muffler

[Daly]

Need to replace muffler.
Isuzu offers one OEM for $349 SILENCER ASM= E .
anyone put anything else on.


Also, I am new to forum and I am starting to clean up vehicle. What is best product to use to clean plastic body modeling parts, do not want to mess them up. Seems like oil or grease on front ones.

[tom4bren]

Here's a good place to start on the muffler question:

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...hlight=muffler

Here's a good start on the cladding cleaner:

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...adding+cleaner

[Daly]

Thanks for quick reply.
I tried a search on this site to get to links like that but it did not come up.

for the cladding that stuff looks great. But I am looking what to clean cladding with, just soap, water, elbow grease, or is there special stuff?

[deermagnet]

Daly, our muffler and tailpipe were discontinued by Isuzu years ago, so that's out. Change the exhaust flex joint also. I got both done at Monro Muffler. Their #3430 muffler fits good, just not quite as silent as the stock one.

Clean the cladding with a sponge and warm, soapy water, rinse, dry, then apply a cladding treatment if you wish.

Mark

[Daly]

Isuzu says OEM part for muffler is available
SILENCER ASM= E
99-01 $443.07 $349.49 .
Not sure why I need to pay $349 for OEM when Borla, Magna Flow and Gibson all run around $150.
Need the inlet and outlet size and specs on original muffler to see which options from those companies work. Isuzu could not give me stock size info.
They sure ain't to helpfull.
I would like to end up pretty quite, not looking for a growl.

[deermagnet]

That's good that our muffler is available once again 'cuz it wasn't for a number of years. Most of those other mufflers are gonna growl.

Mark

[Gussie2000]

Hello daly !

Which part in NY you live ?

I live in queens,if you want we can catch up any weekend.

In regards of your muffler i'll give you an straight answer: Dynomax

The dynomax super turbo series is a excelent choice.I got two of those under my horse.

They are very quiet yet has nice rumble & sweet tone.

In regards of the cladding I use "back to black"
I like it because it doesn't shine yet provides an excelent black looking coat over the plastic.

[Daly]

You serious, Queens, excellent. I live in Douglaston. Surprised I have never seen you driving around and stopped you.
I am driving my kid up to college this weekend but would love to meet to check out your vehicross and pick your brains. I have a gazillion questions but did not want to overload the forum.
So you went from one muffler to two. Better hp, more sound?

[Gussie2000]

Hello daly !

Which part in NY you live ?

I live in queens,if you want we can catch up any weekend.

In regards of your muffler i'll give you an straight answer: Dynomax

The dynomax super turbo series is a excelent choice.I got two of those under my horse.

They are very quiet yet has nice rumble & sweet tone.

If growl is not what are you looking for neither magnaflow,flowmaster nor borla is a option.
Dynomax is a high-flow performance muffler that doesn't growl at high decibels like the above brands.
Check amazon.com
I bought both mufflers from that website for under $ 130.
Trust me dude,you would not be dissapointed once you hit the highway & hear how quiet & sweet your VX will sound.

In regards of the cladding I use "back to black"
I like it because it doesn't shine or glow with the sunshine,yet provides an excelent black looking coat over the plastic.

You can get the cladding treatment at strauss auto

[Moonrover]

one thing i found to work nice for the cladding is after a nice wash, wax it with turtle wax ice synthetic polish. its nice because if you accidentally leave some on there isnt any white residue left over and it gives it a nice wet look.

[Sprey]

soo moonrover you apply the ICE after say using Back to black

x2 on back to black. Its weird if you apply it regulary it stays a blackish grey, but if you wait a few months and really make it say wear off then go reapply it that cladding really does go black! great product!

[Gussie2000]

soo moonrover you apply the ICE after say using Back to black

x2 on back to black. Its weird if you apply it regulary it stays a blackish grey, but if you wait a few months and really make it say wear off then go reapply it that cladding really does go black! great product!

Absolutely right sprey,i did the same thing.

I haven't use any more of the product since august & the cladding looks great.

Not too black,not too fade,but some sort of relaxing black/darkish grey look.