modified mufflers
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Lots of cheap mufflers out there, why bother with all this nonsense? I purchased modified stockers on ebay for under $120 and they rock.
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If you're doing it just for kicks and for tinkers sake and to kill some time then all's good, but if you're really looking for a good sound at a cheap price (until you can or decide to upgrade to an aftermarket system) I found the ones I have on ebay, done by a professional that has done thousands (and the mufflers he uses are brand new take offs), with no headaches to be the way to go. I don't see myself upgrading anytime soon, that's how happy I am with my mod mufflers.
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If you're doing it just for kicks and for tinkers sake and to kill some time then all's good, but if you're really looking for a good sound at a cheap price (until you can or decide to upgrade to an aftermarket system) I found the ones I have on ebay, done by a professional that has done thousands (and the mufflers he uses are brand new take offs), with no headaches to be the way to go. I don't see myself upgrading anytime soon, that's how happy I am with my mod mufflers.
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gtad1 sounds like you had fun with all your research. I'd be curious to see pics of how you did it....and what you did. I've kicked this same idea around for several months too. And..btw...I have th "ebay modified mufflers"...and they're ok. I'm interested in something a lil different than what a "thousand other" have!
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that's why I'm the way I am. Da_n the masses. I'll tell ya that you need a 1&3/4's hole saw for the front and a hole saw the size of whatever pipe you will be installing in the rear. The baffle is of your choosing. That's the beauty of it. Use whatever baffle you want. Be sure to cut the front part of the baffle out 1st. If you cut the rear 1st you'll find that the front is not welded in, but held in by the rear weld. That was a pain. After you pull the long baffle out of the back, you will need to mutilate the remainder of the front of the baffle,(it'll be a cone shaped pc. about 1 inch long) it's pretty easy. Then weld your pipe in the rear and you're done. Have fun!
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I just did mine
I just made a set of baffles for my mufflers also. Had a set of Bassani 4" slash cuts on my RK and they just were not loud enough. Pulled the baffles out and took all the packing out and reinstalled. A little louder but not quite there. Decided to cut the ends off and put some straight pipe that I had lying around from one of my trucks in its place. welded on the baffle end pieces and away I went. Only cost me about 1/2 hour of my time and now it sounds good and no loss of power either. The good thing with the bassani end caps on the baffle is they have the bar there for the extra backpressure and I tapered downt the size from the 2 1/2 down to 2.
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