Custom mufflers

Talk to Carey Hines (@chines1) at Beck/Special Edition.  They make rear and mid engined Subaru-powered cars and fabricate their own exhaust.  Mine (a mid-engined 356 Coupe) has 2-into-1 headers on both sides that empty into small Borla mufflers.  Looks and sounds great.

Smallcar.com

Or any of the Subaru-into-Vanagon conversion people. Do some searching, you'll get lots of ideas.

Here you go:

https://smallcar.com/vanagon/2...header-beta-product/

EDIT:

Sorry Jeff, I didn't quite understand what you were asking earlier. Can't really help either.

@Jeff Hicks posted:

I'm looking to make some custom mufflers for my EJ25. I need to direct the exhaust forward and then swing back to my custom exhaust pipes. Need to fit it between the engine and axles. Its not in a speedster but I know you guys know a lot of stuff.   Even if I have to make them myself, that's fine. Just could use some leads/ ideas. Thanks!

Jeff

I paid for the first exhaust on my speedster, and didn't care for it. I've built about a half-dozen since. I buy mandrel bends, mufflers, any flanges or collectors, and one piece of pipe from Summit Racing. The bends come in various radiuses - on a speedster, the space is limited, so it's generally the tighter the bend the better, but not always.

When you start building, you're going to need to make and then remake a few bends. I just tack-weld them together with a mig welder. Once I'm 100% sure, I finish weld them.

This procedure means that using stainless pipes or even aluminized tubing is out. It's raw steel for me.

This is why the real exhaust builders like A1 have my undying respect.

Got several ideas, I just need to figure out how to fab a muffler or who could make two for me. They can be vertical and need to fit between the engine and the axles. Illyry and get the exhaust tips and such mounted and show you where I need them to go.

Jeff, this is for your Coyote isn't it? Feel free to post up any pictures of the build.

For a Subie it is sensitive to either being of equal lengths or unequal lenghts I think.  Hence the sound will be affected depending  on what you choose.  A custom Subie shop could make you one if you need it but to buy one already done I am sure Carey must have some already made.

@Carlos G posted:

Jeff, this is for your Coyote isn't it? Feel free to post up any pictures of the build.

Yes it is. It's rear engined but no room for exhaust behind the engine. I have to route it forward then back out the exhaust pipes. I have a U pipe but I think I need to put a muffler in that area instead.

With no room back there I wonder why you need two mufflers.

Here's my MGTD Suby installation. No room behind the wheels cuz the engine is supposed to be in front! We used the stock downpipe stubs as in the stock configuration. I insisted on using one of the stock cats as well to take the 02 readings where the stock CPU wants to get them from. Behind it all, a small straight-through muffler. Tailpipe still missed the "stock" location by three inches but no one points and laughs. 

I need 2 mufflers: one for each side as I have no place to put just one with all the in and out exhaust tubing and dual exhaust pipes.

Looks amazing!!!! Can't run that under my car though. 

Those water coolant pipes are interesting any issues with clearance?

What size are your coolant lines?

1.5". No clearance issues. Everything was a tight squeeze but it works. Have an Engine Guard monitoring temps and even with the coolant line being as close to the exhaust as it is, stays cool as a cucumber.

I'll be running 1.25" lines from the torsion tube forward. Going down the middle as I don't have room on the outside of the "pans". Need to find silicone 1.25 to 1.5 adapters.

That's nothing subi-related, but the guys at Subiworks in SoCal are a great bunch and I'm sure could help you out. Subi conversions are what they do.

Here is a custom exhaust Carey built from the Header and muffler he gets from A1. It sounded perfect and ran amazing. The muffler is one that A1 supplies that has the inlet and outlet on the same end.

That looks cool! Won't really work for my setup though.

How is the lower coolant line hooked up?

It is a modified stock thermostat housing to allow the correct angle for clearance and to accommodate a nice AN fitting. Special Edition does amazing work.

Yes they do. Visited twice!