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Old Sep 19, 2003 | 03:05 PM
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Anybody else punch it through tunnels and blow their air horns?

C'mon Tom, I know you do!
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Old Sep 19, 2003 | 04:13 PM
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I know I will as soon as I get a new muffler.
I plan to find a tunnel, accelerate from 0, and when I hit the peak of it - lay on the horn all the way out
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Old Sep 19, 2003 | 07:41 PM
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Would it be possible for me to JUST get a new muffler for the sound, and use all my existing old parts?

I was THINKING of usiing all the old parts up to the muffler, cut off the old one, put a new Flowmaster on and some new pipes and a tip from there on. How much would that cost installed do you think?

What about that compared to JUST a new muffler using existing parts?

Thanks guys, I wanna blast my way through a tunnel too!!

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Old Sep 19, 2003 | 08:02 PM
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Hey fink that's pretty much what I did. I just bought a magnaflow muffler online, and took it to the shop to get put on. The only reason they used clamps on both sides was because it's shorter than the oem muffler. But everything else was still left on.
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Old Sep 19, 2003 | 08:03 PM
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How much did that run you and what are the stock pipe sizes on the 3rd gens with the V6?
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Old Sep 19, 2003 | 08:23 PM
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90 bucks for the magnaflow muffler (shipped). I got the stainless steel version which was like 80 bucks. But you can get the aluminized version for like 65.

45 for install.

Total 135, which isn't bad I guess cuz I got the muffler I wanted, instead of going with whatever the shop carried.

Pipe size is 2.25" I believe
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Old Sep 19, 2003 | 08:35 PM
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Originally posted by <96 Runner>
Anybody else punch it through tunnels and blow their air horns?

C'mon Tom, I know you do!


Ohhh, yeah I do!!


I dropped in my Magnaflow and kept all other parts. Stock pipes for a 3rd gen v6 is 2.25" I believe.
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 02:27 PM
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Hey Toyo_Runner96:
Now that you've had the Magnaflow on for a while, how's the performance? In particular, any loss of low end torque?

Also, what is the length of the muffler (14", 18", other?)

Thanx!
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 03:11 PM
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Humm........as for performance I felt like I lost low-end torque, but gained high end hp. I'm not sure if that's supposed to happen, but that's what I felt. Also the weird feeling might because because my isr mod is wack right now.

As for the sound, I love it when I start up the truck, it sounds awesome!! While driving it's pretty deep, after accelerating the deep sound turns sorta into a drone a little. I just turn up the music if I don't want to hear it. Pretty simple.

Also on the highway there is a drone too. I dunno, maybe it's just me, because I know of a bunch of members that are very satisfied with this muffler. Don't get me wrong, I'm satisfied with it. Just new to me because it's the first vehicle I've had an aftermarket exhaust/muffler on.

I'll probably take sound clips and vid clips this weekend.
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 05:37 PM
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Sweet rob! now you won't sound like a regular Rav4! hahaha j/k! can't wait to install our lifts, and winch, and then do some WHEELIN!
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 05:50 PM
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why aren't you on AIM??

JP sold his truck........to jdemello guy. The welder
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 05:54 PM
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when did this happen?????
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 05:55 PM
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sometime this week I guess. Get on AIM, just tried calling you, nobody answered
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 06:26 AM
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Originally posted by Toyo_Runner96
Also the weird feeling might because because my isr mod is wack right now.

I heard that!
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 07:27 AM
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no no no it's not your fault
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 07:58 AM
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Wahoo! Glad you got it done, Rob. Mine is exactly the way you describe, above around 2700-3000 rpm, you can't hear the exhaust anymore, just the ISR mod. Cool, isn't it?

I drove around with the passenger side windows down on mine for like a week after I had my exhaust done last year...
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 08:08 AM
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haha yea I drive with my rear cargo window down all the time, well I always did it before, but now it's better!
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 08:39 AM
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Rob where are the pics? climb under your rig and snap a few!
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 03:47 PM
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Price

Where did you pick up the muffler online?
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 04:04 PM
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