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| Author: | KBB_of_TMC [ Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:52 am ] |
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Who makes a good quality muffler today? The expensive Walker I bought only lasted 15K miles or so before rusted through. |
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| Author: | wjajr [ Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:26 am ] |
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Cool to cold weather, short trips, not getting engine & exhaust up to temperature will all contribute to an early exhaust rust-out. One has to drive the car ten or more miles to heat her warm enough to drive off all condensation from the exhaust system, particularly one with a muffler stuffed with fiber glass located near the rear of the car. Also the condensation weep hole has to located at a low point when muffler is installed, otherwise a small pond will form in there… |
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| Author: | Joshie225 [ Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:39 am ] |
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There are a lot of stainless steel mufflers available. What's the application? |
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| Author: | Dart270 [ Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:00 pm ] |
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I just installed a stainless "Jones" brand big boar muffler on my truck. Nice sound, not too cheap, appears well built. Lou |
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| Author: | KBB_of_TMC [ Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:13 am ] |
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Thanks. The orig. muffler lasted ~15 years, the replacement ~3 under more-or-less similar conditions (except the old one saw Michigan winters w/ lots of snow&salt, while here in Virginia there's very little snow&salt), which makes me suspect that their best Walker muffler isn't as good as it ought to be - it seems to have rusted from the inside out in more than 1 place. I had installed all Walker parts from the converter back along with the muffler, and the fit & finish just wasn't nearly as good as I expected from Walker. This is for my (inherited) Ford '92 3.0L base V6 Ford Taurus: ~9x5x19" oval body, offset 2" inlet & opposite offset 2" outlet. I've looked a bit but haven't seen a stainless muffler that would fit very easily. I'm just looking for a stock-ish replacement that will last and a good quality manufacturer. My Maremont (sp?) mufflers on my '71 Plymouth are from the early '80s and still seem just fine, but I suppose I'll have to replace them some day and then I'll probably go stainless from the manifolds back. |
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| Author: | Joshie225 [ Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:25 pm ] |
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This might sound a bit sporty, but it should last. http://www.magnaflow.com/02product/shop ... in&id=8873 http://www.amazon.com/MagnaFlow-11264-S ... B000XQQ0B4 It's amusing that your 3 liter Ford has a smaller exhaust system than my 2 liter Neon. |
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| Author: | KBB_of_TMC [ Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:02 am ] |
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Thanks all, esp. Joshua - that last one looks like just what I need. |
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| Author: | KBB_of_TMC [ Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:07 am ] |
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I had bought my exhaust from NAPA, and had been told by somebody it had been made by Walker - now I'm told NAPA exhaust is made by SoundMaster - so I may have been totally wrong to blame Walker and I don't know who made it. I couldn't find any maker's mark other than the NAPA # on the parts or box. My wife phoned NAPA and complained; they gave us a new muffer, but couldn't tell us what the warranty was or is (the printout just says ask). The 3 yr old NAPA muffler had holes rusted through both top & bottom and most of the insides were gone. |
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| Author: | emsvitil [ Mon Oct 25, 2010 3:15 pm ] |
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The walker quietflow I got from RockAuto (had walker part number on it) came in a NAPA box................ |
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| Author: | Eric W [ Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:15 pm ] |
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The Magnaflow I had in my Satellite lasted for around 8 years of daily use.. Was still on the car when I sold it. It really wasn't that loud. |
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