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Old October 13th 04, 07:07 PM
Daniel J. Stern
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On Wed, 13 Oct 2004, Steve L. wrote:

> So where can you get a real stainless steel muffler for a 93 grand
> caravan 3.3 litre AWD.


You can't. Not an application-specific one, and most all the aftermarket
stainless mufflers are "performance" items that sound absolutely awful
behind V6s.

> I just called the dealer and the parts guy admitted that they use the
> same muffler as Midas etc. He said the supplier was Walker.


Walker makes at least two different mufflers for an application like yours
-- an "economy" item that doesn't last, a "premium QUiet-Flow" item that's
a quality product, and then there are the "Pro-Fit" universal "just about
the right size and shape" mufflers used by the likes of Midas.


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> "Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message news:<Pine.GSO.4.60.0410121507590.8768@ns7>...
> > On Tue, 12 Oct 2004, Steve L. wrote:
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> > > I had my muffler changed about 2 or 3 yrs ago at midas or speedy (can't
> > > remember) on a 93 grand caravan. It fell off this weekend. When I
> > > checked it, the muffler itself was like new but the small pipes leading
> > > to and from the muffler were all corroded. I'm wondering if Midas/Speedy
> > > are using stainless steel on the muffler but the pipes that are welded
> > > to the muffler themselves are just mild steel??

> >
> > If you patronize places like Midas or Speedy, you get crapola -- even if
> > you pay for their "premium" stuff. I doubt they installed a
> > stainless-steel muffler on your car at Midas or Speedy, unless it was a
> > cheaply-made "universal" muffler. Even the best quality name-brand
> > mufflers available for your '93 Caravan aren't stainless like the original
> > Chrysler unit was -- they're aluminized steel, same as you'll get if you
> > try to buy an "original equipment" muffler from the dealer.
> >
> > > The clamps that they used were corroded badly as well. You'd think they
> > > would use stainless steel clamps??

> >
> > At Midas? At Speedy? Pffft.

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