Van

I'm looking at Bursch aftermarket mufflers and wanted to know what people thought about the "dual tip" vs the "single tip".

This will be for a car with Weber carbs - does once style yield more power? Is one quieter than the other?



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racer

I've run both. The single is nice because it looks like the original style. The 4 tip is, well, different, but not in a bad way.. 6 of one , 1/2 dozen of the other.

Jay Gratton

I actually had both and I felt the car was quicker with the single. I also like the way the single one looks.

Slantnose!

I've run 'em all, too.
More low-end torque w/single, more high-end with cookie-cutter tips, etc.
The four pipe is kind-of nice (power-wise) and makes a different sound...almost like you can hear the valve overlap.
The single tip, if I remember correctly, is actually a bit louder and hums more.
I've been happily running a stock (2.0) muffler that I had jet-coated lately.

craiglwakefield

The 914 is still going to sound like a sewing machine no matter how many exhaust tips you have. I've had two 356's and they sounded like a Porsche and my SC,s sound is sweeeet. Don't get me wrong because I love my 914. In some ways its more fun to drive than my SC so the amount of tips is more for looks in my opinion. By the way I have a cheese after market muffler on my 73 914 and it sounds quite sporty (for a sewing machine

Jay Gratton

Craig,
So what kind of exhaust do you have?

Irishdriver

I reckon you have to abandon the rear skirt if you go for the four pipe. Thia has a bigger impact onthe looks than the number of pipes.

Power-wise, I have found the multiple outlet versions mean more noise and less power. I know it is wrong to generalise but...so it seems to be.

Slantnose!

Nah, late model style rear valance doesn't get in the way...

Olav A.

Go with the single.

Looks more elegant.

Jay Gratton

+1

GOSANE

I've used both. I like the single better. IIRC the dual is noticeably heaver also.

Van

I like the idea of the single.

Time to start playing around!