I ripped this post from my build thread because not everyone goes over there and some of the threads are huge, so it's tough to get conversation going on some items where help is needed, for reference see my garage or the build thread section, I won't link it because it's pic heavy and doesn't add much to what I need help on:
Muffler
Ok, so when I got the car the exhaust was hanging off at the catalytic converter, I welded it up, and painted the full exhaust from header to tips in ceramic header paint. The good part was it no longer sounded like a tractor since it now runs nicely through the cat, a silencer, and then out the back. What that means is it's missing a muffler. Might sound like no big deal, but it's still loud, too loud. I want to get a muffler on there, but I'd like to keep the current configuration. That means from the turn to make it a center dump exhaust instead of a passenger side dump, I have 22" of total length to the end of the tips. The length of the pipe to the tips is only 14". Assuming I'll need an inch or two at the bend to weld up to the muffler means I'm only working with 12" or so (I can shorten the tips but I'd like to keep the full length at the present 22". I've included some pics, what do you all think? The inlet pipe is 2", and I can either use the y-pipe on the current tips, but that further shortens my muffler space to about 10". So what say you GRM? I'd be willing to modify a modern muffler if it's short enough, but short mufflers seem to be difficult to find with one inlet, two outlets...
part of me wants to use something like an Aveo muffler modified with 2 outlets for tips, or something. Real Ansa exhausts are $$$, I'm interested in spending junkyard-$50 max.
