George, my man....

They rust from the inside out too.  Granted, that in super salty upstate NY
and surrounding areas they will probably rust faster from salt on the
exterior... you will not be able to really stop the intense oxidation that
occurs when you expose the interior of the steel muffler and pipes to such
hot temps, with water coming out as by-products of combustion.

maybe you could just dip everything in the peanut oil several times before
installing it... and between dips heat all the parts up to 500 degrees or
so.

Better yet, maybe you could genetically engineer a peanut, mixed with some
spider dna, to get a synthetic muffler material which is as strong as kevlar
or carbon fiber, but as natural as cotton.  Then the exhaust system would
never rust, and you could sell em for like a grand each!

Tell me if you figure it out.

RSF

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> Tube recently had an exhaust system installed (before it broke anywhere,
of
> course) and while coveting the stainless steel tailpipe I had fabricated,
he
> expressed his dismay with how quickly the exhaust system starts to rust.
I
> related my experience with various painted exhaust systems on bikes and
explained
> the best thing I had found was to coat them with hydraulic oil.  That
trick
> came from a sprint car owner I knew and probably the only reason he used
> hydraulic oil was because he had a bucket of it sitting around.  The
exhaust pipes
> have to be oiled as they cool, not when they are hot and it has to be
applied
> several times.