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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jul 24, 2018, at 11:36 AM, Jim Adney <<a href="mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org" class="">jadney@vwtype3.org</a>> wrote:</div><div class=""><div class=""><br class="">Finally, I should mention that John J's Sophy had an aftermarket system at <br class="">the last invasion that I had not known about. It was a stainless steel adaptor <br class="">from his J-tubes to a stock Type 4 muffler. That seemed to fit and work really <br class="">well. The only downside I could see is that Type 4 mufflers are even more <br class="">rare and expensive than Type 3 mufflers.<br class=""><br class="">John, who sells those?<br class=""><br class=""></div></div></blockquote><br class=""></div><div>I bought mine at a swap meet, new in the box, for $50 several years again. The adapters are not stainless, but did fit up well. I did add 2-bolt flanges since I had already added those to my j-tubes years ago for the single quiet pack header/muffler I had for years.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>CIP still sells this conversion kit for $380 new, which include everything you need to make the switch. Here is a link to the kit….</div><div><br class=""></div><div><a href="http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VWC-311-251-061-FALT" class="">http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VWC-311-251-061-FALT</a></div><div><br class=""></div><div>I like the conversion since it has an integrated heat shield like the original Type 3 mufflers and the tailpipe exits in the correct location.</div><div><br class=""></div><div><br class=""></div><div><div style="font-family: Arial; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><div class="">Later,</div><div class="">John Jaranson</div><div class=""><a href="http://www.carartbyjohn.com" class="">www.carartbyjohn.com</a></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><br class=""></div></div><br class=""></body></html>