How's the Dynomax muffler?

[Rabbit16v@attbi.com (Rabbit16v)]

So would I, man, so would I!!  While I was managing the muffler shop we were
trained to tell the customers (when they came back upset that their muffler
didn't last as long as they thought it should) that the muffler had to
endure a few different things.  One was the exhaust turning to metal eating
acids once the car sat for a while (I didn't really agree with this one
although it makes some scientific sense), two was that if the car wasn't
driven on a regular basis that the moisture condensation rusted the muffler
prematurely, and the other was whether they lived close to the saltwater or
not.  Since a lot of the people that had muffler problems seemed to be of
the more mature group, then I sided with the inconsistant driving of the
vehicle being the biggest reason for failure.  Don't know for sure but since
I live in the NW (100% humidity 3/4s of the year) it could just be the
moisture!!  There could also be different levels of quality of mufflers that
shops get!  Pay more, get more, pay less, get less.  I've always believed
that buying quality, even if it cost a little more, was worth my time and
effort, I just love to find ways around that too!!

Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: "jp43044" <jp43044@netzero.net>
To: "ATS - Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@attbi.com>; "Rabbit16v"
<Rabbit16v@attbi.com>; "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: How's the Dynomax muffler?


> It's funny, I sell Dynomax mufflers and exhaust about 75% of the time
somone
> calls for mufflers or exhaust.  And I have never seen one come apart
unless
> it was abused or very old.  Recently I replaced the muffler on my uncle's
> car wich we installed a Dynomax cat-back system 7 years ago.  The muffler
> was perfect but the inlet had rusted off.  I would love to know what you
are
> doing to your cars to have such bead luck...
> Erik
> 88 16V (for sale)
> 88 Golf (Urban Insult Vehichle) (for sale)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ATS - Patrick Bureau <pbureau@attbi.com>
> To: Rabbit16v <Rabbit16v@attbi.com>; Scirocco List
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 4:02 PM
> Subject: RE: How's the Dynomax muffler?
>
>
> > I Had this 16v with a TT cat back sysem, and it had the dynomax in it...
> > broke a baffle after 2 weeks of driving it,, took it to local "race
> muffler
> > shop" and told him I needed something not to agressive (to not attract
> cops)
> > but that flows tru nicely..
> >
> > first time he put this amazing "Magnaflow" muffler.... (basically a
> stright
> > thru 8v muffler) wow the power was there, but at 3K RPM... the rumble
was
> > deffening.... so he changed it for a different version of the "Magnaflow
> > family" and it was almost perfect on power and sound balance.. but don;t
> > take my work for it... Ask Eli Meirs hes got the car now , I sold it to
> him
> > a few months ago....the cost of the muffler.... 89.99$
> >
> > too many people put a price/value on retail names out there, and are
> > spending ,much more than they need to to have a performance car.
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> > ATS - Patrick Bureau
> > '91 F250 7.3L Diesel, Super cab, 8 ft Bed, 5th wheel.
> > '98 Jeep Cherokee
> > '85 8v Prowler Orange Kamei X1 Scirocco GTX.
> > '85 8v Titian Red Scirocco (daily Driver)
> >
> >
> > =>-----Original Message-----
> > =>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > =>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Rabbit16v
> > =>Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 1:36 PM
> > =>To: Scirocco List
> > =>Subject: Re: How's the Dynomax muffler?
> > =>
> > =>
> > =>I think not, Bubb.  So, what your saying is that the installation
> > =>compromised the dynocrap muffler three times in a row?  Plus, the
> dynocrap
> > =>comes WITH the TT system and goes on ONE way?  C'mon man, who's not
> using
> > =>
> >
> >
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