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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. > > > > "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. > |
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