Rusted broken exhaust...

[olybear]

Exhaust fell on the highway going 70 today, rusted in 2 between the cats. Tied it to the frame and went about my very noisy business. Any thoughts? It's a 96 LX, and I'm in a non emission testing area. I'm guessing the exhaust is too rusted to weld to. Just happened, haven't started researching yet. Any help is appreciated.

OB

 

[midfat]

I'd say you've got it handled. That's rigging looks OEM!

First stop should be an exhaust shop to see if they can just weld it. If not, just compare custom to off-the-shelf solutions. I have MagnaFlow and it's great. Full stainless and they also have a double replacement cat set-up.

 

[AJP]

as they say `learn from the mistakes of others because you wont live long enough to make them all yourself` my story is after replacing most of my system with a dealer installed system and associated `lifetime`muffler guarantee ... I had a bracket fail on one of new parts which I thought was a muffler (you know - a very large diameter pipe about 28 inches long with a small pipe connected at each end) and was told thats not covered -- apparently that part is called the `centerpipe`and NOT the muffler which was all they guaranteed ( I thought the whole new assy was guaranteed!!) but what do I know! (Incidentally that was the LAST time I went to a dealer for work - ever)
So Lesson one .... watch the stealership carefully and if there is a warranty get a picture of the system with each part initialed as warranted by the dealer!!
Lesson two ... be careful if you decide to install a Borla system ... so far mine has been faultless and tight BUT it is too noisy inside the vehicle (LX450) compared to the OEM
Lesson three ... put it on yourself ... the Borla rep that installed the system stripped the studs on the flanges from the exh manifold to the Y downpipe with his impact wrench (which added several days, frustration and cost to a subsequent HG R&R) AND he discarded all my exhaust isolating hangers and hard mounted the exhaust brackets to the frame!! That first drive was a real treat until I found some earplugs in my glovebox and drove back to the shop....

good luck

 

[Timpanogos Slim]

Really common issue.

Magnaflow sells a y-pipe and catalyst set for about $350.

in a non-emissions region you might get away with deleting the catalyst. You'll need at least a spacer for the rear o2 sensor. For the more common style of o2 sensor that threads in directly you can get spacers that have a tiny catalyst inside them -- dunno if they are available for the flange style on our trucks.

 

[JayhawkFZJ80]

rusted broken exhaust just happened to me today. rigged it up pretty much the same. wondering how this turned out. hoping a local muffler shop can weld this up again. how did your story end?

 

[BILT4ME]

rusted broken exhaust just happened to me today. rigged it up pretty much the same. wondering how this turned out. hoping a local muffler shop can weld this up again. how did your story end?

I don't know how his ended, but either have a local weld it back together or go with the Magnaflow system.

There is a little exhaust shop at the intersection of Merriam and Antioch called "Larry's Muffler". Cash only. He welded my downpipe back together for $20.

You factory exhaust is 409SS and SHOULD use SS wire (308) to weld it, but I know Larry's doesn't follow welding code. But mine hasn;t leaked now in 3 years.

 

[NV1971FJ40]

I just picked up a cxracing header and will be replacing the entire exhaust on my 93. Any reputable exhaust shop should be able to bend you up a new exhaust. My guy is gonna do the full exhaust from the header back for about 300$

 

[Jgunner]

I just picked up a cxracing header and will be replacing the entire exhaust on my 93. Any reputable exhaust shop should be able to bend you up a new exhaust. My guy is gonna do the full exhaust from the header back for about 300$

Cxracing looks nice for the money, not high end but better than id expect. I swear they had a full exhaust a few months ago, but didnt see it on their site lately. I love how quiet my stock exhaust is though, i also hate the cat locations, i wabt to delete, but wouldnt want it to get louder, so i leave it alone.