[Shotimes] muffler shops and flex pipe

[Donald Mallinson]

Eric,

I liked Paul's Bullet mufflers so much that I became a 
dealer for them through my DC CarCare business 
http://www.dccarcare.com

I sell them for $60 each, they are full stainless full turbo 
mufflers, you don't want the type that just go straight 
through, they are too loud for most people.  They are also 
highly polished.  Will look great for years if you take care 
of them.  If welded on, have the welder cover the mufflers 
so weld splatter doesn't get on them and look bad.

These have a great deep tone that has not changed in years 
on my V8 SHO and on Paul's V8.  Should sound just as good on 
a V6.

Ron is right, you need a good resonator in the middle of the 
system to cut down on V6 raspy sounds.  A cherry bomb type 
muffler will work for this.

Do NOT go with the 3" system.  It will be hard to fit 
without rattles, lots of expense for no gain.  If the stock 
pipes are still solid (take a small hammer or big pliars to 
them to check) the just keep them and put the new mufflers 
in the back.  Stock resonator should be fine for keeping 
away the raspy sound.

Use the OEM style gasket joint at the back of the cats.

Some people have trouble with them, but I have never had one 
go bad in over 230,000 miles of V6 driving in two cars.

If you want to order the Bullet mufflers, give me a call 
toll-free: 877-444-5504 or reply offline to this e-mail.

Any galvanized, or non-stainless muffler will probably rust 
out in 1-2 years.  If you drive ONLY 20 mile or longer 
trips, then they might last 3-4 years, but if you take many 
real short trips, expect 1-2 years service life.

That is why most mufflers have less than a 2 year warranty, 
the KNOW they will be gone shortly after that.

Good luck.

Don Mallinson

Eric Keller wrote:
> I still have the stock mufflers on after 13 years, and
> they have finally started to rust through
> 
> I called the muffler shop today to set up an
> appointment to have them put on my Summit Turbos.  He
> wasn't happy about my choice of mufflers.  I picked
> them because the shoforum guys seem to like them, and
> they were so cheap I didn't have to think twice about
> it.  In fact, they were so cheap I might get another
> kind of muffler and forget about them.  I was just
> going to have the summits installed onto the stock
> tailpipe.
> 
> 
>   The muffler guy said they would be rusted in a year.
>  That only bothers me because I would have to talk to
> this guy next year.  I have had previous dealings with
> these guys, and they are competent.  Otherwise, I
> woulda hung up on the guy, he was a jerk.  They're the
> only people around that advertise custom muffler
> installation.  
> 
> He also seemed to think that a flex pipe would cause
> vibration, and recommended that I keep the donut seal
> and hope that it doesn't fall apart again.
>  
> 
> They advertise that they install 3" exhaust systems. 
> Is there a respectable purpose for such a thing, or do
> you just put one on your 1500cc honda to get that
> lovely buzzing sound?  
> 
> Should I junk the Summits and get a better muffler? 
> What muffler? Also, I was trying to find a 2 1/4
> tailpipe that bent down like the stock one, and didn't
> whistle or sound like a train.  Wooo-Wooo.
> 
> Eric "but I do like trains" Keller
> 
> 
> 
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