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glad to hear you got it fixed, and for a reasonable price.
<geoffwalsh@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks all for the excellent suggestions, comments and recommendations.
> Based on everyone's advice, I stopped by Washington Muffler by the
> corner of Washington and Washington in Culver City. They put it up on
> a lift, checked for leaks (listened for leaks and also visual), and the
> only parts that we're rusted out were the muffler and tailpipe.
> Exhaust manifold to behind the catalytic converter appeared good. So
> while I waited they cut off from the muffler back and put together a
> new exhaust system. Too much $$ to make any kind of major upgrades to
> the exhaust system, but I did opt for the free flowing Magnaflow
> muffler. Totat tab out the door was around $230 (a lot better than the
> $2.5K!), and my truck runs better and feels like it's got a bit more
> power too! Like everything else I've recently fixed on my truck, I
> should have done this sooner.
>
> I wrote:[color=green]
>> I'm the original owner of a 1988 pickup, 22R, short bed, manual trans,
>> around 173K miles. After 18 years, the original exhaust is starting to
>> look a bit rusty, especially since I live near the ocean. I called
>> Carson Toyota for an approximate quote, and they said about $2,500 plus
>> installation for everything from the exhaust manifold back to the end
>> of the tailpipe. This seems awfully expen$ive.
>>
>> Any recommendations for replacing an original '88 exhaust in the LA /
>> Ventura area? What product - OEM or aftermarket - and installer? I
>> plan to keep this truck until it completely dies, which I don't see
>> happening any time soon.[/color]
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