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HCash · 10-18-2015, 10:35 AM

Does anyone have any experience using a modern muffler in place of the tapered muffler? My 31 coupe has a hole in the muffler and sounds bad. Just wondering if a modern flow through muffler will work with a stock engine. Harv.

Tom Wesenberg · 10-18-2015, 10:49 AM

It will work but won't have the same sound.
I bought the Aries stainless muffler, so it should never rust out.

SSsssteamer · 10-18-2015, 11:44 AM

To save money, I installed a $25 modern muffler in my grandson's 1929 Tudor. His modern muffler lasted only about two weeks. While he was driving it, the motor let out a backfire and he blew the modern muffler wide open. He likes the louder sound of the A motor so he installed a straight pipe in the place of the blown modern muffler, and that was about 5 years ago. My guess is that the A muffler will handle a backfire better than a modern muffler will.

1955cj5 · 10-18-2015, 11:45 AM

I have a "modern" muffler...it was installed in the 60's or maybe earlier. It's abut 26" long and 6" diameter..... It still has a distinctive sound but it's not like other Model A's I've heard...

mlp623 · 10-18-2015, 12:11 PM

I used Aries as well and have been really happy with it. Here is my installation.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yO6yV0ZUITo

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mhsprecher · 10-18-2015, 12:15 PM

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FWIW, the Aries are supposed to be an exact duplicate of the original and does not have too much back pressure. I have an earlier replica on my sedan, which had an inadequate flange where it connects to the manifold. The car sounds more like a tractor than a Model A. I bought a used muffler that I think is an Aries to replace it. When I get around to it.

Charlie Stephens · 10-18-2015, 01:15 PM

Someone pulled up in front of my house with what looked and sounded like a stock model A. It definitely had the right sound. Under the hood was a 4 cylinder Chevy II which connected to a stock Model A muffler. If you want the Model A sound get an Aires muffler, if you want something else go to Midas.

Charlie Stephens

2manycars · 10-18-2015, 05:24 PM

The steel Aries muffler sounds better than the stainless Aries muffler. I have used them both, and the stainless one sounds to tinny for my taste.

Big hammer · 10-18-2015, 06:01 PM

First post Wecome!!! Yes a straight thru will work but not sound like an A

HCash · 10-18-2015, 08:04 PM

Thanks all for the quick responses, I am making the coupe up as a daily driver so am not concerned about the original A sound but just a quiet muffler. Thanks again to all. Harv.

Mike V. Florida · 10-19-2015, 12:19 AM

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Tom Wesenberg · 10-19-2015, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HCash

Thanks all for the quick responses, I am making the coupe up as a daily driver so am not concerned about the original A sound but just a quiet muffler. Thanks again to all. Harv.

For quiet you will want a regular muffler with baffles, and not a straight through muffler. Someone installed a turbo muffler on my 1950 Studebaker and I don't like the extra noise it makes, so I'll replace it with a stock muffler.

Willie Krash · 10-19-2015, 02:40 PM

Well heck it you are gonna change it out move the modern muffler toward the rear. Having a muffler as close to the exhaust manifold as Ford designed it requires a tough muffler.

Charlie Stephens · 10-19-2015, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HCash

Thanks all for the quick responses, I am making the coupe up as a daily driver so am not concerned about the original A sound but just a quiet muffler. Thanks again to all. Harv.

Even with a daily driver it would be nice to hear that "Model A" sound.
Charlie Stephens

10-18-2015, 10:35 AM	#1
HCash Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 25	muffler question Does anyone have any experience using a modern muffler in place of the tapered muffler? My 31 coupe has a hole in the muffler and sounds bad. Just wondering if a modern flow through muffler will work with a stock engine. Harv.

10-18-2015, 10:49 AM	#2
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: muffler question It will work but won't have the same sound. I bought the Aries stainless muffler, so it should never rust out.

10-18-2015, 11:44 AM	#3
SSsssteamer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sedro-Woolley, WA Posts: 1,023	Re: muffler question To save money, I installed a $25 modern muffler in my grandson's 1929 Tudor. His modern muffler lasted only about two weeks. While he was driving it, the motor let out a backfire and he blew the modern muffler wide open. He likes the louder sound of the A motor so he installed a straight pipe in the place of the blown modern muffler, and that was about 5 years ago. My guess is that the A muffler will handle a backfire better than a modern muffler will.

10-18-2015, 11:45 AM	#4
1955cj5 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 1,607	Re: muffler question I have a "modern" muffler...it was installed in the 60's or maybe earlier. It's abut 26" long and 6" diameter..... It still has a distinctive sound but it's not like other Model A's I've heard... __________________ Early '29 CCPU that had a 4-speed, but not any more.......in the family since '62 Last edited by 1955cj5; 10-18-2015 at 11:50 AM.

10-18-2015, 12:11 PM	#5
mlp623 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Chatham, NJ Posts: 138	Re: muffler question I used Aries as well and have been really happy with it. Here is my installation. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yO6yV0ZUITo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

10-18-2015, 12:15 PM	#6
mhsprecher Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Takoma Park, MD Posts: 2,963	Re: muffler question Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) FWIW, the Aries are supposed to be an exact duplicate of the original and does not have too much back pressure. I have an earlier replica on my sedan, which had an inadequate flange where it connects to the manifold. The car sounds more like a tractor than a Model A. I bought a used muffler that I think is an Aries to replace it. When I get around to it.

10-18-2015, 01:15 PM	#7
Charlie Stephens Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,305	Re: muffler question Someone pulled up in front of my house with what looked and sounded like a stock model A. It definitely had the right sound. Under the hood was a 4 cylinder Chevy II which connected to a stock Model A muffler. If you want the Model A sound get an Aires muffler, if you want something else go to Midas. Charlie Stephens

10-18-2015, 05:24 PM	#8
2manycars Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern CT Posts: 2,732	Re: muffler question The steel Aries muffler sounds better than the stainless Aries muffler. I have used them both, and the stainless one sounds to tinny for my taste.

10-18-2015, 06:01 PM	#9
Big hammer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Land of Lincoln Posts: 3,431	Re: muffler question First post Wecome!!! Yes a straight thru will work but not sound like an A

10-18-2015, 08:04 PM	#10
HCash Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 25	Re: muffler question Thanks all for the quick responses, I am making the coupe up as a daily driver so am not concerned about the original A sound but just a quiet muffler. Thanks again to all. Harv.

10-19-2015, 12:19 AM	#11
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida between Sarasota and TampaSouth Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: muffler question Welcome to the barn! __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

10-19-2015, 02:40 PM	#13
Willie Krash Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Phoenix, Oregon Posts: 661	Re: muffler question Well heck it you are gonna change it out move the modern muffler toward the rear. Having a muffler as close to the exhaust manifold as Ford designed it requires a tough muffler. __________________ Mike Stitt "A business that make nothing but money is a poor business." -Henry Ford