ever install your own muffleR?

[DhN]

i was chattin with a fellow cb7-er and meineke came up..and the installation of mufflers as well..anyone ever do it themselves? is it easy? its basically jsu piping...so i dunno where the difficulty lies..i dont wanan jus do it right away and get stuck and be shit out of luck ya kno

[ACCORDianate]

Welding. You got a welder at the house? No? Thats where the difficulty lies.

If its a bolt on catback, make sure you don't have exhaust leaks.

[DhN]

yeh man...thats exactly what i was thinking about..welding and shit...sigh..off to meinekie for me i guess..

[Turbo Dave]

fuck no dude
r u guys retarded
come on now autzone
buy some piping fitter that makes it go from the stock piping to the size of the muffler buy extender pipe if u need it.
buy some clamps at autozone. theyre like 1.38 a piece.
hacksaw the old muffler off and then bolt that bitch up. its not hard at all man and its held my muffler on air tight for a year now

[micksf22accord]

fuck no dude
r u guys retarded
come on now autzone
buy some piping fitter that makes it go from the stock piping to the size of the muffler buy extender pipe if u need it.
buy some clamps at autozone. theyre like 1.38 a piece.
hacksaw the old muffler off and then bolt that bitch up. its not hard at all man and its held my muffler on air tight for a year now

WORD man thats what i had lol before i got my cat back

[Nycxeracer]

If you read that guys list of what to do, and it baffles you and/or you know it's beyond your tools and expertise...let meineke or a any reputable muffler shop do it. You always get what you pay for.

[micksf22accord]

If you read that guys list of what to do, and it baffles you and/or you know it's beyond your tools and expertise...let meineke or a any reputable muffler shop do it. You always get what you pay for.

I have a welder and that was just a roadside fix and stayed like that for 6 months no prob so...

[ckyskater733]

i would take it to a shop...me and my friend installed an axle-back (so basically just the muffler) onto his 1997 maxima and it was a bitch. bolts were all rusted and ended up breaking, so we had to re-drill holes to bolt his new one on.

[ACC0RD22]

i ended up just buying a new cat when i installed mine . . . i fucked up the flange on the stock one trying to get those bolts off really badly

[YK86]

I did my own as well. I cut off the stock muffler and got a Flowmaster that slips right over the stock pipe and clamped it. I cut my own hangers from a 1/4 metal rod I picked up at the auto store and bent and cut to fit. I positioned the muffler and held it with a jack and welded the hangers. If you know what you are doing, there's nothing wrong with doing it yourself.

I usually take it to the muffler shop though to get a 2 1/4" piping made up (about $75US at Midas and they weld in the new my muffler I bring) but I had no plans of upgrading the 4th gen so I did it myself.

[Turbo Dave]

taking a car to get a shop to get a muffler put on is probly the dumbest thing ive ever heard of, serisouly changing my oil was harder. and yeah fizzbob i got a pos shit ebay engine that some fuckers screwed me over with and to show u how good my muffler setup was, when i backed into a curb it bent the pipe before it would have broke the clamps.

[Fearit22]

What metal would be best for building your own exhaust? Aluminum, stainless, ???

[Turbo Dave]

i have no clue

[Clueless]

What metal would be best for building your own exhaust? Aluminum, stainless, ???

Stainless or titanium... but prices are really high. I got a pretty good Exhaust system my friend and I built for my 92 Accord, and it sounds good when you step on it, but rather quiet when you driving easy. It consist of a high-flow cat, a cherry bomb, and a stock muffler. I have this welded so I can unbolt any part of this anytime with no problem. Plus the bolts I use are stainless so future removal is a walk in the park. I can put a system together if you are interested... just email me at supercreed2002@yahoo.com.

Whenever I change my oil soon, I'll get some shots of my exhaust system.

Caleb

[Fearit22]

Nah, it's cool... thanks for the info though. I have access to a couple different kinds of welders so I was just curious which metal and which welder I would be using for it. I plan on building my own 3" downpipe and full exhaust for my turbo install within the next 2 months. I want to run it without a cat, but I know it can cause trouble for reliability.