Re: *cheap* muffler, conversation (long)

["Graydon D. Stuckey" <graydon@apollo.gmi.edu>]

On Sun, 2 Mar 1997, Jerry Fields wrote:

> (Back home.) Take angle grinder, remove rust, high spots from kick over
> pipe. New muffler slips right on. Great! Cut a length of 1/4 in round rod,
> bend it into a horse shoe, bend the ears back at a 45 deg angle to go
> through rings. First attempt...too long. Cut it back. Fits
> perfectly...looks like muffler was designed for that application. Clamp the
> muffler to kick over connection and I'm done.
Jerry,

	I assume you have a welder to weld the 1/4" rod to the back of 
the muffler?

> "Well, Hon, I fixed the Audi muffler. Even with gas to get the parts, cost
> less than $25.00. Quiet as new." "You going to tell the Audi group?" "Only
> if they promise not to tell the Audi Gods that I'm running a $15.00 muffler
> on my '87 5KCST."
> 
> Muffler, Crew Chief     1-220479        14.99
> Clamp. 2 1/2            1-99312           .99
> Rod, round, 1/4 x 6     1-65351          2.29
>                                   Total:18.27
>                                     Tax: 1.00 (5.5%)
>                             Grand total:19.27

Very good!    How does it sound?   What is the brand name of the 
muffler?   Do they have 3" ID muffers?   :-)

On my 5KCSTQ, one of the presilencers is rusted through, while the rest of 
the system looks pretty good.   That's at over 180,000 miles!

Later, ---------------------------------------------------------- 
Graydon D. Stuckey 	'85 Mazda RX7 GS, no toys 
graydon@apollo.gmi.edu 	'86 Audi 5000 CS Turbo Quattro, has toys
Flint, Michigan USA	'89 Thunderbird SC, lotsa toys