Originally Posted by immunity

As far as "Be VERY careful cutting off old rear section so as to have enough remaining pipe to reach the replacement." - the da** thing actually fell off so this is extremely good to know...i will take a look at the existing muffler and see whether a direct replacement will do or whether I have to get other parts replaced as well. Thanks again. Lets see what the seller says. As far as an OEM part I dont see spending twice the amount just for a muffler that might last a little bit longer. Would there be a 'perceptible' performance or sound difference between a regular oem part and non oem part?