oem muffler dissection

[larryn2o]

Originally Posted by OTA'sTOY

quick question you said it was stuck correct. so the first pic is after you beat it open and the second pic is the before?
if so ever thought that maybe the flap would open toward the rear of muffler instead of towards to front? jus wondering

it will only open one way , it isn't the only path for flow , after cutting more ,i can see a short gap in the pipe right before the glass-pac section.