On 08/21/2013 06:20 PM, Vic Smith wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Aug 2013 17:38:37 -0700, jim beam > wrote:
>
>
>>
>> just face it - if you're driving a car that has a 1-2 split in the
>> exhaust, you're destined to pay through the nose for it for the rest of
>> its life - the vehicle is the product of marketing, not engineering, and
>> it's designed to suck the contents of your wallet accordingly.
>
> Only if you want to. Just about any muffler shop can cheaply make up
> a good exhaust with common parts - if the cat isn't somehow tied to
> engine controls, requiring dealer parts, and you need a cat.
> Last year when my '93 Grand Am got loud I had everything cat-back torn
> out - dual mufflers, and maybe "resonators" - and a single muffler put
> in. Shop had to do some welding.
> No dummy exhaust tip for the missing muffler. Like I care.
> Nice and quiet now. $198. Seemed fair.
>

that's what i'd do to a grand am. maybe not even that much. but for an
audi pose-mobile, you got to stick with the program - if you want any
chance of being able to sell it.



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