Muffler / Exhaust

[JMNY]

Thoughts?

I have a custom shop willing to install a MagnaFlow muffler and the pipe to the exhaust with a a chrome tip for about 330.00..

Does that sound reasonable? I called mERLIN (who was great by the way) - THEY WANT 400.00 AND change just for the muffler!!

Thoughts on the muffler and price are appreciated!

[CowboyErik]

Does sound like a good price; I wanted to stay stock so I bit the bullet, spent about $900 on a new OEM muffler and tailpipe; my old ones had rotted out completely; then the tail pipe broke out of the muffler, car sounded terrible all year; then my tranny failed; just had it re-built at $1250-$1500 range; to get tranny out, cats had to come off or I said please take them off; very THICK metal, spent 2 days sanding and grinding them down to shiny metal, then used 2000 degree fire proof paint from autozone and advance autoparts to prime then paint the new and old parts; re-installed with new gaskets and stainless steel hardware; now I can't hear the car start up! silent! and shifts like a Lexus! I think the owner before me ruined the tranny towing class 3; the rotted out class 3 hitch was the first thing I ever did to the car: took it off! Taped off flex pipe and O2 sensors!

[JMNY]

Wow. Sounds like a lot of time, money and work.
Yes. I have a hole in the interior muffler and I need to replace it.
I should get it done Monday.
It is a custom exhaust shop here in NJ.
Stainless steel MagnaFlow Exhaust - Lifetime warranty.
Building it all the way out with new Chrome tip as well.
I looked into dual exhaust - he said with the gas tank and other object it was in my best interest to avoid it.

But - I figured this is a nice system, price, custom and done by a performance exhaust company that has been in business since 1977.

I plan on having my VX for a long time - so when it needs anything I want to do it right.

Thanks!

[Gussie2000]

@ JMNY

I do have a true dual exhaust and gas tank is not a issue at all if the shop knows how to do the job

[JoFotoz]

Yup..pretty good price.

I too have a dual...One in/Two out.

The gas tank was no issue...let me know if you want pics..I'll take some.

I paid about $450..with a Super 44 muffler, dual out pipes...
...and then dual tail pipes.

Jo

[VXR]

I also have dual exhaust and a nice sounding borla

[JMNY]

So you all have a dual exhaust - on each side of the back of the VX?
He had it on the lift - and showed me what it has to go through to get to the other side. He said it can be done...but the heat does not go well close to the gas tank - and some things would be moved. I will check with him again.


Thanks!

[89Vette]

That "other thing" is probably the fuel vapor (aka purge) canister.

[JMNY]

I dont really want to move anything around. My VX is pretty much stock and while I would love dual exhausts....still nice to get the new muffler, exhaust and chrome tip installed. I have a hole in mine now...so it is time.
Tomorrow morning is my appointment with the shop...lets see what he says.
thx.

[Ldub]

I have a unusual sounding borla

Have you made an appt with some sort of medical professional with regard to that?...


Yeh..."out of context" is my new normal...

OR, at the least...playground...

Let's PLAY...

[Gussie2000]

I do have true dual exhaust,i mean each bank running independently and never had any issue with "vapors" or such and neither had to move the canister so......

[JMNY]

Custom installation was done today and I love it! Nice sound, nice custom chrome tip, but by far the difference is the power. My Muffler was in bad shape - worse than I knew - I cant believe the difference in the performance. A new exhaust/muffler system should not make that much of a difference - but it did!
Very happy - and thank you to everyone for your input/advice!

[VXR]

Yeh..."out of context" is my new normal...

OR, at the least...playground

Good luck with that

[89Vette]

My Muffler was in bad shape - worse than I knew - I cant believe the difference in the performance. A new exhaust/muffler system should not make that much of a difference - but it did!

I was talking to our Isuzu guru Jerry Lemond last summer, who mentioned the strong possibility that our mufflers have a warm-up valve inside. But he couldn't confirm it...nor could this forum.

If there were one...and it were stuck, it might explain an obstruction severe enough to cause a pronounced improvement.

???

[JMNY]

That would make sense. I cant describe the change in power enough. I have not driven a VX in 10 years - so I dont remember what it should be like - not to say I know now - but I am happy with the difference in power and the sound.