Date:         Fri, 14 Dec 2001 08:32:37 -0500
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Screw the $250 muffler!
In-Reply-To:  <3C191EFF.3E21131@attbi.com>
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For those who are uninclined to have a generic muffler modified to fit their
Vanagon, and equally uninclined to spend $250...

I have a stainless steel bodied '86-91 muffler, made by the OE supplier to
VW/South Africa, for $105 (with listmember discount). The stainless
construction (excluding flanges) might well be worth the cost difference
alone, as compared to a generic muffler. For '83-85 I have OEM mild steel
mufflers for $75. Both mufflers fit right the first time, work with the
stock Vanagon exhaust brackets, and have the correct flow characteristics
for the Vanagon exhaust as intended by Volkswagen (as opposed to a generic
"can," which may or may not). While it may be cheaper to modify something
generic, getting the "right one" really isn't all that expensive either -
certainly not $250 if you know where to shop. :-)

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  (215) 234-VWVW
  www.busdepot.com

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