Old exhaust muffler section next to a pipe fitted with a new hig…

Two exhaust assemblies laid out on a garage floor for comparison: a rusty factory muffler-and-resonator section on top, and below it a flanged head pipe with a bright new high-flow catalytic converter welded in. Both show surface rust on the tubing and flange gaskets.

AI caption March 2006 · Photo 20 of 942