On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:45:57 -0600, Peabody wrote:

> Peabody says...
>>
>>
>>I need to replace the muffler on my Accord. My local independent
>>Honda/Acura shop says they can do the standard "bolt-on" Honda muffler,
>>but it would cost $250 installed.
>>
>>Does their term "bolt-on" mean the muffler could be replaced by a normal
>>handy human being who does not have welding equipment, but who could
>>order the part from one of the online parts houses?
>>
>>Or, is there any particular reason not to just use one of the
>>aftermarket muffler shops at perhaps $100?
>
> Thanks for the replies.
>
> I should have explained in the beginning - my 94 Accord has 60k miles on
> it, and a lot of that is short hauls of a couple miles or less. So it's
> no wonder the muffler has died.
>
> But, you know, at 4k miles per year, I just wonder if the aftermarket
> muffler wouldn't be good enough. Unless, of course, they just don't fit
> right.

short-haul kills mufflers because they don't get hot enough to burn out
acids and moisture. cheapo mufflers die /way/ sooner than oem, so the
economy of their purchase is somewhat false.