Installed TRD Muffler today. - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

haux · 12-08-2009, 10:01 PM

Bought this baby from trd4life. Thanks!

I expected the job to take about thirty minutes... turned into four hours.

We worked on the two nuts for a while. Sprayed PB Blaster, no luck. One nut was already destroyed/rounded. Nothing was going to take them off... except a $40 Black & Decker rotary tool with a cutting wheel. So we had to run out and buy one of those, then sawed the nuts off.

Removing the muffler from the rubber hangers was also a bit of a pain. Upon installing the new muffler, the larger exhaust tip did not fit with the original rear hanger, so I had to run out to AutoZone for a longer hanger. I'm thinking of this as a temporary fix, because it's a tad too long. I'd like to bring it closer to the bumper a bit.

It's also thinner than the original hanger. Any suggestions about where to get a wider one maybe 3/4" longer between the holes?

The muffler sounds much louder from inside than I expected. May be dude to lack of rear interior at the moment. I'll try to post a video of how it sounds within a few days.

RU2CHKN · 12-08-2009, 11:31 PM

Looks sweet man, how much did Gabe charge you for the muffler?

haux · 12-08-2009, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by RU2CHKN

Looks sweet man, how much did Gabe charge you for the muffler?

I promised to send him the beating heart of my first born. He's sick man, I tell you... SICK!

Three hundred 'n five dolla.

RU2CHKN · 12-08-2009, 11:57 PM

haha that's what i'm talking about! I love the tone of the exhaust not too loud but still aggressive

whip_cracker · 12-09-2009, 12:17 AM

I've heard one of these mufflers... they sound quite nice.

Good work mate

bigbird · 12-09-2009, 04:14 AM

replacing the rear interior should quiet it down inside. looks good man

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PortugalFocus · 12-09-2009, 08:53 AM

Looks great man. Nice buy.

trd4life · 12-09-2009, 11:24 AM

Looks nice!

abew330 · 12-09-2009, 11:34 AM

video video video

ghettosled · 12-09-2009, 11:35 AM

can you just bend the metal arm of the hanger to raise up the muffler?

haux · 12-09-2009, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ghettosled

can you just bend the metal arm of the hanger to raise up the muffler?

You know, that's what my dad suggested. It seems very permanent though. Much better to just get a new rubber hanger that fits well.

ty**20 · 12-09-2009, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by haux

Removing the muffler from the rubber hangers was also a bit of a pain. Upon installing the new muffler, the larger exhaust tip did not fit with the original rear hanger, so I had to run out to AutoZone for a longer hanger. I'm thinking of this as a temporary fix....

Did you have to wield the longer hanger to the exhaust?

trd4life · 12-09-2009, 11:49 AM

I have 1 more of these mufflers! Possibly the last NEW one in the world.

haux · 12-09-2009, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ty**20

Did you have to wield the longer hanger to the exhaust?

Hm. I hope I'm using the proper terminology. By hanger, I'm referring to the rubber component. It attaches to a bar under the car, and then to the hanger bar on the muffler.

There's one for the front part of the muffler, and one for the rear. The rear is the one that was too short. I needed maybe 3/4" more space between the holes, so the muffler could hang a bit lower. But the one I got from AutoZone is quite longer than that. It's also narrower than the original rubber hanger, and because of that I think it offers less stability. So I'm hoping to find one that's the exact length I need and as wide as the original.

firetridagger · 12-09-2009, 03:24 PM

I have to say .. those look HOT!
How is the performance of it? Because i want to get 1 myself