Muffler

So as much fun as it was the first time I got into my car after the muffler had fallen off, revved it up, scared away all birds in a 3 mile radius, and proceeded to rip off down the street... It became old after about five minutes. Soon I notice the shaking of my rear view mirror more than the sound outside, and that cruising at 100km/h feels similar to that horrible seat in an airplane right near the engines. So heres some pics of New vs. Old and a fresh install.

Total cost was about 200 dollars, and it was worth it the vehicle is much quieter now. Something interesting to note is that because of the age of the vehicle when I order a muffler for it, even though on the screen the picture is exactly the same as what I have, what arrives is not. You can see the differences in the pictures between the old and the new. This is because of what they call 'SUPERSESSION' which means that the original manufacturer no longer makes the part and someone else does now. So the 85 MR2 Muffler has gone through 3 or 4 supersessions and it works like the game telephone. The more supersessions it goes through the less like the original it was. Just because you order a genuine Toyota part, the older the vehicle the more likely you'll have to do some fabrication and adjustment. All I had to do on this particular modification was to flip one of the brackets on the car mount.