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Posted by: 914LIVE Nov 28 2013, 10:43 PM

Good day to all.

Question :

I have a "Leistritz" (made in W. Germany)
Typ VW Porsche 914/4 OEM "Banana" muffler.

Is there STAINLESS STEEL under the gray top coating ?

This is an original muffler with only 1,000 miles and the metal
under the thick gray finish/coating appears to be STAINLESS STEEL.

Any thoughts, ideas ?

PM or reloportland@aol.com

Thank you.

Posted by: boxstr Nov 28 2013, 10:56 PM

Try a magnet, to see if it is Stainless or not.
Craig at CAMP

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Nov 28 2013, 11:23 PM

not stainless.

Posted by: euro911 Nov 28 2013, 11:30 PM

Even if it' not ss, it's a great muffler. I just refinished one last month and it appeared to have a little rust in a couple spots. Never crossed my mind to check what it was made out of

Posted by: gothspeed Nov 28 2013, 11:44 PM

What are these things going for 'used' these days?

Posted by: euro911 Nov 29 2013, 01:46 AM

I was extremely lucky, picked that one up for $125.

Added 2 hours labor; blasting, sanding, prep and paint.

I've seen similar ones go for north of $400.

Posted by: gothspeed Nov 29 2013, 03:06 AM

QUOTE(euro911 @ Nov 28 2013, 11:46 PM)

I was extremely lucky, picked that one up for $125.

Added 2 hours labor; blasting, sanding, prep and paint.

I've seen similar ones go for north of $400.