Wanted: 2.5 Muffler - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

RandallNeighbour · 03-14-2006, 07:42 AM

The S muffler will not bolt into my 2.5, and there is no hanger or bracket kit for an S, so an S muffler won't work for my little experiment.

Anyone have an old 2.5 muffler lying around your garage you want to sell me?

MNBoxster · 03-15-2006, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

The S muffler will not bolt into my 2.5, and there is no hanger or bracket kit for an S, so an S muffler won't work for my little experiment.

Anyone have an old 2.5 muffler lying around your garage you want to sell me?

Randall,

Hi,

Have you seen this one? It's Modified and Thermal Ceramic Coated at much less than those from Germany. :

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PORSCHE-BOXSTER-986-OEM-MUFFLER-EXHAUST-FITS-1998-1999_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33636QQitemZ804647 7203QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Hope this helps...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

RandallNeighbour · 03-15-2006, 07:50 AM

Jim, I've got that muffler on my ebay watch list right now.

I was kinda hoping to find a muffler for $100 plus hard shipping costs from someone on the forum here so I could get a muffler shop to weld up those bypass pipes like the ones from Germany and see how it sounds.

The one you referenced above has some work done to it already and I'd hate to do more to it as it's roughly double what I want to spend.

Thanks for pointing it out to me though!

thenavarro · 03-15-2006, 08:52 PM

Hi Randall,

I have the stock muffler from my 2001 Boxster available. (if no one has stolen it out of my back yard, I'll check tomorrow

)

If that will work for you, you can have it for $100.00 plus whatever it costs to ship. Let me know,

Mike Navarro
navarro@flash.net

RandallNeighbour · 03-16-2006, 05:21 AM

Mike, I'll check to see if a 2001 2.7 muffler will fit on my 2.5 and get back with you.

I'd probably make a road trip up to get it just for fun... how many miles are you from Houston?

03-16-2006, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

I'd probably make a road trip up to get it just for fun... how many miles are you from Houston?

Randall, it looks like it is about 220 miles...if you drive like Rail26...it will take you about 2 hours!!

RandallNeighbour · 03-16-2006, 07:33 AM

Mike, I just checked my super duper brand new repair manual. Your model has two bolts sticking straight up on the top of it, and mine has a bracket and two bolts pointing toward the front of the car or away from the butt-end of the muffler. It won't fit.

So, I won't be driving to Waxahachie any time soon, and besides, there's so many cops on I-45 between Houston and Waxahachie that one can't possibly go more than about 80 without being nailed. Crafty little buggers use speed traps, instant on and laser down here. Must be all the drug runners from the border, which isn't that far away compared to, say, Iowa.

So everyone, I am specifically on the hunt for a 97-99 muffler. Newer ones won't bolt on straight away (I'm not interested in custom brackets). Anybody got one or know where I can get one cheap?