Muffler Replacement
Race Director
Joined: Aug 2000
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stock replacements - walker quiet flow ss. installed on my 85 - just a tad bit louder than stock, but not in your face loud. good healthy sound without drone. IMO, best bang for the buck.
link for the 87, but 86 is the same - https://www.summitracing.com/parts/w...model/corvette
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/w...model/corvette
BTW, free shipping over $99 -
link for the 87, but 86 is the same - https://www.summitracing.com/parts/w...model/corvette
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/w...model/corvette
BTW, free shipping over $99 -
Last edited by Joe C; Jul 30, 2019 at 10:05 AM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2013
Posts: 2,692
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From: Sacramento California
I found some new OEM factory mufflers at a local shop, with the rectangle tips. Installed for $300. Maybe I just got lucky. If you are interested in stock replacements, you might find some if you look around.
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Team Owner
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Hartford WI
Team Owner
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 28,360
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From: Hartford WI
True. I have that setup with the Borla Stingers but the tips were round and the mufflers were bullet shaped not oval. With the TPIS LT headers and hollowed out cat, they were intolerable. Switch to a Random Technologies and now a Magnaflow cat to make it somewhat tolerable for the shorter drives. If I had to do it again, I'd buy try Corsa.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 920
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From: Cherry Hill NJ
True. I have that setup with the Borla Stingers but the tips were round and the mufflers were bullet shaped not oval. With the TPIS LT headers and hollowed out cat, they were intolerable. Switch to a Random Technologies and now a Magnaflow cat to make it somewhat tolerable for the shorter drives. If I had to do it again, I'd buy try Corsa.
Pro
Joined: Sep 2018
Posts: 671
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From: Birmingham, Alabama
If you are wanting to stay stock, the Walkers are a good deal.
If you're not concerned about stock and looking for a better sound on a small budget, the eliminators are hard to beat. Quick hint though, in some cases, it is cheaper to buy the tips and have the muffler shop bend their own pipe than to buy the eliminators.
If you're not concerned about stock and looking for a better sound on a small budget, the eliminators are hard to beat. Quick hint though, in some cases, it is cheaper to buy the tips and have the muffler shop bend their own pipe than to buy the eliminators.
Intermediate
Joined: Dec 2016
Posts: 47
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From: Salt Lake City Utah
People that live in a state that require them to be there. Its part of emission testing in Utah (at least in a few counties) for the techs to visually confirm that the mufflers are still there. If they are not its an automatic fail regardless of the actual test results.
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,699
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From: Hawthorne CA
People that live in a state that require them to be there. Its part of emission testing in Utah (at least in a few counties) for the techs to visually confirm that the mufflers are still there. If they are not its an automatic fail regardless of the actual test results.
Team Owner
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Hartford WI
Sucks for me. My Borla system is in too good a shape to be dumped and I'd have to have local pick up to sell it unless I find a way to ship it. Kinda why I put up with the exhaust noise. If I had to do it again, I would get an SS system so it stands Salt better, have the best flow possible within what is needed and as quiet as possible. Borla was all that and easy to install other than the noise. Basically I would want a Borla with no sound if it was reasonably priced