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Originally Posted by Scottwax
Check the 5th gen classified forum, you can find both stock and aftermarket exhaust systems in there regularly and for a lot less than the dealer wants. A good muffler shop can build you a nice mandrel bent exhaust system for around $400-500 and it should include both a muffler and a resonator.
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ok, i took another good look under my car and i noticed the rust must have eaten through the gasket connecting the muffler tip to the b-pipe since there was no gasket in between the two (it just looks like a disconnected tube). Most replacements i've seen have a gasket there. also, the gasket connecting the resonator pipe to the catalytic converter is VERY rusted and i figure the shop might have trouble removing the screws which are almost like balls of rust. do you think i have to replace the cat as well? there's no engine light or anything so im pretty sure it works still so i would really like to keep it. another concern of mine: i live in new england and they use salt on the roads here...what will stop the new exhaust from rusting again? the car has 67k and i figure i shouldnt have to replace the exhaust 3 times before the engine dies.
i forgot to add, most of the replacement and aftermarket exhaust seem either low quality, similar to stock, or high quality, VERY loud, performance alternatives. I want a decent quality replacement but it cannot be loud. By loud i mean i shouldn't be able to hear it from 50 feet away at 2000rpm. any suggestions?