> 1. Should the exhaust pipe on both sides of the muffler be the same
> diameter?
Not unusual. Many cars are like this from the factory.
> 2. I've heard talk of "glass packs". What do these sound like in
> comparison to a standard muffler?
Depends. If the car has headers, a glasspack will probably be too loud. If
the car has a stock manifold, the glasspack will sound sporty, but not
overly loud for most people.
> 3. Any recomendations on what to put on a daily driver 1600? I don't
> want it too loud but I would like to be able to hear a nice purr from the
> exhaust.
Before I decided to autocross my 2000 seriously, I had SU's, stock manifold,
2" pipe and a glasspack (Walker brand) It sounded deep and throaty, but not
too loud. Under full thottle acceleration, the exhaust noise was just a
little louder than the noises coming from the front of the car (intake, fan,
etc). Very sporty sounding. When I installed headers, 2.25" pipe and other
goodies, a single glasspack could be heard for several blocks. Just too loud
for street use. I installed a Dynomax "Ultra Flo" muffler (straight through
like a glasspack, but in a case 3"x8"x15") and it's acceptable. On the loud
side, but acceptable. For a daily driver with headers, I'd recommend a
"turbo" muffler. Many companies make these, in many sizes. The only bad
point is they tend to sound like "bb's in a mayonaise jar" when
decelerating. Sort of like a raspy fart. If you use a resonated tip or a
glasspack in series, that annoying aspect goes away.
Hope this is hepful.
Rob Robinson
CSP 67 2000
Roanoke, Va
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> Thanks,
>
> Matt Peterson
> '68 1600
> Zimmerman, MN
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