Probably.  The Ernst mufflers definitely have a throatier sound.
Unfortunately, the Ernst stuff is nigh impossible to find.  I believe they
have "moved on" from T3's.

Cheers, 

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Karl Wolz [mailto:wolzphoto@q.com] 
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 10:53 AM
To: 'Jeff Schwaia'; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: RE: NOW - Stainless Steel Mufflers

Jeff, 

Was the muffler you put on my Westy an Ernst?  That's what I recall, anyway.
It was fairly heavy and has a beautiful tone (love it in low roofed parking
garages, where it regularly sets off car alarms) and good power.  Big
improvement over whatever was in previously (Dansk, perhaps?).

Karl Wolz
 
 

|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
|On Behalf Of Jeff Schwaia
|Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 10:25 AM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: NOW - Stainless Steel Mufflers
|
|We're just finishing up a partial resto on a 1991 Westy that's getting 
|the GW SS exhaust.
|
|So, I'll let you know in a few weeks about the fit and finish. 
| Sure can't beat that price, and I know they're having a tough time 
|keeping up with demand.
|
|Cheers,
|
|Jeff
|
|
|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
|On Behalf Of Mills Crosland
|Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 7:55 PM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: Re: vanagon Digest - 23 Jul 2013 to 24 Jul 2013 - Special 
|issue
|(#2013-328)
|
|Any body have experience with the stainless steel muffler and/or pipes 
|sold by GoWesty? My muffler is shot, and the collector and header pipes 
|aren't looking too healthy either.
|
|---------
|>
|>Date:� � Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:55:31 -0700
|>From:� � Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
|>Subject: Re: exhaust leak, header tubes to collector on 2.1 engine
|>
|>Dansk exhausts have always been like this, it's a design feature they 
|>built into their jigs.� The set I put on my 2.1 12 years ago
|was a 1.9
|>exhaust had that flange problem too.� I ground off some of
|one side and
|>used two gaskets and exhaust sealant which seemed to work well.
|>
|>Stuart
|>
|>-----Original Message-----
|>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
|On Behalf
|>Of Alistair Bell
|>Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 8:57 AM
|>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|>Subject: Re: exhaust leak, header tubes to collector on 2.1 engine
|>
|>I was stupid not to.
|>
|>Engine was out of van when I installed them (all except the
|collector). 
|>I
|>*thought* the mis-alingment was not that bad. With engine in, and 
|>needing the van as a daily driver, I was reluctant to pull
|them off. So
|>truthfully I am annoyed by my own actions and by Dansk equally :)
|>
|>cheers
|>
|>alistair
|>
|>
|>