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• Re: mufflers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Oct 94 12:55:00 MDT
  > Hey kids! > > Good news on the muffler front. I am rebuilding my exhaust/heater assembly > (thank God the exchangers are still solid :) ) and I...
• Re: Quietest muffler?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 1 Jul 2024 07:02:42 -0400
  ...So, hoping the muffler can just be swapped. I may try to find some 2.1 vans with original muffler set ups to hear...
• what do you need with a TIICO conversion
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 14:22:32 -0700
  ...3) what the difference in a muffler and tailpipe? 4) what is the muffler carrier? Are those the straps that hold the muffler out...
• Re: Muffler Parts
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 24 May 2002 15:34:41 -0400
  ...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: On I4 and TIICO Exhaust Fixes
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 17:18:16 EDT
  ...Recently, my exhaust was not welded together, and I bounced the muffler around freely. You can put your foot on the muffler and bounce...
• Re: Quality muffler for 87 GL
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 11:47:03 -0400
  > I'm looking for a muffler for my 87GL. I'd like to buy one that's > equivalent or better than the original VW...
• Re: Cheap Muffler Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - J. C.
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 11:57:34 -0700
  ...I put on a $25 Saab-size (small) muffler that did the job...for about 5 months. Then had it replaced with the OEM...
• Re: Muffler question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Tue, 16 Jul 2013 23:17:06 -0600
  ...I recently installed a new engine and bought a muffler an complete exhaust system. All working as it should but at cruising speed, 60...
• Re: Seeking comments on Muffler Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Howald
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 14:22:57 PDT
  Well, The comments have come and it is not looking good for the aftermarket mufflers. Apparently, fitting the Dansk would not be easy without...
• Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons (F)
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 20:34:42 -0500
  Chris - I have a pair of Inconel mufflers on my '76 GMC pickup, fabricated 13 years ago by a buddy who worked for Combustion...
• Re: WTB Turbo Muffler 82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Kleinwagen
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 01:21:30 EST
  ...If not available, what are the rest of you Volks using for hi-flow mufflers that bolt on as stock? >> My muffler guy just...
• need Vanagon diesel exhaust advice
  Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
  Sun, 2 May 1999 19:32:59 -0700
  Hi I noticed today that the muffler and exhaust pipe connection is cracked in my '82 Vanagon. Before I replace them I thought I...
• Re: blasphemy results
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 23:52:45 -0400
  ...You could have bought a stock muffler, punched a big hole straight thru the thing. This would have saved you money and time. Eric...
• Re: TIICO ---how much did people pay for install, and what did they...
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 30 May 2001 06:18:12 EDT
  In a message dated 5/29/2001 12:19:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > 1- Muffler- $120 > 1- Tail...
• Re: Monza (sp?) muffler
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Feb 1995 17:15:54 -0600 (CST)
  ...It >is rather expensive, but you will end up with a muffler that will not rust, >and very resistant to heat (to 2000 F...
• TIICO: Is Muffler Heatshield Used?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 13:19:39 -0400
  ...I'm concerned about heat from the muffler affecting the belts since there is not much space between them. Has anyone put a heatshield...
• Installed stainless steel muffler no more rust !
  Historical mailing list - Hans Vanhethoen
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 14:03:43 -0500
  ...How many out there have installed a stainless muffler on your vanagon ?
• New Muffler, how hard is that?
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 13:11:18 -0500
  After all these years, my muffler (1.9 L '85) has finally expired. How hard is it to replace this? How difficult are the...
• 2wd 2.1 wbx exhaust system available
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 10 May 2008 07:14:42 -0700
  ...muffler cat with good element O2 sensor muffler hangers muffler straps j pipe y pipe front and rear headers with good flanges will delivery...
• guess i need an old cat and muffler (Bay area)
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:35:02 -0700
  ...I took the cat and muffler out (in my case cat, muffler and tailpipe are welded together) and i cant see how i could...
• Re: Looking for QUIET air cooled 2liter muffler
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 14:05:42 EDT
  If the header set up is such that the heater box bolts to a pipe then is fed into the CAT then the muffler...
• Re: Tiico install - muffler straps for 88
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 20 Sep 2001 17:04:22 -0700
  ...Tiico install - muffler straps for 88 > > I'm looking for the metal muffler straps for an 88 model. Two > > of them. > > > If these are...
• S&S header/muffler available
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:55:23 -0800
  http://tinyurl.com/258awx usable header and muffler available FREE SHIPPING to lower 48
• Re: Mufflers
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Roehm
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 09:29:26 -0000
  ...The Stebro muffler, for $40 more, has a LIFETIME guarantee, and will always look good too (no more rusty muffler/tailpipe peeking out from...
• 89 Bluestar muffler question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 21 Jan 2014 10:14:27 -0500
  Well I have removed my muffler and heat shield. Definitely not an easy job. I modified the syncro heat shield by shortening it and...
• Re: New Muffler, how hard is that?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 15:38:30 -0400
  ...that means that you will drop the muffler cat and connecting pipe together as a unit. then undo the other bolts once is on...
• Inexpensive mufflers
  Historical mailing list - DANIEL HOUG
  Wed, 2 Nov 1994 08:49:35 CST6CDT
  Walker Muffler Co. (big name in exhaust stuff) makes an after market muffler for at least the '84-'85 models that is aluminized, lifetime...
• Re: Very dented muffler AND Recycled Packing
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 12:47:37 EST
  ...Have the Bus Depot issue a Call Tag for the damaged goods to be returned for a refund and then buy a Wagner muffler...
• Mufflers & Breathing
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 07:19:45 -0800
  Now that the Pauter rockers will be installed on my syncro, i was wondering about mufflers that will allow better flow without compromising low...
• Re: Broken Stebro Muffler Bracket / Malcolm's trip
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 05:51:48 EDT
  ...Sounds like you had a fabulous trip! Interestingly, I also suffered a broken Stebro muffler bracket. They'll send you a free replacement (same...
• Re: Homemade muffler
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 4 Feb 2013 20:49:58 -0800
  Perforated SS pipe? Sounds like an exotic piece of "scrap" to have kicking around. ;^) Nice work Alistair! Though I didn't make a muffler...
• Re: Noise:SA in-line Exhaust vs. TiiCo conversion exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 19:07:15 +0200
  ...It leaves the >engine bay on the driver's side >goes forward past the frame member comes >into a large first muffler then turns...
• Re: Cdn Tire Mufflers
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 09:46:33 -0600
  I'm not rushing to the defence of Canadian Tire here, just simply adding some balance to the opinions expressed concerning mufflers. I'm...
• Re: Muffler clamp question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 5 Jan 2011 16:40:29 -0800
  ...Muffler clamp question > > > > I've seen reference to "Muffler Clamps" for stock Vanagon exhaust systems >> as well as a Tiico-specific offering that is...
• Exhaust mounts (Tiico)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 14:01:41 EDT
  Hi folks, I'm fixin' to replace the crappy muffler I got 6 months ago. What did I expect for $50? Anyway, I am...
• Re: stoked with new muffler
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Thu, 9 Aug 2007 07:46:46 -0500
  it's a 6 year old KEP mount, and the muffler is attached to the engine. I'll look at the receipt tonight with...
• shitty aftermarket muffler
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 12:27:20 -0600 (CST)
  ...The muffler body is now just hanging there. This muffler cost me about $110 and has been nothing but trouble. First, the paint melted...
• Re: muffler strap
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 15:01:39 -0500
  ...I had one on my '81 and it worked thru 3 mufflers. -s- > > My muffler strap rusted out and a new one is > expensive...
• Re: muffler strap
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 23:37:26 -0400
  A pair of coathangers twisted around the muffler and mount served me well for a few thousand miles. When I cut them off to...
• Re: Tiico install - muffler straps for 88
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 20 Sep 2001 13:36:59 -0400
  > I'm looking for the metal muffler straps for an 88 model. Two > of them. If these are the same as the stock '86...
• Homemade muffler update
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 20 Aug 2021 11:11:56 -0700
  Refreshed it recently. Still works. https://shufti.blog/2021/08/20/vanagon-home-made-muffler-update/ Alistair
• Re: Exhaust mounts (Tiico)
  Historical mailing list - G. Jetson
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 12:09:06 -0700
  ...A previous muffler wore out at the point where the pipe meets the muffler body. Hmmm... My question is this: has anyone taken off...
• Re: new muffler and brackets
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 08:45:50 -0800
  At 11:11 AM 01/04/2000 EST, you wrote: >I recently replaced the after market muffler on my 84GL with a German >muffler...
• Re: Muffler Parts
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 24 May 2002 16:22:01 -0400
  ...Another from the converter to the muffler another, from the muffler to the tailpipe another. Pax-- G. Matthew Bulley Mount Olive, NC -----Original Message...
• Re: Catalytic converters
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:23:48 -0400
  > Can the converter from an '80 air-cooled > 2.0l be used on an '85 1.9l? Only if you also use the muffler...
• Re: Muffler/Catalytic prices?
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Wed, 10 Feb 1999 12:24:37 -0500
  ...Resolving that I would nail the muffler to the frame before I paid the $50 I went to the local Home Depot and picked...
• Re: 1.9l muffler FS
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 14:27:16 -0700
  ...1.9l muffler FS > pmail me I have a muffler for a 1.9l, need to sell ASAP > I'm in San Jose, Ca...
• Re: Exhaust Pipes Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:11:48 -0500
  ...The elbow, muffler, and Cat is the same. The j-pipe, muffler hangers, and tailpipe should be different. The Syncro engine sits lower in...
• Re: STEBRO Muffler/Cat
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 06:14:02 EST
  ...I personally have installed many of these mufflers for clients at my shop here in Almonte and when they are installed properly they will...
• Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons (clarification)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 19:21:19 EST
  ...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: Quality muffler for 87 GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 20:56:42 -0400
  ...Quality muffler for 87 GL > I'm looking for a muffler for my 87GL. I'd like to buy one that's equivalent > or...
• Re: Need muffler in N TX
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 14:32:14 -0500
  After looking further I need more than just a muffler. I need everything after the heater boxes. ds >It's an 81 non-california...
• Re: 1.9l muffler FS
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 22:27:43 +0000
  ...1.9l muffler FS > > > > pmail me I have a muffler for a 1.9l, need to sell ASAP > > I'm in San Jose, Ca...
• Aeroturbine Car and Truck 2525 Muffler
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 19:22:45 -0700
  Has anybody tried this muffler? http://www.aero-turbine.com/buy/details_2525.html Robert
• Re: Original vw muffler lifetime warranty?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 May 2014 18:45:00 -0400
  There are two major things you will need to get a replacement muffler from VW. The receipt showing you as the original purchaser or...
• Re: More Turbo Diesel Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Dec 1996 12:35:09 +0200
  ...The pipe >makes a U turn from the turbo and runs outside the engine cover. > I found a larger diameter muffler looking through the...
• Re: Mufflers and OXS sensor
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 15 Jul 2013 06:40:26 -0400
  ...What else will I need to replace > the cat and muffler? It looks like the muffler hangers cost as much as the > muffler. > Do...
• Re: Muffler supplier in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 25 May 2020 11:37:43 -0700
  ...https://www.cip1.ca/searchresults.asp?Search=Vanagon+muffler On Mon, May 25, 2020 at 10:39 AM don spence <dkspence@telus.net> wrote...
• Re: What's the best brand of muffler for minimizing noise?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 15 May 2000 09:58:37 EDT
  For me, The stock pipes with a Dynomax muffler and a Monza single tip. Muffler has less back pressure to increase power some and...
• Muffler needed
  Historical mailing list - lchase
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 10:47:38 -0800
  Folks, Need a muffler for my 85 Westy ... pipes, brackets and Cat good. Will have some sort of engine rebuild done in the next...