Hey all,
I did a search on the forum for opinions on these mufflers, but didn't find any recently.
I was fortunate to get a Supertrapp from my brother for free and thought I might stick it on the Pinto once it's ready for the road. I spent the day repainting it and cleaning up the plates, and it looks like new. I plan on buying another set of plates, and replacing the end cap as well. It is a 17" (unfortunately 2 1/2" inlet so a bit of macgyvering to be done there...), so I'm hoping there won't be any trouble with fit. My question is, how many of you guys are using these out there? Any comments or complaints?
At the moment I still have the N/A 2.3L in it, no plans for a turbo, but eventually it will be replaced by a newer 2.3 fuelie, or rebuilt just as is.
Scary...you just brought back some good memories. Back in 1982 I was running my Grandfather's (ex) 1979 Pinto Wagon, which was in mint shape. I added nice mag wheels, window film, fog lamps, a header, and YES, a Supertrapp muffler. I really liked the way you could adjust the backpressure and "sound delivery" by changing plates on it. It was a nice addition - though at the time, I'll never forget the guys at a Philadelphia Midas muffler shop laughing as they drove it out.
I didn't care - it was a sweet ride - it was my pride and joy - and I SURE wish I still had it....
Chris
I'll admit the first time I ever saw one I had NO clue how they worked. I think they look so cool though, and the adjustability is great! What sort of tone did you get out of it?
You don't really need more plates. What we always did, when Super traps were the hot item, was to put washers between the plates to space the plates apart, and get less back pressure/louder. Most people ran them with no plates, and they still were no louder than a glass pack the same length. Being 21/2" is really better, as you'll have less back pressure that way. Run it / it was free.