I decided the price of the VW muffler was a little much for me to stomach
last summer...

I ended up at a pretty good muffler shop that suggested an alternative to
the stock arrangement. (I had a 1987 2.1 Westy) I ended up needing the
header pipes and ordered them  from Bus Depot.  But, the only other part
needed was a muffler.  The shop used a standard '5" Dodge Can' and welded
the exhaust flange from the old muffler onto it.  The Dodge can is a little
shorter than the stock VW can, so an extra long tailpipe was welded on to
make the tailpipe look stock.

The muffler just clamped into one of the muffler clamps since it was a
little short.  But, overall it worked quite well, sounded, and ran just the
same.  Well, a little better since the exhaust leak was gone.  I think the
total cost of the muffler, welding, and installation was about $100.

Michael Blackburn

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Marshall
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 1:13 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Alternative mufflers in place of OEM etc..

Hi Volks:

I wonder if any of you have experience using a generic muffler in place of
the stock.

I'd think that the inlet and outlet sizes need to be the same as stock, and
the body of the muffler should be about the same shape/dimension as the
stock.

Suppose the above parameters were met in a generic muffler - could it be
used?

TIA,

Marshall Ruskin
84 Westy 1.9 litre

---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.372 / Virus Database: 207 - Release Date: 6/21/2002