Carrier mufflers??

[rob love]

Yes, length and diameter are very close, but the issue will be "timing" the inlet and outlet to get the exhaust pipes to where they belong in the oval cutouts. They worked out OK for me, but I made up the complete exhaust from the manifold outlets to the downpipes.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

It's been a challenge. Amazon sold me a pair of Walker (or Soundmaster) 17864's for $26USD each and let me swing for a month before cancelling my order as unavailable without telling me. I went to my UAP store that similarly ordered a set for me then found out they are out of production and no longer available. Against every personal conviction I went to ebay and ordered a set from some nice 'buy it now' auto parts place in Nashville. Price is about $140 Canadian shipped with the silly ebay global scam add on. Should be here next week.

From the specs they sound like a pretty good fit...17" by 6" diameter (bang on with the originals) with 1-1/2" pipes spaced top and bottom (a 30 degree offset is what the originals are). My inlet and outlet pipes are great so maybe everything will bolt right up.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Bruce,

If that fails, search this forum for "Bosal Citroen Saxo exhaust muffler", reportedly they are a perfect match. Probably harder to get in North America, as Bosal is a Dutch manufacturer and I cannot imagine Citroen sold the Saxo into that market.

Regards,
Hanno

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

I received two Walker 17864's today. We passed a broken down courier truck on the way home from work and I told my wife wouldn't it be ironic if it was delivering the mufflers. Turns out it was.

Comparing them to the originals, the body is exactly the right length and diameter. The inlets and outlets are the right size and leave lots of room to attach the correct pipes to. The only difference is that the top and bottom pipes are 180 degrees apart whereas the originals have one about 30 degrees rotated (or 'out of timing' as Rob says). I'll see how much play there is (ie if I can distribute the difference between the top and bottom) or if a new custom pipe needs to be made. For sure one side has to be right. My pipes are original WW2 and solid as a rock...I want to reuse them if I can.

One question: the Walkers have an arrow that points A in one direction and B in the other and are not marked 'inlet' and 'outlet'. Is there a convention that says whether A or B is the inlet/outlet?

[Michael R.]

Cut open and repair the internal baffles in your originals ... in the form of a question . . .?

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Michael R.

Cut open and repair the internal baffles in your originals ... in the form of a question . . .?

In the form of an answer, I did that 6 years ago and ran with it. I now find myself where I am. Rot does set in.

And after a point the externals get punky too.

[Paul Singleton]

These mufflers are a multi-fit type and in the catalogue, depending on the application it would specify A or B for the inlet. In other words it doesn’t matter, the muffler is non- directional. Whichever way it fits best, put it on.

Paul