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• Re: [T2] Re: Empi vs. Bugpack merged aftermarket exhaust for 77 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:11:19 -0800
  Well, I got the Danish version, and it had the dimples in the muffler, but they weren't "dimpled" enough. Still too close by...
• Re: muffler mounting bolts size 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 18:10:34 -0400
  ...know the size of the bolts and nuts for the muffler bracket and > muffler strap on a 1.9? I've got to do...
• Re: Tailpipe repair
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 10:04:04 -0400
  ...It basically rusted off and now there's just a little nub of rusted metal sticking out of the muffler. > >Two questions: 1) Is...
• Re: Warning! Do not use...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:34:01 -0500
  ...I thought I'd beat the >corrosion problem by using M8 stainless bolts and nuts for my new Bus Depot >cat and muffler. Once...
• Re: Syncro Muffler Brackets Self Destruct!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 22:06:12 -0500
  ...Nov 1999, John-Reed Maffeo wrote: > Started to work replacing the muffler on my '86 Syncro this weekend > and discovered that both brackets had...
• Re: WTB muffler strap for 85 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 21:08:23 EDT
  ...LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > I am in need of the muffler strap for my 85 Vanagon 1.9L The <A HREF="http://members...
• Re: Rock auto = smoking rock on shipping prices
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:41:52 -0600
  ...I ordered one, and wrote it off as an anomaly. > > Tonight I was going to order some exhaust, intake and muffler pipe gaskets. > I...
• Fw: 87 vanagon 2.1 muffler install used bd parts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Clayman, MD
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:31:03 -0500
  ...87 vanagon 2.1 muffler install used bd parts Hi, I just finished installing the new muffler and rear pipe and now have an...
• FW: new look for Stebro muffler
  Historical mailing list - Anderson,Chuck
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:09:16 -0600
  ...new look for Stebro muffler http://tinyurl.com/2t4b7y found it surfing. dylan
• I seem to have gotten burned... by someone in portland, ore.
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:11:25 -0400
  I bought a used cat, and muffler sold as good conditon for $40 plus shipping. The cat has broken flanges and is EMPTY. (I...
• Re: exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 14:09:48 -0600
  On 10/30/04 1:38 PM, "Dan Erlandson" <danoer1@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > The parts guy at the FLAPS that has the Dynomax muffler...
• Re rockin' new magnaflow - pn 12636
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:52:33 -0700
  I tried this muffler on my Subie 2.2 Westy Syncro and found it to be loud. Sounds like a Ducati which is fun...
• Re: NOW - Stainless Steel Mufflers
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 25 Jul 2013 19:40:27 -0700
  ...I had to wonder if it was dumb luck that I found a couple of 2.1 WBX Ersnt mufflers at a local supplier...
• Re: Muffler and Headers Report--OUTSTANDING
  Historical mailing list - David Bartolini
  Thu, 4 Sep 1997 00:03:22 -0400
  Scott McDonell wrote: > > David Bartolini wrote: > > > I recently purchased a Turbo Muffler from S & S (602-847-9000). > > > > S&S manufacturers a top quality...
• Re: Rattle in catalytic converter? 88 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Mon, 16 Jan 2006 17:48:18 +0000
  I think a more common rattle is the tin shroud over the muffler. The spot welds come loose or rust out and it rattles...
• Re: Headers and Mufflers
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:41:40 -0600
  ...Additionally the muffler tore away from the lower mounting bracket. To their credit S&S repaired this at no charge. If I ever have...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 3 Sep 2000 - Special issue (#2000-43)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 07:17:06 EDT
  ...STEBRO is presently working on a mounting system for the STEBRO/Van agon Stainless Steel Muffler for Vanagons with the 1.9 litre waterboxer...
• Re: S&S Header installation report (long)
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 21:53:11 -0500
  ...Vanagon list), Yes, I removed the muffler supports, so all that remains is the engine mount. The strap that's integral to the S...
• Re: TIICO: Is Muffler Heatshield Used? (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 20:38:57 -0700
  ...28 Aug 2001, DrCory wrote: > There is different location for the Muffler you might consider. Under the > passenger compartment. > try; http://volksweb.relitech.com...
• Dual Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Bell
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 07:33:13 -0500
  ...anyone doing this? It would make some sense if a proper muffler could be found to do both. As I look under the new...
• Re: Muffler Brackets
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 6 May 2002 10:19:47 -0700
  ...Mon, 6 May 2002, Eric Spletzer wrote: > Anybody know if the muffler brackets off a 2.1 will work on a 1.9? > > -eric...
• Re: Pop-top of carbon fiber
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 18:52:45 -0700
  On 9/7/07, Mark Tuovinen <mst@ak.net> wrote: > > Don't forget the obnoxious muffler, clear lens LED tallights, and tall > rear wing...
• Mufflers re-dux (pipe strangeness)
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:59:27 -0500
  Hello list, So I bought what I thought was a good muffler from a big box supplier (the geeks). (shame on me) for my...
• Re: More 89 Bluestar questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 15 Jan 2014 20:21:08 -0500
  ...This seam travels all around the muffler end and the outside diameter of it is slightly bigger than the body diameter of the muffler...
• Re: Muffler clamp question
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Fri, 7 Jan 2011 17:29:30 -0800
  ...I recently bought a couple of pieces for another project, very strong material, almost overkill for a muffler, but if you're like me...
• Re: E check
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 06:38:05 EDT
  ...Kate, if your in the market for a new muffler please consider the <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm"> STEBRO/Vanagon...
• Re: whats the book time for installing a new exhaust OR...
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 23:20:26 -0600
  ...The Vanagon's muffler is critically positioned with rubber mounts and muffler shops don't understand the dynamics involved. They may take shortcuts forcing...
• Non-VW: Mazda Muffler
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 11 Nov 1996 12:43:43 -0700
  ...I need the muffler (only) for a 1988 Mazda 323 4 dr. Any suggestions of parts places or web sites? Thanks, Mike Michael A...
• maintenance
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 19:03:49 -0500
  ...The muffler hanger. Mine apparently broke, but the system on the vanagon is so short that the muffler didn't noticeably drop like it...
• S&S Muffler?
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 19:09:56 -0500
  Any list vendors out there that sell the S&S muffler by itself? I backed mine into a low brick wall and will need...
• aluminium exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 17:02:26 -0400
  ...Works fine, most mufflers/pipes here in Canada are aluminized, lifetime warranty on mufflers, but 1 year on pipes. Road rash breaks the coating...
• Re: Replacement for S&S Muffler?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 05:34:53 EDT
  ...Stelbro stainless muffler on my S&S set up < < That would be STEBRO. See _STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust System_ (http://members.aol.com...
• Re: Muffler Parts
  Historical mailing list - Blake C. Thornton
  Fri, 24 May 2002 14:11:18 -0600
  ...Muffler Parts > > > > > > > > > > > > I'll be replacing a muffler and tailpipe this weekend on the > > > > '82 Westy. > > > > Picked up the parts, but as is usual...
• Re: 2.1 Ernst Muffler Design and Failing Catalytic Converter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 2 Jul 2017 17:40:07 -0700
  ...Either they plug up from big pieces going sideways or the break into small chunks that are eventually pulverized in the muffler and blown...
• Re: Exhaust Questions
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 06:45:44 EDT
  ...STEBRO is currently only producing a 1.9 Muffler, a 2.1 muffler and a 2.1 J-pipe, see my <A HREF="http...
• Re: Muffler Source?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:48:40 -0400
  I've got a fairly nice stock 'southern' muffler with straps. One strap is recent and stainless and the other is steel OK. Mounts...
• Re: speaker replacement, quiet muffler recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:35:26 -0700
  ...Anyone ever do this? > > Also looking for quietest muffler ever recommendations. My replacement > muffler has 25k miles on it and is getting a little...
• Re: exhaust part number/info needed
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:46:06 -0400
  ...Assuming your talking about the bracket that fits atop the muffler, is attached to the three "support rods" that go to various parts of...
• Re: Tiico muffler mod (performance/free flow) Question
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 08:47:41 -0500
  Yes, my TiiCo has a performance muffler. It's a Walker Ultra-Flow Welded 6" Round. Some modification to the brackets to make it...
• Re: 87 vanagon ansa muffler
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:09:10 -0800
  ...I only have 1.9 Ansa mufflers here to look at. The flanged end with additional bracing on the flanges goes towards the catalytic...
• Re: Upon seeing bostig's handiwork
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:53:08 -0400
  ...Just make up a fake muffler set up that bolts to the rear and shows what ever you want. I prefer 2 old stock...
• Muffler Source?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:39:00 -0400
  ...I need a muffler and the two straps that hold it on the main supports. Who's got a great deal out there? Not...
• Re: Parts supplier on West coast
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sat, 13 Jul 2013 10:39:51 -0700
  ...Catalytic converter and muffler, how do they join? I have the three-bolt flange on one side, just not on the muffler side. The...
• Re: '82 Jetta conversion exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 11:33:48 -0400
  ...From this small muffler one more bend into a 2.1 WBX muffler mounted in the stock position, or one of two other mufflers...
• All new Stainless Steel Muffler for Waterboxer Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 15:22:08 EST
  ...It is a round muffler very similar in shape to the OEM muffler, is of a performance design with no baffles and no back...
• Re: stuck oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 24 Oct 2016 18:08:09 -0700
  ...Get thee to a different muffler shop! Stuart From: Dan N [mailto:dn92610@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 5:51 PM To...
• Exhaust Questions
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Sun, 20 Jul 2003 16:51:16 -0400
  ...I actually have a lifetime warranty on the current Walker muffler (now on the 3rd muffler), is there any reason not to mix stainless...
• Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons (clarification)
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 23:40:08 -0500
  ...You can then either bolt your > stock Vanagon muffler and tail pipe up to your cat or you can get a "turbo" > muffler that...
• Re: Replacement Muffller selections
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:29:25 +0000
  I liked the advice someone gave a while back, get a basic lifetime muffler from a place like midas and take advantage of it...
• North San Diego service
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  20 Jul 1995 10:40:26 -0800
  Any recommendations for a reliable Volkswagen garage in north San Diego County? Moving down thataway on Sunday, having the muffler and center pin done...
• '87 Westy shudders at idle
  Historical mailing list - - Jeff & Kim Prudhoe
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 22:39:47 EDT
  ...I had a new muffler put on and it immediately began to shudder at cold idle. It seems ok once I run it for...
• Welding S&S Exhaust ??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Sat, 6 May 2006 22:13:39 -0300
  ...I "foolishly" attempted a muffler cement/hose clamp repair, but it would not stick. http://geoexploits.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=1149 My...
• Re: speaker replacement, quiet muffler recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:02:58 -0400
  ...My > replacement muffler has 25k miles on it and is getting a little loud. > > Thanks > Steven
• On -the-road request for help-84 Westy 149,000 miles
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sun, 16 Mar 1997 12:13:18 -0500
  ...It had been parked, on a hill, in light rain, for two days after a trip of 2,000 miles The muffler glowed red...
• Re: Merffler options?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:06:00 -0700
  ...parts wise , you need the muffler, gaskets at both ends, and tail pipe. I often undo the cat and muffler with tail pipe as...
• Re: Muffler Source?
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:08:01 -0700
  ...Muffler Source? Ben, Like I said they are a good deal and if you install it correctly it can easily last as long as...
• Re: Exhaust Bushing Inner Weave Premature Failure
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 8 Feb 2014 12:31:17 -0800
  ...images http://tinyurl.com/o4k5e8y http://tinyurl.com/pyj476e The muffler eventually failed at the inlet though. Image: http://tinyurl.com/l8upnej It was...
• Re: FW: new look for Stebro muffler
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:49:45 -0400
  ...new look for Stebro muffler > >I have a Stebro on one of my Syncros and a 2wd GL, this new design is a much...
• Re: New fuel line disintegrates
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 16:03:58 -0400
  ...But, lately, even stuff like Bossal muffler are made in the Philippine... and that muffler is pure CRAP. Use the Ernst muffler instead with...
• Muffler
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:36:04 -0800
  ...Get a proper muffler with real flanges and a proper tail pipe and you can just bolt it on as VW intended . Buy it...