looking for moar quiet. half bridge
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i think its a CSC muffler, i've got one here for another car and its really similar in detail.
i've done some experimenting, and i think the tip design is the key piece. with my PP running though a 3" borla, its as loud as you'd expect. but i have this resonated tip thing i clamp on it when i'm around the house, and it makes it quieter than the turbo car, with no real change in performance.
in theory the noise is the difference between the negative side of the exhaust pulse, and the positive side of the exhaust pulse (think of a speaker cone), and with the rotary this is big, as it goes supersonic. what the small diameter tip does is let the pulses stack up, which lets them even out a bit. which really cuts the noise down. if the pulses are damped enough the tip can actually be quite small and still flow enough to not really effect power.
that is my theory anyways, not sure its technically correct, but it seems to work in practice
i've done some experimenting, and i think the tip design is the key piece. with my PP running though a 3" borla, its as loud as you'd expect. but i have this resonated tip thing i clamp on it when i'm around the house, and it makes it quieter than the turbo car, with no real change in performance.
in theory the noise is the difference between the negative side of the exhaust pulse, and the positive side of the exhaust pulse (think of a speaker cone), and with the rotary this is big, as it goes supersonic. what the small diameter tip does is let the pulses stack up, which lets them even out a bit. which really cuts the noise down. if the pulses are damped enough the tip can actually be quite small and still flow enough to not really effect power.
that is my theory anyways, not sure its technically correct, but it seems to work in practice
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A friend of mine bought a long primary system last fall and he had to do some major surgery to it to get it to fit his car (an '81). I'm wondering if he got a "New" system and they don't have their jigs correct.
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Is it still mongo thick material or is it lightweight stuff?
A friend of mine bought a long primary system last fall and he had to do some major surgery to it to get it to fit his car (an '81). I'm wondering if he got a "New" system and they don't have their jigs correct.
A friend of mine bought a long primary system last fall and he had to do some major surgery to it to get it to fit his car (an '81). I'm wondering if he got a "New" system and they don't have their jigs correct.
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Is it still mongo thick material or is it lightweight stuff?
A friend of mine bought a long primary system last fall and he had to do some major surgery to it to get it to fit his car (an '81). I'm wondering if he got a "New" system and they don't have their jigs correct.
A friend of mine bought a long primary system last fall and he had to do some major surgery to it to get it to fit his car (an '81). I'm wondering if he got a "New" system and they don't have their jigs correct.
This long primary system will be going on my 79', so I hope it'll fit right and no surgery involved.
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#39
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Yeah not sure. But I highly doubt RB is going to sell a cheap quality muffler, especially since it's manufactured in Italy. The full sp system will be going on tomorrow, so we'll see...
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Well its not their fault, the manufacturer changed it, not them. They are still quality pieces but it's built more like the universal now, which I just don't like. It's probably the same after a while, RB claimed the pitch would change as the resonators broke in. We'll see.
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welp, there's a power pulse for a '79/80 on CL for $200, brand new still in the packaging. has some surface rust from water getting in the bag but he assures me it's surface only, think im gonna pick this up, get it welded on and will report back
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Yep , I got my setup used for $400 bucks but its the older version and its heavy as hell. I just
replaced the header because it burn through. I was thinking about replacing the muffler because
I think its making rattling noises but I wont if the new ones are not the same. I like the sound
I have and it performs very well from what I can tell. It is not straight through either. Can't even
see daylight through it if I remember right.
replaced the header because it burn through. I was thinking about replacing the muffler because
I think its making rattling noises but I wont if the new ones are not the same. I like the sound
I have and it performs very well from what I can tell. It is not straight through either. Can't even
see daylight through it if I remember right.
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I have the newer center section which uses bullet shaped SS presilencers. It's very light. Also the newer muffler that is straight through. It is just two 1" or so perforated tubes split or Y'd apart down to the tips. It is joined internally by the perforated 2.375" inlet tube.
I've tested an earlier one that had the heavy center section and the slant cut tip muffler. It sounded good too.
I've tested an earlier one that had the heavy center section and the slant cut tip muffler. It sounded good too.
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I'm really interested in when the change from chambered to straight through happened. The straight through would be best for anything over a street port...
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I bought my midpipe/rear muffler from Paul Aber around 2013ish. I think. Anyway it was like ten years old when I bought it, so we can use that as a minimum year for straight through mufflers.
Note that ALL '81-82 exhaust systems use the same muffler as the Long Primary (Street Port) exhaust system and NO '79-80 or '83-85 exhaust systems use it.
Note that ALL '81-82 exhaust systems use the same muffler as the Long Primary (Street Port) exhaust system and NO '79-80 or '83-85 exhaust systems use it.
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I bought my midpipe/rear muffler from Paul Aber around 2013ish. I think. Anyway it was like ten years old when I bought it, so we can use that as a minimum year for straight through mufflers.
Note that ALL '81-82 exhaust systems use the same muffler as the Long Primary (Street Port) exhaust system and NO '79-80 or '83-85 exhaust systems use it.
Note that ALL '81-82 exhaust systems use the same muffler as the Long Primary (Street Port) exhaust system and NO '79-80 or '83-85 exhaust systems use it.
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agreed. if they actually did have a chambered one, it was at least 15 years ago. if there even was a chambered one. my friend has an older (he got it used in 1994!) slanted tip system, and next time i'm up there, i'll check it out
#50
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Maybe the less restrictive muffler design is key to what a bridge or pp will want, but the older chambered design wasn't so good on them.
This actually brings the thread full circle to the original point. Sounds to me that the current stainless/straight through system would be a great match to your half bridge..
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