Pics of my muffler (ouch)

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    OK, for those of you who know about my minor mishap and the resulting damage to my Prodrive muffler...(Todd, I was the one who called you the other night)....here are some pics.

    Anyone who is at all familiar with exhaust work take a look and give me your opinion. If it's a doorstop, fine, at least I'll know and won't waste time trying to fix it. But think about what might be done with a torch and a big ol' hammer if that's possible.

    http://www.socsci.umn.edu/~jkoepp/wrx/muffler_dmg/

    Joel
     
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    Ouch! :eek: What's the story? Could the shock that the muffler took probably made it to the turbo? Hopefully you don't have an exhaust leak from it.
     
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    No exhaust leaks. Zero chance of this affecting the turbo...all the energy was absorbed by the muffler, my crumpled license plate, and one of the exhaust hangers, which I bent back into position. The stock muffler is on now and everything works fine.
     
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    How much for the door stop? :eek:)
     
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    Are you saying what I think you're saying? :(
     
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    I can get to fit. It just wont be that pretty. :D

    I can bend the pipe back (hydraulic pipe bender)and build a new mount (3/8 rod, bender and MIG welder).

    You want function over looks??
     
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    Aha, now we're getting somewhere. Yes, I don't give a crap about looks, it's under the car. It still sounds beautiful, and that's what I'm after. I took it to a place in Richfield yesterday to get an opinion, the guy told me he could cut off the pipe, weld a sleeve on, and hammer the one hanger out or weld a new one on....all for an hour of labor. But I'm interested in what a bender could do as well.

    Is what you're describing in the ballpark of an hour of labor?
     
    Zola, Feb 22, 2004
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    The tip is fine. Thats all people see anyways.

    oh and the stock muffler sucks. Its impossible to be an attention wh0re with it on.

    <-- owns RFL-Ti for a reason ;)


    Steve
     
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    It would be an hour or less of labor.

    I just modified a WRX muffler to fit a different application.
    Similar methods. Cut, sleeve, weld, new mount.
     
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    Sounds good...and even though it's more out of my way I'm willing to let you have a crack at it since you're one of the Subaru homeez. :D

    I'll probably be in touch sometime this week to see if we can set up a time.
     
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    wow...wat did you do...oh my god..
     
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