Muffler Replacement? Easy enough I can do it?
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From: Reno, NV
Muffler Replacement? Easy enough I can do it?
So I'd like to put a FM70 on my Ex this weekend. I have a Summit Racing up the street and they have one in stock that will work for the Ex. Is this something someone with a set of tools and barely any experience can do? Is it just a matter of undoing the clamps and swapping the muffler out?
Thanks! I feel like a n00b
Thanks! I feel like a n00b
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I chopped mine out with a sawzall and paid for a shop to weld it up with a short section of pipe and put a shiny tip on there for $100.
pretty decent noise IMO. at highways speeds of 60+ mph you can't even hear it
pretty decent noise IMO. at highways speeds of 60+ mph you can't even hear it
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When I installed my MBRP exhaust I also purchased the cat delete and muff delete pipes. Although the cat has a flange gasket at the front I use band clamps for everything else and swap them (the delete pipes) out on a regular basis. So band clamps make for easy swaps.
So the initial job sucks, rust, and subsequent jobs are easy, band clamps.
So the initial job sucks, rust, and subsequent jobs are easy, band clamps.
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I have a shop that's going to install a FM70 (I already purchased) tomorrow for $100 - does that sound fair? Should I pick up a tip and does it make any difference in sound? Does that seem fair and will there be any bending of pipe or anything?
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The guy at the shop was surpised I went with the 70 as he recommends the 50 on there and said it still wouldn't be bad on the highway. Anyone in here have a 50 on their Ex?
Fortunately Summit Racing has a warehouse a few miles from me so I can go get a 50 easily for the same price as Amazon.
Fortunately Summit Racing has a warehouse a few miles from me so I can go get a 50 easily for the same price as Amazon.
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No muffler for me. Gibson headers with stock converter and duals out the sides behind the rear tires.
I know get better gas mileage and it has a deeper sound.
I know get better gas mileage and it has a deeper sound.
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Mind telling us what parts you used specifically? I couldn't find a cat delete for the excursion V10. It's not too loud with headers. no cat and no muffler? I don't mind "loud" but i though gas (non turboed) engines roared with open exhausts?
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