A few months ago one of my customers had me install a GoWesty exhaust on his Syncro. Since then I have installed a number of their exhaust pieces. So far I am pleased with the fit. Their mounting brackets work very well and are reasonably priced. They have varieties for both the Syncro and 2WD along with their muffler or the OEM design. Their muffler is a little bit loud but no worse than the OEM ones with bad baffles. I have no idea of long term durability but so far I am a convert. Dennis http://www.gowesty.com/ec_search_results.php?search_phrase=exhaust
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of David M Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 4:18 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Replacing cat and muffler. I need to replace the cat and muffler on my '87 Vanagon (2.1L). I've looked at the units. I have a generic cat welded to the muffler inlet pipe. The cat is connected to the flange of the original cat which was cut off. The muffler (Made in South Africa) is attached with 2 large clamps, one of which is attached to an exhaust pipe. In replacing the cat with a correct one, there is no way I can retain my muffler since it no longer has a flange. I have a replacement cat (Borsal) and muffler (Dansk), the flange gaskets and a tailpipe mounting kit. I'm hoping to reuse my existing tail pipe. I don't have any new bolts and nuts as I don't know what I will need. Am I right in thinking that if I release the 2 muffler clamps and detatch the cat at the 3-bolt flange, I should be able to slide the whole thing sideways and out the passenger side? I'd like to leave the large clamps in place as it would seem to be a big job to remove them completely.
David ('87 Wolfsburg)
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