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On a stock engine ,I would recommend a single muffler setup because it helps with the backpressure the stock motor was designed to run with in the first place.On a stock motor , the extra power comes from the extractor itself (not the muffler),BUT you still need backpressure to keep everthing happening;-). Erkson, Toby wrote: > I know Remus makes after-market exhaust systems for water-cooled > cars. They > are a $quality$ $brand$. Autobahn International Motorsports in > Hillsboro > (http://www.autobahnint.com/) sells 'em. I talked with on of the > store/shop > president (Pete) and he's a knowledgeable and helpful guy. Though > it's a > modern car specialty shop he drives a late model Type II, Bright > Orange with > white roof, Mercedes rims and he knew exactly what a Type III was! He > also > let us check out the '73 Espada Lamborghini in the back room! Chevy > 8-cylinder my ass, let's put in an Italian 12-banger! :) > > Merged exhaust for Type I/III...same thing. The merged exhaust is for > > extracting more performance from the engine and doesn't play a [major] > part > in the exhaust note. However, when changing the exhaust headers you > will > need to change to a non-stock muffler as well. For a stock engine I > would > recommend a dual quiet pack; a single QP would work okay. For a loud > voice > use a stinger -- remove the baffle to silence anyone on a > Harley-Davidson > ;). The stinger won't help until you hit high rpm and in a > bigger-than-stock engine. > Toby Erkson > air_cooled_nut@pobox.com <-- Please use this address for email > '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed > '75 Porsche 914 1.8L, ORPCA member > '95 VW Jetta GL 2.0L, boringly bone-stock > Portland, Oregon, http://www.pobox.com/~toby_erkson/ > > >-----Original Message----- > >Anyone heard of a "Remus" (This may be an incorrect > >spelling) exhaust? I believe this is what was on the orange > Notchback. > >I am looking for a different exhaust system for my Notch, and I > haven't > >heard of this. Didn't someone make a "merged" system for a > >Type 3? I only > >see advertisments for a Type 1. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org