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03-28-2023, 04:58 PM | #1 |
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Magna flow muffler.
How are you guys doing. I just bought a used magnaflow muffler for 1 series but I noticed when I turn the muffler and hold it I hear a lot of debris in the muffler. It sort of sounds like sand. Does anyone know why is that? Thank you
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03-28-2023, 05:10 PM | #2 |
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There's nothing in one of those mufflers that would sound like that. Without actually seeing what the material is, all you'll get are guesses.
Here's one...The original owner burned out their catalytic converter, and what you are hearing may be the ceramic remnants of said catalytic converter. Sounds plausible to me. Here's another...It came off a flood car, and that really is sand in there. |
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03-28-2023, 06:56 PM | #4 |
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Only one way to find out...
Here's another idea for your first question...if that exhaust sat for any length of time. Mice and chipmunks LOVE mufflers. You'd blow any of their leftovers out with a start-up and a good drive...ROFL at the thought of your car sh!ttin' sunflower seeds for a couple of days, though. |
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Tape your shop vac to one side and run it in reverse. See if anything shoots out.
Do NOT cut your existing system until you verify that there aren't shards of sh*t in your muffler. While unlikely, the stuff could cause a clog in the system or even worse the smell of animal or animal food may attract even more animals. |
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03-29-2023, 11:38 AM | #6 |
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Thanks for the reply man. You think that noise I hear is animal poop? I can’t belive they sold me a muffler like this , I really hope it’s not defected and works
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Judging by the holes, it looks like carbon or flakes of rust from around the 'core' inside the muffler, so it's not likely animal 'deposits'.
This is fairly normal after some time on a car. Before you cut your stock exhaust, take a long screwdriver (or similar object) and make sure the core (perforated inner tube) is still solid. |
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If the muffler is loud and raspy/tinny sounding, or rattles, it's bad (the 'packing' will likely have been blown out if it sounds like that). Magnaflow mufflers usually have a deep smooth tone, and aren't overly loud.
There won't be any smoke coming out of a cold muffler...that's dust. Just more of what you already got out of it, only much finer particles. |
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