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Re: Muffler

To: "Elliott, Patrick" <PElliott@attws-wr.swest.attws.com>
Subject: Re: Muffler
From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 18:55:16 -0500
Cc: "'Spridgets'" <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Organization: Positive Earth Drivers Club
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Partrick

I have used Cherry Bombs (yup $19.95) for years but they stopped making
the 1 3/4" muffler. So now I go to Mienikee Muffler shops and buy their
basic glass pack for $24. It fits fine, sounds good, not too loud, but
throaty.It is a bit quieter than the Cherry Bomb. The Midas equivilant
is much louder, (I have a new one if anyone is interested)
There are more expensive mufflers with chrome tips like Monza which
sounds nice too but at twice the price.
The RC40 Mini system is a bear to fit both peices on a Sprite. It was
made for a Mini and there is no room for the second muffler unless you
hang it across the back like the later Midgets. Even then it means
cutting up a new $120 exhaust system to fit the Sprite.

Just some ideas.
Frank
Elliott, Patrick wrote:
> 
> I need to quite Spot (62MKII) down.  I have a 1275, Kent 266 cam, 3-1 Header
> and Stock carbs. Stock size pipe to a low clearance glass pack to a
> resonator from something Japanese. I have a whole lot of Brrraaapp factor
> now, plus the pop, snap,  and grumble of deaccelerations. I can't sneak up
> on anyone. Guys on Harleys give me dirty looks.
>  This is just obnoxiously loud.  I thought it was neat at first, but now
> It's starting to annoy the misses. I want to keep good flow, but try to
> quite it a bit.
>  I'd like to know what some of you are using. Could any of you suggest a
> good, low cost, available in the States, muffler that will fit.
>  Mini Mainia suggested the RC40, but I have no idea of what this looks like
> or how it performs.
> 
> 
> Patrick Elliott
> (916) 857 6420 *
> (916) 803 3775 A
> (916) 857 6437 *
> Western Region Switch Ops.
> 10030 Goethe Road.
> Sacramento, Ca. 95827

-- 
Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
Lots of LBCs
http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut

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