Russ
ESR # 1537
'62 356S Notchback Hotrod
'67 S Das Geburtstagsgeschenk
'68 T Targa Sportomatic
'68 L SW Targa Sportomatic
'70 914/6 GT
While cutting it open is no problem, welding the likely paper thin rusted metal will be. No telling how much metal you’ll have to cut away to find solid enough metal to weld to.
1969 911S
1969 Datsun 2000...worth less, but more valuable
It's worth a try, what you find inside may surprise you. We had an engine on the stand one time, a 356 motor, it fired up and was holding an idle. But within a few minutes pink insulation starting coming out the tail pipes, and then came the acorns. Just imagine an engine on the stand with the muffler at crotch height, and then flying acorns at the same height, it was funny and painful. Poor mouse house was destroyed.
---Adam
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The play (or by-play) such as appears in posts 3, 4, 5, and 7 isn't adding to anyone's enjoyment. If there are personal issues involved why not take them outside the forum.
Noah , I agree the Dansks sound terrible , but the mufflers sold by Porsche sound ok . Shop for the best price .
I found a local metal guy who's going to open it up and take a look. He's fixed a few of these before. Dropping it off tomorrow, fingers crossed.
Thank you for this information. You answered my question on the sound quality of the Porsche muffler. I didn't want to buy a Dansk because of the reported tinny sound, but wondered about the sound from the Porsche muffler. Porsche muffler is not cheap but I am going to buy one. This discussion on the Leistritz has convinced me to stop searching for one.
David
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1970 911 E Coupe Signal Orange (#1414)
1979 BMW 320i
2001 Boxster S
2003 Audi Allroad 2.7T Tiptronic
2014 Jetta Sportwagon TDI DSG ( sold back to Volkswagen)
2015 Allroad 2.0 TFSI
Do all Dansks sound tinny, or just the stainless models? I've experienced (on other cars) that stainless mufflers often have a tinny sound. In one case, I tried 2 mufflers from the same manufacturer, one stainless and one mild steel. The mild steel sounded fine, the stainless one had an unpleasant tinny sound and resonance. Makes me wonder about the non-stainless Dansks.
- Arne
Current - 2018 718 Cayman, Rhodium Silver, PDK
Sold - 1972 911T coupe, Silver Metallic; 1984 911 Carrera coupe, Chiffon white; 1973 914 2.0, Saturn Yellow; 1984 944, Silver Metallic
I had a non-stainless Dansk on my car before I found the Leistritz. It was the standard early 911 muffler repro. I know I have strong opinions about this, but to me the Dansk is simply terrible. The Leistritz sound is mellow, deep, and has that classic 911 subtle whine at low RPM's. The Dansk is not only louder but the tone is cheap and raspy. The Dansk also gets much louder at higher RPM's than the Leistritz. The internals of these mufflers must be very different.