Frankenmuffler finally done, a 1.7 can cut into a GT look Options

[Scott S]

Hi All
Well it is done. I finished the two mufflers. The first isn't a very good picture, a tad dark and being that it is installed, you cant see a whole lot. It is a stock 1.7 muffler that I cut open to see how it was baffelled (sp) - I will post a diagram of the inside. I then used the same technique of cutting some holes and welding on new tail pipes. The tail pipes were made from race megaphones - just because I liked the look of the "cookie cutter" on the inside. I used a brass freeze plug in the stock tailpipe hole - you can just barely see it between the J and 9 on the attached pic.
Car is actually not to terribly loud - especially at idle. It definitely gets louder as the RPMs increase. Performance wise it is tough to tell. I did notice one thing - if I was on it (3/4+ throttle) and then had to quickly hit the brakes, and then mashed it back down to 3/4+, it felt like it had a flat spot power wise. It was really hot for the drive home with lots of stop and go. I dont not know if that is what was causing this. I did do a quick mixture adjustment, but I still felt it.
One great thing - it was pushing 100 degrees and I was in stop and go traffic - I never got above 190 on the 40 minute drive home!