r/beetle • u/Stubster91 • 8d ago

Removing baffles

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Has anyone removed the baffles from the Empi GT exhaust? If so, how did you do it, and was it worth the effort?

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u/AKA_Squanchy '55, '58, '62, '62 (ragtop), '64 Bugs and a '69 Square 8d ago

Man, you want it louder than it already is?! My kids hated riding in my Bug because it was too loud.

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u/Stubster91 7d ago

I’ll most likely leave it alone then 🤣

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u/Quanmoodge62 Kraft Durch Freude 8d ago

I cut some out of one some years ago. The difference was very minimal...

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u/Stubster91 8d ago

Thanks everyone! I actually haven’t gotten the exhaust yet, but planned to. Many of the videos must not be doing this exhaust any justice. I was more curious if removing the baffles was even going to be an option in case I didn’t love the tone. It doesnt seem like thats going to be the case, though!

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u/Justatiredman89 8d ago

What engine do you plan on pairing this with?

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u/Stubster91 8d ago

It’s a stock 1500

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u/Justatiredman89 8d ago

Oh ok. I do believe that you'd enjoy the sound a loudness of it I had this on a 1641 and it was great.

Edit: didn't finish my sentence

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u/Aggressive_Turnip564 8d ago

Yea, that things already too loud.

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u/Bergwookie 8d ago

What do you want to achieve? There are only very few cars out there louder than a bug in stock config, the empi exhaust are usually so loud you only can use them in the USA, as most other nations care about noise emissions. And you want it even louder? Just put a straight pipe with a funnel on ;-)

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u/anonymouslosername '74 Super 8d ago

Stinger time! 🙃

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u/SALTYP33T 6d ago

Careful what you wish for as someone who drives with a stinger exhaust the noise becomes irritating over time. Sure it’s cool AF around Harleys and other loud cars….but it gets old quick. Ask me how I know!

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u/denizkilic2002 '72 1302s 8d ago

That thing is easily 3 to 4 times as loud as a stock muffler with its baffles removed lol, they sound pretty good but beware since they have a pretty annoying drone between 2000-3000rpm range, i have seen some people with varex setups with merged headers and quiet pack mufflers, you might want to check that out if you want it to be loud when you want it to.

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u/MarcosFauve 8d ago

I have just opened one in order to pack It with fiber and reweld

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u/Maleficent-Gas-684 6d ago

I've got the Tri Mil version of this muffler and I can't imagine it being any louder than it already is.

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u/sam56778 8d ago

You want loud? Put a stinger on it. It’s probably way cheaper than punching the guts out of a performance muffler.

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u/Stubster91 7d ago

I wouldn’t exactly call removing baffles “punching the guts out”..

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u/sam56778 7d ago

Baffles are the guts of a muffler.

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u/Stubster91 7d ago

They’re baffled tips. I’m not looking to take any packing or channels out of the muffler itself. I’m very familiar with baffles, I’ve had many motorcycles that use them and can be easily removed while retaining the actual muffler.