Date:         Mon, 12 Jul 1999 06:25:20 -0400
Reply-To:     Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Disappointing sound from new muffler
Comments: To: kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>

Ken-
What is the brand? Or is it one of those SERIOUSLY after market mufflers
that just comes wrapped in plastic, with a little tag that says "muffler,
Vanagon, 1983-91". Where did you get it?
I used to run a Pacestter "Eliminator" on my first 1976. It was good an
quiet, but I had to have the tailpipe welded back on within a week after it
fell off.

Cheers,

G. Matthew Bulley
Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
www.bulley-hewlett.com
Cary, NC USA
888.468.4880 tollfree


-----Original Message-----
From:   kenneth d lewis [SMTP:kdlewis@JUNO.COM]
Sent:   Sunday, July 11, 1999 7:39 PM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        Disappointing sound from new muffler

Greetings and salutations;

        The new after market muffler and cat have been installed about
three weeks now. I am quite disappointed that it does not sound much
better than the old, rusty, swiss-cheese, piece of junk that it replaced.
It emits a flatulent, weazing burble that sounds like I need a new
muffler. I checked all the joints with a stethoscope to look for leaks
but all is tight.
        I ran into this problem with an after market Porsche muffler made
by Dansk that was about two thirds the price of OEM. I get the feeling
that this might be a third world economy knock off  without the
acoustical engineering i.e. looks identical from the outside but not the
inside. Anyone else notice this?

Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe

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