......and it's already time for a new muffler. My Van's been sitting for a while, again, and finally got a new battery for it and reregistered. When I did drive it, I noticed it was a little louder than usual. I went to check the muffler and, yup, the arm that attaches to one of the rubber hangers is already rusted off the muffler itself leaving a nice hole right there. The Van now sounds like a ricer. O'Reilly has a Walker Sound FX that's made from aluminized steel for a decent price. I wonder if anybody has had any luck with those. The muffler I have now is welded onto the pipe it came with. I wonder if I'd be ok cutting it off or just buy a new pipe and use a clamp. I figure since I'd be able to use a clamp, it'd be easier to change the muffler if it goes bad again. I only paid around $100 for the new catalytic converter. I hope it's holding up ok too. So is it pretty common for aftermarket mufflers to only last this long?