I am looking for a muffler that will duplicate the sound of a Walker Continental from the mid 60's. If memory serves this 72 year old mind, the Continentals that I had back then were quite long ( perhaps 36 inches ). They were the common tube style with gl*** packing. Walker doesn't list a tube style anymore.Cherry Bomb was similar . However they had a much rougher sound. Any direction would be much appreciated.
Hey Knuck, if your ears are anything like mine, louder might be better! On the other hand (or ear...). Anyway Porters maybe? I also understand that Jegs will custom make mufflers. My nephiew ratrodder, had them make an exhaust system for a fire truck when he worked at a fire museum a few years back.
Hello, For us in the early 1961 era, sound from the 1958 stock mufflers on our 58 Impala was getting a little old. We wanted something that would make the sound as strong as the motor actually sounded when idling or accelerating. By 1961, we had a Racer Brown solid lifter Cam, a C&O Stick Hydro, some head work, plus 4:56 Positraction gears for our short daily drives in our cruising grounds and high school. Our friend in Los Angeles told us about some truck mufflers and when we said they were too long, he offered a solution that we could not p*** up for the 58 348 Impala motor. It was a set of long tubular “Corvette Off Road” mufflers. Yes, we looked at that label and laughed…who takes a Corvette off road? But, it was a factory issue listed on the books. So, our friend got us a pair for the Impala. The overall size and length were perfect for a no modification set up on the Impala. We ran it without tail pipes exiting out below the bumper for a awhile. It sounded so mean, but not for daily driving to school and all over. Even being teenagers, there is a limit as to comfort and excitement. It was ok for acceleration on Cherry Avenue Drags and crawling through the drive-in parking lot, but for daily drives, it just got to everyone’s brain and ears. Jnaki We had the neighborhood muffler guy complete the rest of the tubing that went out below the rear bumper. It was a lot quieter and still had the sound that something was underneath the hood. So, now, it was pure comfort to cruise and on the weekends, if any full acceleration was necessary, it made everyone totally impressed in a good way. The exhaust went straight through from the down pipes back to the rear bumper. Nothing hung below the frame. Previous post: In 1959-60 they were called “Corvette Off Road” tube mufflers. It is or will be obvious that the full length exhaust pipe that exits under the rear bumper is the best for all around looks and being quiet. we have tried all sorts of exhaust tips and lengths. each has a drawback, noise or fumes... But, the full length exhaust pipe is the best all around. If your motor is powerful, the full length pipe will still make some noise, but for daily driving in stop and go or long distance driving trips, it is music to our/your ears. For comfort for your p***enger and for your own sanity, pick a muffler that is quiet and does not pop when letting off of the gas at any point in the movement. There is nothing irritating or embarr***ing to the driver if your exhaust noise draws unwanted attention as being "an idiot with a Mustang." previous post: When we had our 1958 Chevy 348 Impala, we needed some straight through mufflers to give us less restriction, but still be street legal. Since it was a Chevy dealer catalog parts number, it was legal for stock car cl*** racing at the dragstrip. The mufflers by themselves and no tail pipes made a very noticeable sound. Normal driving was a little on the loud side since the end of the mufflers were near the middle of the Impala. When we had our friend the neighborhood muffler shop owner measure everything, he just installed the tube mufflers first and we had to come back a week later. With the tube mufflers, the 348 sounded perfect, but loud. Acceleration down any street was tremendous and thrilling. After the muffler guy had all of the exact pipes ready, he welded and installed piping out to the rear. Now, the sound was very quiet and those that rode in the Impala were impressed with the slightly “toned” idle. The times at the drag strip did not change very much. But it was slightly better. Tube versus off set stock mufflers were definitely better. As far as the length of the tube corvette “off road” mufflers were, I have no idea. But they fit nicely where the stock mufflers used to be underneath and tucked in nicely. They are still around from different sources. Obviously, they are re-manufactured versions. The added long tail pipes definitely made a quieter sound, so talking inside with the windows rolled down on a hot summer night was easily done, without shouting. As nice as Magnaflow systems are, the one version of tube mufflers from Magnaflow offers, makes a popping sound on some of the high performance cars in these modern days. That is not worth the cost or effort. It makes the modern car sound like a backfiring, mistuned car. Not too nice for those people walking around. There is this young guy in the neighborhood that thinks his fastback sedan is the cat’s meow with the popping sounds when he lets off of the gas. It just sounds awful and does nothing for performance. YRMV https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...r-hot-street-car.1130653/page-2#post-12879733
Knucklenutz, the Blue *******s were smooth. Walker's "newer straight through stainless steel UltraFlows (not the welded ones) sound very similar if you get the longer and larger ones. Dad used to run the longer Blue *******s and we still run the UltraFlows.
i remember how nice the walkers sounded. not raspy or overly loud. a friend had a '58 edsel with them and got a muffler ticket (our town's cops produced a lot of revenue that way). fines were $10 and went up 5 for every infraction thereafter. he cut 'em off!
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