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



"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message news:<Pine.GSO.4.60.0410121507590.8768@ns7>...
> On Tue, 12 Oct 2004, Steve L. wrote:
>
> > 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.