GX690 muffler worth the change?

Have you seen these? They’re pricey at around $400 but they work like a charm.

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That’s pretty slick.

The trick with exhaust bolts and nuts is to back them out every 3-6 months and retighten them again, Cleans up the threads before they rust tight, always an issue when it’s heat cycled few times a day witch is normal with what we do. Takes 5 minutes.

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@MuscleMyHustle 3/6 mth schedule = #1 Take machines apart and earwax every nut and bolt, #2 Learn everything I possibly can about rubber scrubbing because I day dream to have a 10th of @Hotshot 's knowledge and devilishly Handsome appearance.giphy-4

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You were saying…

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I swapped mine after thinking about it for so long that it annoyed me. Didnt know the nuts could snap so easily so thankfully that didnt happen.

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Where did you get your OEM muffler from?

I got mine from Dultmeier since I was ordering some things from them anyway. Probably the lowest price but no free shipping. Sprayer Depot would have been my next choice with their free shipping.

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Only thing I’m lacking is your knowledge, everything else is spot on

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What is wrong with you people?:laughing:

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Alot…:man_shrugging:

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I said “a lot” in my head before I read your reply :rofl:

Take it easy on the rubber scrubbers, there manufactured a little differently lol

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JN equipment. Didnt really price shop too much, paid $200 for it.

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Hey guys, I want to thank you all for the helpful suggestions you gave me for the muffler swap. I went ahead and ordered new studs and nuts, expecting the existing ones to break. I used PB Blaster on all the studs every evening for a week, and the swap went more smoothly than I could have hoped. Not a single broken stud.

When I installed the new studs that come with the muffler and reinstalled the nuts & bolts, I used copper anti-seize compound in all threads.

Again, thanks for the suggestions. (Especially the one about using PB Blaster @Innocentbystander)

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Now that is dedication. And it sounds like it paid off. Good work.

I would not have remembered to do anything until probably the morning of the swap :rofl:

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I just REALLY didn’t want a stud to break…it was literally a 15 second project at the end of each day when I got back to my shop.

Just for what it’s worth I ordered a GX690 with an OEM Honda Muffler from Sprayer Depot for $1497. They order it directly from Honda is what I was told.

Ask for Brandon (800) 228-0905 x202

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Must be s order thru that guy, csnt find a gx690 on their site.

Yes you have to ask about it. They looked it up in their system and placed the order.