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Confusion over flex pipe
Posted by Robert Davis (more from Robert Davis) on Sun, 11 Mar 2001 23:44:43
In Reply to: I Am Cornfused!, 94 9000 CSE T, Sun, 11 Mar 2001 17:32:19
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I was confused which lead to your confusion. At first I thought you were trying to change the muffler only, which seems to actually be the case, but in your second post I surmised that you needed to change the flex pipe rather than the middle muffler, or both.
If you are thinking of cutting out the middle muffler and inserting a section of flex pipe in its place, I'd advise against it. It probably would be more expensive and might degrade performance. If your only problem is the middle muffler, have a muffler shop cut the old muffler off in two locations most convenient to fabricate a straight pipe. This being if you're willing to live with the minor side effects that I described earlier. To me, the perfect tone and volume achieved overwhelms the minuses.
It is really a very straight-forward operation that any muffler shop should be able to accomplish. As I said, I had a Midas shop do mine for $50, but no one else that I'm aware of who's done it report a price this low. Another that I recall was around $100. Whatever the cost, it'd be cheaper than replacing the muffler, which if purchased from Saab includes a large chunk of pipe--from around the flex pipe to the rear muffler, I think--and a big price tag.
Posts in this Thread:
- Muffler, Jack, Sun, 11 Mar 2001 11:29:47
- Confusion abound about flex pipes but I think the confusion..., TKC, Mon, 12 Mar 2001 10:05:06
- Re: Muffler, zeke, Sun, 11 Mar 2001 12:42:01
- Re: Middle muffler, Robert Davis, Sun, 11 Mar 2001 14:10:43
- If flexpipe replaced with straight pipe, should one have the pipe, Daren, Sun, 11 Mar 2001 14:49:53
- get a comparable flexpipe from a parts store, nick
, Sun, 11 Mar 2001 16:18:04 - Replacing flex with straight section, Robert Davis, Sun, 11 Mar 2001 15:15:01
- I Am Cornfused!, 94 9000 CSE T, Sun, 11 Mar 2001 17:32:19
- Thanks for clearing that up! n/m, 94 9000 CSE T, Mon, 12 Mar 2001 00:47:44
- Confusion over flex pipe, Robert Davis, Sun, 11 Mar 2001 23:44:43 <-- Viewing This Message
- re-read post starting with Daren,,,,,, stevec in bc, Sun, 11 Mar 2001 21:02:26
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