Exhaust options, want your opinion Options

[Ben and Ralph]

So I have a couple more things to deal with before I upgrade my exhaust but I still want to get a good idea of what I want to do with it. I have a 72 1.7 with 93mm pistons (basically a 1.8) with 1.8/1.7 ssi heat exchangers and a monza ehaust. The monza muffler is really heavy and apparently restricts exhaust flow but i love how loud it is. Im wondering if A) swap out the monza for something else, triad (don't really like the look), custom muffler.. ect. and keep the ssi's B) Swap out the heat exchangers for kerry hunter, european race haeders, custom headers, ect along with a different muffler. I want your opinion, I don't really care about having heat as it does not get cold here in southern cali, I want an exhaust system that can possibly bring me a bit more hp, looks good, sounds nice and loud, and doesn't cost a fortune $$$$. Love the look of the 914/6 gt muffler, too bad I don't have a 6!

[Brian_Boss]

OK, if somebody was brave enough to recommend the Monza, I will risk ridicule and offer my thoughts.

1) Keep your SSI's. The only noticeable gain you would get by replacing them would be by going to the full Tangerine system.

2) If you want something louder than stock, I think the Bursch "Quiet" (the one w/ a turbo style muffler, not the glasspack) is the best balance of cost/sound/HP.

3) On my 4 cyl car, I have a Bursch that on which I replaced the muffler with a Magnaflow. I think it's the best _sounding_ 4 cyl exhaust I have heard (no performance claims made). Not ridiculously loud but a cool aggressive, raspy exhaust note with no drone.

4) I have wondered what you would get if you took a stock 914 2.0 muffler and performed something similar to the 911 "sport muffler" mod. That is, add two straight outlets in the center and close off the existing side outlet. I have never seen the inside of the 2 liter muffler so I have no idea if this will work.

[scott_in_nh]

3) On my 4 cyl car, I have a Bursch that on which I replaced the muffler with a Magnaflow. I think it's the best _sounding_ 4 cyl exhaust I have heard (no performance claims made). Not ridiculously loud but a cool aggressive, raspy exhaust note with no drone.

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Me too, but I used the magnaflow turbo with fiberglass packing and went as big as could be made to fit. It sounds great!

That said if I had the $$ I would go with one of Chris' new center outlet mufflers in a heartbeat.....