Muffler choice, trying to figure out what to do.. Options

['73-914kid]

Well, now that I've elected to keep the 914 and try to make it more quiet, I need to decide what to do exhaust wise..

I currently have a Kerry Hunter header with a Flowmaster 40 series Delta flow behind it. It sounds absolutely awesome around town, and when you get on it, it screams. But....
The freeway drone is killing me. I drive 3 hours every weekend on the freeway, and I'm going deaf because of it.

My first thought was to pick up a stock muffler and throw heat exchangers back on the car. But, I found a youtube video of a car with stock HE's and the OEM Banana muffler on it, and it sounded, well, like (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif)

Does anyone have any experience with quiet aftermarket mufflers? people on other forums seem to like the sound of Turbo mufflers, but I don't really know much about aftermarket muffler setups, other than that my 40 series is chambered, and way too loud on the freeway..


Any advice regarding muffler choice, ie. brand, type, etc. Would be much appreciated.

Tanks, Ethan

[LotusJoe]

I went with the Triad and love it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)

[JamesM]

I went with the Triad and love it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)

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From what I have heard with the triads SSI+triad seems like they way to go for a non header setup. I plan on getting one for the car I am putting together for my wife.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBf1cpu2A2k


I run the euro race headers on my auto-x car with their stock muffler and its actually pretty quiet, maybe even quiter then my other 2.0 with SSI+Bursch. No performance sound really with the Eurorace muffler. If you like a sportier sound with the headers I have heard good things about Borla mufflers on header setups.

What are you running for your intake? That can make a big difference with noise as well.