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| | | | Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 439 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 439 | Just installed a nice oval quiet walker muffler and single exhaust on the '37 216. While working on it mindlessly got to thinking about how many mufflers I've done over the years. Seems like every car or truck years ago would vary from a few years to a decade and the exhaust or a minimum the muffler was rotted out. My old 2000 ML Benz that I just sold showed no sign of going bad and come to think about it I haven't actually changed a muffler now for decades now. Was it the gas? Catalytic converters now taking the heat and moisture? Or better metal coatings? Not important but curious if I'm back to exhaust system rot on the old truck that won't acquire a lot of miles
Larry
Old man᠁Old truck᠁neither one goes very fast. All you need in life is TIME, PATIENCE and MONEY.
If you are missing one component, you'll need an abundance of the others two.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 120 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 120 | Stainless steel exhaust systems are used in new car exhaust systems, for the past 25 years or so. That's why your MB exhaust system has lasted.
Depending on the vintage car/truck model, Stainless parts can be acquired for reproduction replacement exhaust systems.
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1955 1st Series 3100 ol'55 | | | | | Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 6,687 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 6,687 | I installed an aluminized system on my '56 Coupe de Ville in 2002 and it is like new today. It has well over 100,000 miles on it. Haven't had to replace the mufflers or any of the pipes.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,982 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,982 | I live in the rust belt, my 2000 Chevrolet K3500 had the original exhaust when I sold it in 2020, my 2011 Chevrolet 2500 HD has the original exhaust, original stainless steel is the ticket!
1957 Chevrolet 5700 LCF 283 SM420 2 speed rear, 1955 IH 300U T/A, 1978 Corvette 350 auto, 1978 Yamaha DT175, 1999 Harley Davidson Softail Fat Boy
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