muffler options, which one? Options

[frankieshooz]

So I know this topic has been covered but I still cant seem to find a definitive answer to who out there makes the best muffler for the 914/4 2.0.
Prices seem to vary widely:
1) Bursch muffler coming in fairly reasonably in the low $300's
2) Tangerine's EVO 1V silencer coming in at around $1225
3) Dansk in about $790
4) Mittlemotor around $860.
I heard good things about the M&K mufflers but looks to be only made for the six.
I don't want loud but I do like a nice exhaust note and I wouldn't mind increased (although I realize very little) performance.
There seems to be such disparity in prices is there a discernible difference? Any insight would be helpful
Also helpful would be any info about ease of installation ...i.e. does the tangerine racing only work with SS HE's?

[jcd914]

So I know this topic has been covered but I still cant seem to find a definitive answer to who out there makes the best muffler for the 914/4 2.0.

You will never get a definitive answer because "best" is subjective.
What might be best to would not necessarily be best to you.

You have several of the "best" mufflers listed here in your first post.

I have an old Bursch I ran on my 1.7L with 2.0L SSI HEs and I liked it a lot, 30 years ago.

I have a set of 1.7/1.8 SSI HEs with a Triad muffler that came with my current 914.

And I have a 4-2-1 header system with a Phase 9 muffler on my 2.0L engine.

I don't know what I will use when I get my car running again, they all have different advantages and disadvantages.

I will start with the header system since it is already bolted to the engine going in the car.
I want to put the Triad on because they have a good rep but it is a heavy muffler.
I doubt the Bursch would last if I try to use it, I suspect it is rusty inside.

If money was not a concern I would probably go with a Tangerine Racing header system because it is a work of art and performance always counts most in my book.

Of course none of it matters until I have a car that runs again.

Jim