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356A muffler outlet ports vs. later type ??
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 6:38 pm
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.
TIA
jerry
Re: 356A muffler outlet ports vs. later type ??
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 8:27 pm
by Martin Benade
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.
Re: 356A muffler outlet ports vs. later type ??
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 10:31 pm
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
Re: 356A muffler outlet ports vs. later type ??
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:08 am
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.