Re: type 44 rear muffler el cheapo replacements?

[iviarty@juno.com]

Recently had the muffler (el cheapo) and cat done on my 87 5ks at an
independent muffler shop.  Out the door in under 200 bucks ($170-$180)  I
think the muffler was somewhere around $25-$35 alone.

-Marty	

1987 5000S
1988 5000S (3500rpm in L1 at 5mph!)



On Sat, 04 Sep 1999 14:36:03 -0700 only5kgt@uswest.net writes:
>After my second rear-end collision in my now-departed 5kcst, I had a 
>Midas shop
>which had been recommended by a local performance warehouse store weld 
>up a new
>cat-back setup. They used a muffler much like a Flowmaster (Midas 
>knockoff?)
>with straight-through flow. The whole job cost around $300 and sounded 
>great. I
>think the muffler alone was around $70. Sorry I don't have a PN... I 
>realize the
>5ks has a smaller exhaust than the Turbo, but there ought to be 
>something
>cheaper out there.
>Regards,
>Rob
>
>Stephen Bigelow wrote:
>
>> The rear muffler on my non-q, non-turbo, auto 5000s has seperated 
>the shell
>> from the baffles after only about 15 months of use. Pipes are fine. 
>Has
>> anyone had any success with a bolt or weld in replacement for just 
>the
>> muffler?
>>
>> Bosal replacement is $230-285Cdn, Speedy wants $300-ish...but to me, 
>it's a
>> 2" centre inlet/outlet, 17" body, and about a  5" by 8" oval. 
>Cripes, Speedy
>> has mufflers for $25!
>>
>> Anyone done a Thrush etc. replacement here?
>>
>> Steve Bigelow
>> Ottawa ON
>> 1984 5000s "Audrey"
>
>
>

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