356A muffler outlet ports vs. later type ??

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Jerry Haussler
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356A muffler outlet ports vs. later type ??

#1 Post by Jerry Haussler »

all;
anybody know why the 356A type muffler had the outlet ports moved closer together for the B/C/912 ?
...or is there more to it than just this detail ?
inquiring minds want to know.
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Re: 356A muffler outlet ports vs. later type ??

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Just as a guess maybe the longer S-pipes quiet it down a bit more. Last summer I drove my B for several days without the S-pipes, and it was quite noisy. It is hard to believe how much difference the pipes make.
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Re: 356A muffler outlet ports vs. later type ??

#3 Post by Jerry Haussler »

that may be... I'm wondering if the longer length plays into the performance. some say the A muffler performs better on the dyno.
now it dawns on me that this could have been posted on the main forum as it's not actually an outlaw question :?

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Re: 356A muffler outlet ports vs. later type ??

#4 Post by Norm Miller »

The longer S pipes are a lot easier to fit.
The two 90° bends on the early muffler made it difficult to assemble into the funnels.
I doubt that was the reason.
Stubbornness usually fails to resolve that quickly.
 

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