How's the Dynomax muffler?

[jdbubb@ix.netcom.com (Dan Bubb)]

Damn! It's amazing how those BIG 16Vs can build up huge backpressure
through the muffler and just BLOW those baffles right out of a
dynocrap!!
Right! That's it! Those 16Vs put out SO much exhaust volume that the
pressure has got to be at least 1/4 psi higher through the muffler and
we all know how that extra 1/4 psi is just HELL on baffles!
Maybe it was the installation! ;^)


Rabbit16v wrote:
> 
> Well, I'm sure glad it is working out for your guys on your 8vs.  Again, I
> had three in a row on the 16v go bad and a friend of mine that we put a 2.0L
> 16v in his Caddy had the same problem (went through 2 in 6 months).  Unless
> they have changed the design in the last 6 months then they are still crap.
> They start to rattle inside and sounding like crap until the baffles break
> loose and plug your exhaust.  Kinda like a cat!!  BUT, if you want one, go
> ahead and try one!  Apparently the little 8vs don't go through these
> mufflers like the 2.0L 16vs.  I also use to manage a chain muffler shop and
> their main line of mufflers was dynocrap and they were warrantied for life.
> The dynomax muffler was the muffler that we pushed and so it was the muffler
> we sold the most of.  Those customers were very grateful to have lifetime
> warranties on those mufflers because every 6 mo to a year they got a NEW
> lifetime warranty muffler!!   I worked at that particular shop for one year
> and had customers come in up to three times to re-replace their mufflers.  I
> guess part of my attitude toward dynocrap is that we sold the heck out of
> them and they ended up being crap, AND because I kept having to hack up my
> TT exhaust to add another lifetime muffler that would last a few months.
> I've been a mechanic for about 15 years and specializing in European cars
> over the last 8 years and I would never, ever reccomend a dynomax for a
> performance exhaust system.  I don't know why TT still uses dynocrap, they
> even say that they have a lot of problems with them (ask them, they'll tell
> you!!).  Adding a dynocrap muffler to a TT system would be like putting
> cams, big intake, big throttle body, port and polish on your car and running
> a dirty pennzoil air filter!
> 
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marko Latrell" <jamal_latrell@angelfire.com>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; "Ryan H" <rhock99@epix.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 4:46 AM
> Subject: Re: How's the Dynomax muffler?
> 
> > I like my dynomax muffler. Had it for 2 years and took off the cat soon
> after it was installed. It sounds fine and not too loud. I got a lifetime
> warrenty w/it, I think. I sent in the product reggie postcard. I couldve
> gotten a borla, but this muffler is just fine for me. I'd get another one.
> Its on a 8v, but I can't imagine their 16v models are worse. Peter
> thescirocco told me that this is a good muffler and he was right.
> >
> >
> > ---
> > 87 Scirocco 8v
> > 84 GTi
> >
> > On Mon, 30 Sep 2002 19:31:17
> >  Ryan H wrote:
> > >Well, my second Flowmaster is sounding worse and worse (the first one had
> bad chambers, I think this one does too), so I'm gonna go with the Dynomax
> next.  Anyone care to share their opinions?  Sound?  Power?
> www.scirocco16v.com has an article where he put on a Dynomax and lost lots
> of pull, but that was on a 2.0L.  1.8L here, nearly stock (TT cat-back +
> racing header).
> > >
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