Re: Should my muffler be rusty?

From: Jayson Woodruff (woodrufj@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Jun 13 2001 - 00:55:25 EDT


If your stocker rusted up that fast then get yourself a stainless. I think you
worst enemy is the salt they lay out on the roads to melt the snow. The roads
turn into a perfect rusting agent, salt water.

Sure gald we don't have to deal with that here in sunny SoCal.

Jay W

Andy Levy wrote:

> I was under my '99 this weekend and found that my entire muffler (well,
> what's visible) and most of the piping are very, very rusty - almost no
> metal visible. I thought my factory exhaust was stainless steel? I didn't
> know stainless steel rusted!
>
> When I go for a cat-back, is it worth spending the extra cash on a
> stainless one, or will aluminized steel be OK, living in the snow belt of
> NY?
>
> --
> -andy
>
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