Alternative Exhaust Setup for 4 Options

[7TPorsh]

I have a 1970 4 with exchangers but no heat hooked up and no plans for it. Dual Weber 40IDFs and cam.
I currently have a Bursch type exhaust. It's really loud. I like loud but this sounds bad. And I want smoother, deeper sounds. Also i get an enormous amount of heat in the rear.

Finding an inexpensive header seems impossible. So wondering if anyone has done a setup similar to this.

Use the J pipes from a late model and turn them around....attach turbomufflers or magnas and then route the pipe out the back.

Would this kill any torque or power I have? Would it be quieter?

[Dave_Darling]

Joining the two pipes on one side together is one of two things (IMHO) that kills the power in the 75-76 2.0 cars. (95 DIN HP, down to 88 DIN HP.) The other is the tight 180-degree bend just after the F-shaped downpipes.

I've heard one car with the F-pipes and straight pipes back to Supertrapps. To my ears, it sounded simply awful. I've tried to block it out of my memory, frankly.

If you're designing your own exhaust, join the pipes properly! Or, since you say you can't weld, pony up the $$ to have someone design and build one for you, or get one of Tangerine Racing's mobile works of art.

--DD