A14 straight pipe or muffler??

[head trauma johnny]

What sounds the best on an A14- 2" straight pipe or muffler (which one)?

[datzenmike]

A turbo muffler with a tail pipe. Perhaps a straight through glass pack used before it for a resonator. You did say sounds best and not loudest.

[head trauma johnny]

Yeah, not looking for the loudest but the best. What have you used (brands or links)?

[datzenmike]

I have the stock 710 resonator and pipe to the rear to keep the exhaust speed up, then I found just a regular '$25 special' muffler but 1/4" larger inlet than the pipe I have. Probably for a V8 or large 6 cylinder. I used a reducer to connect the smaller pipe to the larger muffler. It has more flow capacity than the 1 3/4" that was on it. The outlet is just a 45^o down pipe before the rear axle. It's slightly longer and bigger around than the one that was on it. It flows more with less restriction, sounds nice idling and is quiet enough on the highway.

 

If I were looking for more sound I would get a cherry bomb style straight through glass pack for the resonator and a turbo muffler behind it. The turbo style muffler is not see through but baffled and packed with sound deadener/absorbent materials. They are all basically the same so pick what you want. Restriction = quieter.... so don't go by how a 'muffler' has less restriction because it will just be louder. You are basically paying for a hollow pipe.

 

 

[Z-train]

Motors run better with a muffler.

[G-Duax]

16 minutes ago, Z-train said:

Motors run better with a muffler.

 

[Z-train]

Go back to school.

 

[Dguy210]

23 hours ago, datzenmike said:

A turbo muffler with a tail pipe. Perhaps a straight through glass pack used before it for a resonator. You did say sounds best and not loudest.

 

Lol, this is literally my setup on my B210. Very quite at idle and doesn't start getting loud until about 4000rpm.

[afracer]

Muffler sounds better, straight pipe is too loud and raspy, so are cherry bombs. Go on ebay and get a 14" case or smaller oval offset inlet offset outlet stainless steel muffler for $30-80. I prefer Borla personally.

[Tom1200]

I've got ye ole cherry bomb on mine and it sounds great but if I were driving it on the street I doubt I'd think so. I like the sound of a resonator and Ansa muffler on street cars.

[az_rat210]

Resonator to  Turbo Muffler on mine I think.  The resonator definitely helps bring the exhaust frequency down in pitch  so it does not sound like a fart can.