Luke_Healey
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I'm curious about the types of mufflers available for Spridgets.
The reason I ask is because my two 66 Sprites were vastly different in the way they sounded. My first sprite had the crimped corner muffler that most likely was its original. It's item 12 in the Moss Motors diagram:
https://mossmotors.com/Graphics/Products/Schematics/SPM-014.gif
My current Sprite has an oval style muffler that resembles style 11 in the diagram. My current muffler is much quieter.
I'm wanting the cackle and snap that the original had, but I have no idea what my options are, or where to purchase them. I found this video ony youtube that sounds very similar to my old Sprite's exhaust. The quick revving, and the hollow cackle.
Both mufflers are straight though, so I assume the baffling material is different in one than the other.
[video:youtube]https://youtube.com/watch?v=WTzATjuvHKk[/VIDEO]url="https://youtube.com/watch?v=WTzATjuvHKk"]https://youtube.com/watch?v=WTzATjuvHKk[/url]
So what options do I have for a more sporty/race sound? I suppose I could just run a piece of straight pipe and see what it sounds like.... Nobody around here seems to care, with all the people on Harleys and whatnot.
The reason I ask is because my two 66 Sprites were vastly different in the way they sounded. My first sprite had the crimped corner muffler that most likely was its original. It's item 12 in the Moss Motors diagram:
https://mossmotors.com/Graphics/Products/Schematics/SPM-014.gif
My current Sprite has an oval style muffler that resembles style 11 in the diagram. My current muffler is much quieter.
I'm wanting the cackle and snap that the original had, but I have no idea what my options are, or where to purchase them. I found this video ony youtube that sounds very similar to my old Sprite's exhaust. The quick revving, and the hollow cackle.
Both mufflers are straight though, so I assume the baffling material is different in one than the other.
[video:youtube]https://youtube.com/watch?v=WTzATjuvHKk[/VIDEO]url="https://youtube.com/watch?v=WTzATjuvHKk"]https://youtube.com/watch?v=WTzATjuvHKk[/url]
So what options do I have for a more sporty/race sound? I suppose I could just run a piece of straight pipe and see what it sounds like.... Nobody around here seems to care, with all the people on Harleys and whatnot.