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Technical => General Tech Discussion => Topic started by: RICH MUISE on 2020-04-12 13:59

Title: aftermarket muffler lifespan?
Post by: RICH MUISE on 2020-04-12 13:59
What is the average lifespan of aftermarket mufflers, like Magnaflows? My car seems to be a lot louder than it was when they were new, 35,000 miles ago.
Title: Re: aftermarket muffler lifespan?
Post by: Lgcustom on 2020-04-12 14:26
How many years is that? Maybe you're just git'n too old!
Title: Re: aftermarket muffler lifespan?
Post by: RICH MUISE on 2020-04-12 14:38
Haha........definetly. 4 years
Title: Re: aftermarket muffler lifespan?
Post by: Ford Blue blood on 2020-04-12 15:50
Rich I don't think there is any "stuffing" in them, just baffles.  The "Flows" on my 08 Shelby are a little over nine years old with about 24K on them and they still sound the same.
Title: Re: aftermarket muffler lifespan?
Post by: gasman826 on 2020-04-12 18:44
good news...your hearing is getting better

I have Flowmasters on two cars.  Both are stainless.  Both with tailpipes.  One set are twelve years old and the other only four years with no change in sound.
Title: Re: aftermarket muffler lifespan?
Post by: RICH MUISE on 2020-04-12 19:32
"good news...your hearing is getting better"...........now that's funny.
I used a flexible braided pipe connector for my H pipe crosspiece.........possibly it's sprung a leak.
Thanks guys, I guess I was thinking of the regular old mufflers that had a stuffing/mat of some sort.