Replacing the Sprite's muffler on a budget! Bugeye Build Episode 151
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What to do when your muffler isn't muffling! the silencer, muffler or back box, whatever you'd like to call it, needed replacing! The exhaust system I first put on the car was a free, used one. Turns out the muffler was pretty much a straight pipe... not so bad for a track car but not so much on the road in regular driving. The long term goal is to upgrade the whole system with some kind of header and larger diameter pipe but that's not in the budget at the moment. In keeping with the "econo" side of things I looked for the least expensive option and this video is the result. All in I spent less that $100.00 so I would call that a win.
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Just a quick disclaimer... this may not be the "correct" way to do this job but it's how I did it with what resources I have on hand.
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Thank you for all the videos you made of your Bugeye. It is a valuable reference for me while I go through mine! 👍😃
@EconoboxGarage
Ай бұрын
You are most welcome. I glad you've found the videos of some use! Thanks for watching.
HAHA that's what sold me the bugeye I just bought :) nearly straight-pipe exhaust. yes, it's noisy, probably too noisy. Mine has a cherry bomb into a "monza" tip very similar to yours. It's very reminiscent of the days at the track when my father was driving the Mk2 Sprite as a race car. Not as loud as his, as even the cherry bomb has some muffling to it, but still plenty loud, and goes through some interesting harmonic changes through the RPMs. I have the original exhaust that's in great shape, so I could go header-back all original, but I think it would be too quiet. If I get a traffic ticket for the exhaust, I'll switch back! I can post a video but the videos don't do it justice, as you know.
@EconoboxGarage
Ай бұрын
The longer term goal is to get a more performance oriented exhaust system. Perhaps a header and larger pipe. I think the tweaked 1098 would like that!
The system you removed looked to be an old Abarth unit which had been engineered to maintain proper backpressure. I'd be surprised is the new system did not adversely impact the performance of the motor. Don't throw the old one away.
@EconoboxGarage
Ай бұрын
The muffler I removed was pretty much straight through. It was very well used! Drove the car about 150kms today with the new unit in and there were no apparent adverse effects on performance. Achieved fuel consumption of 7.0l per 100km.
I don’t know Ian, I think the old muffler sounded pretty darn good. I like my Frogeye rowdy. 😂
@EconoboxGarage
Ай бұрын
It was OK around town or for a short trip bit a too loud for a longer one!
Zoom, Zoom....Nice mod to your muffler Ian. And away you go!
@EconoboxGarage
Ай бұрын
Thanks Dan. It's worked out very well.
Great solution! I've got this half crazy idea to run a set of "Lakes Pipes" down each side of my Bugeye when I get it restored just for something different. Not sure if I'd care for the sound though.
@EconoboxGarage
Ай бұрын
that would definitely be different!
I have a similar muffler on my Bugeye. Something you should watch for is that bracket ripping the skin off the muffler. It happened to me. My solution was to make a bracket with a base so that the load could be spread across the skin.
@EconoboxGarage
Ай бұрын
Great point Trevor, thank you. I will keep an eye out for that.