04-23-2010, 08:14 PM
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GX Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
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How long has your muffler lasted?
I was just wondering the intervals in which you guys have had to change your mufflers?
I got my alero back in November with 218k, now 233k and I was wondering about the exhaust. It looks like the factory exhaust style, aside from me polishing up the tips with some eagle one never dull (great stuff btw).
How quiet were the factory mufflers? I'm not really sure if mine needs replaced. Does anybody have any videos to compare? I do know It's louder than my old beretta 3100 right after I had replaced the muffler on that (it was SO friggen quiet, kinda miss it lol)
As far as I can tell the car has lived in Nevada and or the west coast its life, no rust.
And a muffler rusting would be the only thing that would cause it to get louder right?
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2001 Oldsmobile Alero GL Sedan - Sport Red
 miles as of 04/23/10
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04-23-2010, 08:49 PM
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GL Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Suffolk, Virgina
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I dont know about everybody elses, but my factory exhaust is extremely quite. Like sometimes when I pull up to a stop sign and stop, I cant hear my car running and I'm like "did it just cut off on me?" lmao.
Also baffles could break loose and cause some rattle or raspy-ness.
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04-24-2010, 12:10 AM
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GL Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Fowlerville MI
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Six months till today when it fell of on the expressway on my way to work. now i get my magnaflow single in dual out next week 
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[ion] C2 - I ran her hard, on nothing but the bare ground. After easing into it and progressively pushing down harder I could feel the pressure building and once it peaked I let off and she gave a loud cry from the blow off valve.
Ttop191 - ^ because your car is the only thing that will suck and blow that you can actually successfully get within 25 feet of
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04-24-2010, 12:10 AM
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GL Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Fowlerville MI
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Six months till today when it fell of on the expressway on my way to work. now i get my magnaflow single in dual out next week
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[ion] C2 - I ran her hard, on nothing but the bare ground. After easing into it and progressively pushing down harder I could feel the pressure building and once it peaked I let off and she gave a loud cry from the blow off valve.
Ttop191 - ^ because your car is the only thing that will suck and blow that you can actually successfully get within 25 feet of
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04-24-2010, 12:16 AM
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Aleromod part owner
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Far Northeast Philadelphia, PA
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They usually rust away before failing
Living in Nevada you kinda don't have that problem 
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04-24-2010, 10:22 AM
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GLS member
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Canton, MI
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exhaust is one thing i can say i have never had issue with! 99, 113k+ miles and still the original exhaust and quite as ever.
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04-24-2010, 08:17 PM
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GL Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Buffalo,NY
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I still have My 2001 Alero that I bought new & it still has the original exaust 70,000 mi. 2.4L
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04-24-2010, 08:29 PM
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Gone
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Lockport Ny
Posts: 19,244
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my exhaust is still in great condition. and i've been parking outside in the rustbelt for like... 6 years. 82k miles now.
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04-24-2010, 08:58 PM
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GLS member
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Midland, MI
Posts: 1,458
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the life of my car and keeps going!
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04-24-2010, 09:15 PM
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GX Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Bowmanville
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ive had the same muffler since 2001
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04-24-2010, 10:13 PM
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GLS member
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Midland, MI
Posts: 1,458
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same year as me 2001, but it is still stock from 2001 when I bought it.
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04-25-2010, 10:39 PM
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Premier V.I.P. Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Oxbow SK
Posts: 1,385
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mine is stock from 2002, and it had 153xxxkm on it, before it got ripped off when pulling my car out of the ditch. now the muffler just sits in the shop
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2002 Alero w/ 2.2 ecotec 5 speed
power window conversion, heated leather seats, 16" rims, high & low hids, auto dimming rear mirror, speedbuilt front and rear sway bars, poly bushings all around.
2005 Silverado 2500HD w/ 6.0l Vortec 4L80E
Tuned 6.0l, exhaust, intake, with 450000km on the odometer. Tow Rig
1985 Pontiac Trans Am GTA w/ 5.7 Vortec 700r4
mild vortec 350 with 4 speed auto. performance suspension. factory gold color. project car
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04-26-2010, 09:48 AM
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GLS member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Baltimore, MD USA
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I've never had to replace a muffler. Ever. On any car. Even my 1995 Escort has it's original muffler, and it has over 192,500 miles on it.
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