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Originally Posted by theHIGHLANDER
I gave up on stainless antique exhaust systems long ago. Aside from the mechanical and metalurgy issues, they just sound funky. They tend to "ring".
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They only break because they are not mounted properly. The rear clamp has to sufficiently loose to allow for expansion and contraction. Not rattly loose, but sufficient to move if it has to. My stainless muffler has gone 27 years without the slightest problem.
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