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Troy, Michigan - Waldron’s Antique Exhaust won a HOTROD & RESTORATION award for 2008 Best New Product in the Restoration Category. The award recognizes a product that “demonstrates unique/innovative technology and/or benefit to the street rod or restoration industry.” The winning product was Waldron’s new VOE-2 muffler system, a unique two-way muffler that allows the driver to control the vehicle’s loudness. Joe Tonietto, President of Waldron’s, said, “We are very proud of this award. Being selected by our industry counterparts is a true honor.”
The new VOE-2 system is a reproduction of an original, 1970 Pontiac GTO exhaust system option known as ‘Vacuum Operated Exhaust’ (VOE) and includes two, dual-mode stainless steel mufflers and a control system. As an added benefit, the stainless steel mufflers are an upgrade over the original steel construction.
The VOE-2 system joins Waldron’s line of dual-mode “Driver Controlled Exhaust” (DCE) mufflers. DCE mufflers are available to fit most vehicles and universal versions are available for Street Rods and other custom car and truck applications. Each muffler incorporates a valve that changes the exhaust gas flow path between ‘Quiet’ and ‘Open’ modes. A driver-operated switch controls the system. Video links, flow rate comparisons and other DCE technical information are available on the company’s website at www.waldronexhaust.com/drivercontrolledexhaust.htm
Tonietto says the DCE and VOE-2 mufflers are more than unique; “Driving with these mufflers is FUN! It’s like having two different vehicles in one. Sometimes you have to be quiet and sometimes you want to be LOUD. With DCE mufflers, you can have it all – at the touch of a button!”
The Waldron’s team, along with Tom Hand and Jim Hall brought the product through development. Tom Hand, a veteran engineer and auto enthusiast, worked closely with Jim Hall, the inventor of the dual-mode system, to re-create the function and sound of the original. Hand researched the OEM Pontiac option and manufactured several similar systems over the past four years. Tonietto, Hall and Hand worked together to bring the VOE-2 mufflers into production for the restoration market. Patents on the designs are already in process.
Waldron’s Antique Exhaust manufactures reproduction exhaust systems including pre-bent pipes, mufflers, resonators and other components for domestic cars and trucks built from 1909 to 1980. Waldron IMPOSTOR® performance mufflers provide high performance sound and flow rates while maintaining OEM fit and appearance. The company has been proudly serving the vintage car and truck restoration and preservation community since 1960.
Contact Waldron’s at (800) 503-9428 or www.waldronexhaust.com, Waldron’s Antique Exhaust, 25872 M-86, Nottawa, MI 48098, (269) 467-7185, Waldron@waldronexhaust.com
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