Magnaflow Installation (14336)
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Drifting
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Magnaflow Installation (14336)
Replaced the stock mufflers with a set of 14336 Stainless Steel Magnaflow mufflers today. Very happy with the results. Not the easiest of installs, the installer ended up taking out (and putting back in multiple times) the H-Pipe and the tailpipes to ensure that everything was even and aligned. Plus, he had to cut some small pieces of pipe to join the different pipe diameters together, and fabricate some steel tubing to make the muffler hangers. All total about a 3 hour procedure to get everything right. Total for mufflers and installation: $275.
Mufflers have a nice deep muscle car sound on acceleration with just a small amount of drone at 1400-1800 rpm in higher gears. Idle sounds just a little deeper than stock. Mounted the stock tips about 3/4 inch farther out than they were on the stock mufflers.
Glad I didn't just drop the car off, though. I watched the installer's assistant get in the car to move it on to the lift almost have a panic attack looking for someplace to insert the key! He got a kick out of the keyless pushbutton start.
Mufflers have a nice deep muscle car sound on acceleration with just a small amount of drone at 1400-1800 rpm in higher gears. Idle sounds just a little deeper than stock. Mounted the stock tips about 3/4 inch farther out than they were on the stock mufflers.
Glad I didn't just drop the car off, though. I watched the installer's assistant get in the car to move it on to the lift almost have a panic attack looking for someplace to insert the key! He got a kick out of the keyless pushbutton start.
Melting Slicks
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From: Goleta California
I put the 14336's on my car also. However I think they are to quiet and they drone more than I like around 2000 rpm. Like papatango says though $275 for parts and labor is hard to beat. I have been using them for about 2000 miles now and I think it is time they came off the car. Oh yeah they are about half the weight of the stock mufflers.
Burning Brakes
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How did you work the exhaust place to get them to install the mufflers...I know others have had this problem but how did you get them to not try and say you need a kit??
Melting Slicks
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From: Goleta California
Check your local area for a small mom and pop type shop. Go and check out thier work and tell them what you want done. The shop I use has been in business for almost 30 years, so they are out there. You can get the mufflers off of ebay for 60 to 80 bucks each. Where are you stationed?
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Scotti's Muffler Dover DE is the place to go.
Very professional service. In and out in less then 2 hours. Labor was a little step, but the work was good. I know for sure they didn't have to drop the H pipe and all the stuff prior post was talking about. THey measure every thing out, made sure the tail pipes were perfectly aligned and level. Also purchased Mag. Tail pipes.
Sound is awesome. I have a vert, had a coupe before and had the same mufflers on it. In the Coupe the drone was a little loud around 18 but I hardly notice any drone in the vert.
Nice muscle sound on start up, not too loud, but you know it's a vette. WOT the sound kicks as$. Was at 40mph, then WOT, AWESOME,
was at 80 in a blink of an eye, and sound was music.
Hardly notice any sound 65 and over when cruising
On my 2003 I paid well over 1K for the Corsa Pace, only to start up the car and wonder "where did my money go" "where's the sound"
Much better bang for my dollar with the 14336's
Overall I'm very happy with how everything turned out.
Next week, getting calibers painted, and soon a Snake Charmer.
Very professional service. In and out in less then 2 hours. Labor was a little step, but the work was good. I know for sure they didn't have to drop the H pipe and all the stuff prior post was talking about. THey measure every thing out, made sure the tail pipes were perfectly aligned and level. Also purchased Mag. Tail pipes.
Sound is awesome. I have a vert, had a coupe before and had the same mufflers on it. In the Coupe the drone was a little loud around 18 but I hardly notice any drone in the vert.
Nice muscle sound on start up, not too loud, but you know it's a vette. WOT the sound kicks as$. Was at 40mph, then WOT, AWESOME,
was at 80 in a blink of an eye, and sound was music.
Hardly notice any sound 65 and over when cruising
On my 2003 I paid well over 1K for the Corsa Pace, only to start up the car and wonder "where did my money go" "where's the sound"
Much better bang for my dollar with the 14336's
Overall I'm very happy with how everything turned out.
Next week, getting calibers painted, and soon a Snake Charmer.
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Drifting
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Originally Posted by tsgrayson
How did you work the exhaust place to get them to install the mufflers...I know others have had this problem but how did you get them to not try and say you need a kit??
I just stopped by the local Meineke dealer and asked them if they could do what I wanted: Swap out the stock mufflers for the Magnaflows and re-use the stock exhaust tips. The only reason I stopped there was because the original shop I scheduled to do the work had their muffler guy quit the day before we were going to do the work. Once they got it up on the lift and got a good look at the stock configuration, figured out what had to be moved, removed, or unbolted it was, " Katie, light the torch!".
Instructor
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From: Aliso Viejo California
These mufflers seem to be a time challenge to everyone.
The shop that installed my Magnaflow mufflers "claimed" it took them 4 hours of labor and charged me accordingly at $80/hr. rate.
I'm sure this was excessive but estimate it could have been closer to 3 hours.
I have loved the mufflers' sound since the install over a year ago.
[As fate would have it, this shop has since gone out of business, due to this practice of charging excessive labor for most cars.
]
**PapaT- I just noted you were in NC- I went to the local shop in Charlotte, M*re Perf*rmance, who is no longer in biz.
The shop that installed my Magnaflow mufflers "claimed" it took them 4 hours of labor and charged me accordingly at $80/hr. rate.
I'm sure this was excessive but estimate it could have been closer to 3 hours.
I have loved the mufflers' sound since the install over a year ago.
[As fate would have it, this shop has since gone out of business, due to this practice of charging excessive labor for most cars.
]**PapaT- I just noted you were in NC- I went to the local shop in Charlotte, M*re Perf*rmance, who is no longer in biz.
Last edited by redfrc; Jun 1, 2006 at 04:51 PM.
Melting Slicks
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From: Goleta California
I have to agree that it does seem to take a iittle longer than you would expect. The shop that did mine also took a long time about 5 hours, but still only charged 150 bucks for the install. The same shop put a complete dual exhaust in my 67 mustang in less than 2 hours!
