camlex Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Hello, With original muffler, i just finished 174,000. Last time mechanic mentioned that muffler is rusted, keep eye on it. No holes yet. should i wait? Looks that it's time for changing muffler. Which one to choose? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Toyota sells the muffler and tailpipe as a prewelded unit ready to bolt in. I would imagine the '97 ES300 uses exactly the same muffler and tailpipe as the '97 Camry V6 in which case you could order it from a 25% off retail online Toyota dealer for approx. $100-150. It would be UPS'ed to your home and then you could install it yourself or take it to a muffler shop for installation. This assumes you are interested in OEM levels of exhaust noise and durability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toysrme Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 (edited) Borla is the *BLEEP*. Beware of the Pro XS line. They sound good - but tend to be very loud (They are a mild racing muffler ya know LoL!) After that... Eh.... Magnaflow - then Apexi. Personal opinion. There is a video on google video. It's a best motoring one & it's like really long. & at the end of it they have a honda doing flybys for 5-10 min compairing JDM mufflers. I found it =) It's a pretty good one. Go all the way to 1:18. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=34...q=best+motoring If you want JDM, that's about all I can help ya with. There are some nice mufflers in there. Some of them just suck, but a few of them are devine! J's Racing bawahahahahahaha What a street car muffler. Edited December 26, 2005 by Toysrme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camlex Posted December 26, 2005 Author Share Posted December 26, 2005 Thank you both of you. I call local toyota dealer he is asking $164. Again, Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 If $164 is a retail price then you could get 28% off at 1sttoyotaparts.com. You'd pay no sales tax so that wold offset most of the 10% shipping charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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