Stock exhaust on a Dual Carb 1776?

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I am currently running a custom header system on my dual carb 1776 and wondered (I understand back pressure and the reason for headers)if there is a great loss of power if I converted over to a stock exhaust system. I'm looking for a quieter ride. Anybody gone this route? Thanks, Stevie

[VWAdam]

I know a guy that has a dual carb 1776 in his Bug (74 Super), and he is running it with the pea shooters, and has been for almost two years now without problems. I don't know about you, because you will have the single tip Bus exhaust. What kind of muffler do you have on your header? Every car I have seen with a single quiet pack is fairly quiet.

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I forgot to mention that it is a dual muffler and dual tailpipe setup. I don't know much about the mufflers. The bus came with this exhaust system.

[TimGud]

You would loose some power. I run a quiet pack on my bus and its not loud. I wouldn't go back to a stock muffler on it.

[overweight-whiteguy]

quiet packs should not be that loud. thus "quiet pack". when you first start it up, put your hand over the tailpipe. if you hear much more that a slight rumble and the engine clicking away then you have an exhaust leak. i put dual quiet pack on my bus and didn't like it at all. it sat crooked and looked stupid to me. i sold it at a swap for $10 and got a single instead. not only do these mufflers give better power than stock, they give better gas mileage and burn cleaner.

[dougrbutler]

Thanks for the info. I'll look into the "quiet pack" this weekend.