SCHWANGAU@aol.com wrote:
>
>
> The muffler job was a dissapointment. Not that the workmanship was off.
> They are real craftsmen, there at Lightening. But the car is to darn quiet!
>
> I had them install a pipe from the header back under the center of the frame
> where it zigs sharp left and then a 180 connecting to a 15" glass pack
> directly under the boot, and then a 90 degree bend to a short chome tail pipe
> near the right side bumper. But the thing sounds like a Q45. Where did I go
> wrong!
A true glass pack has an inlet and an outlet. The innards are packed fiberglass
held
in place with a perforated inner support tube. When viewed from the true inlet
end,
these perforations poke out into the flow (like fish scales rubbed backwards).
This
is supposed to direct the noise into the fiberglass to be absorbed....it also
disrupts
the flow through the thing :( . To rid your car of the Q45 sound, take it back
to the muffler shop and
ask them to turn the muffler around. It will roar when you're done.
Chad
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