How to make a '74 1.8L sound less like a VW bug, Would this necessitate a muffler change? Muffler modification? Exhaust tip? Options

[mjsdt914]

Looking to improve the sound of my '74 1.8L ... make is less like a VW Bug ((

[Van B]

@Superhawk996 . I would call that a lightweight fab. I bought the headers used and deox’d and electro polished them with a home brew of OSPHO, battery acid, and oxalic acid. The mid pipes were new test pipes that I install cats in. And the mufflers I found on Craigslist and did a the same treatment on them as the headers. Then I did the work on the tips.

The finish you see there is the Jet Hot ceramic polish finish

@wonkipop . I just don’t think the muffler on our cars is anything more than a price point. Nothing about that exhaust was meant to optimize sound or performance.

@ChrisFoley

You may have overlooked when I said I was thinking of a 4 into 2 (2 into 1) and that I was thinking of a particular sound. I understand why you made the design choices you have for your product. But I certainly don’t agree with what you say as “the correct way”. There are many design factors that come into play. 4-2, 4-2-1, 4-1; the length and diameter of the primaries, mids, and collector. On a short mid pipe, the pulse can be into the final collector before the adjacent pulse shows up.
But in general I would agree that your order should generate slightly more torque all else being equal.