on March 7th, 2008 at 07:29 PM |
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I'll post pics when on my 58
You running a set Craig?
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Craig Torrens
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| posted on March 7th, 2008 at 07:53 PM |
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not yet, I have the 1 5/8th stainless merge setup (standard)............I was thinking of getting a set for the ragtop.
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| posted on March 8th, 2008 at 06:53 PM |
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Sorry bout the time to reply.
The exhaust was complete from start to finish with a BIG stainless steel glasspack resonator. It was off to the right hand side of the engine tucked
up beside the engine. You could not see it from the back of the car. It has the biggest dump pipe Ive ever seen on a VW exhaust, (3 inches at
least). George actually had to grab the correct resonator for me as the same one does NOT fit a bug. I understand that it is the same size and the
inside is the same but it sits somewhere else under the car.
It is the size of a Fat Boy.
Hope this helps. regards
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| posted on March 8th, 2008 at 07:08 PM |
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This is exactly what it looks like
http://www.vwparts.net/A1SW158.html
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| posted on March 8th, 2008 at 09:43 PM |
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Thanks again dude... appreciate your reply.
Reub
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| posted on March 19th, 2008 at 11:03 AM |
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Mine just arrived in Darwin... It's bloody AWESOME
Full Stainless tig welded all at a fantastic price.
I'm not sure if he has any more left as mine was the second last set available. George has more coming but they are 3 months away...
I'll post some pics once it is on the car.
Reub
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| posted on March 19th, 2008 at 11:05 AM |
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Reub, is that a magnaflow muffler, looks very similar to my setup but up under the guard.
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| posted on March 19th, 2008 at 12:42 PM |
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I thought it was supposed to be a magna flow muffler....but it's not.... is still of nice quality though but can't comment on the flow
characteristics unfortunately.
Reub
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| posted on March 24th, 2008 at 09:42 PM |
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I thing Tiger's 'sidewinder' uses a magnaflow.... These re-pops are a pretty close copy.... From the outside at least... How's she sound Reub?
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| posted on March 28th, 2008 at 10:38 AM |
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Sorry for coming in a bit late on this one since you've already bought one Reub...I'm running one on my 1955 motor which I ran in portland with the
muff on. But they are a copy and not a real one from A1 in Cal as Humpty pointed out. Mine was finished beautifully and looks and sounds awesome but
the fit was appalling. Yes the flanges are nice and thick
but the stud holes are way too big making it impossible to centre the port in the flange for best flow-i ended up making 8mm washers with a half moon
cut out of one side to centre it. Also had to elongate the holes on both J tubes sideways so the flanges would meet the head squarely. You get what
you pay for i guess but i would still buy one again despite the necessary tweaking required because the design is great, ground clearance is great,
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