Well i finally bought a NEW muffler for ol' Red. and Boy she sure is quiet now! You can hold a conversation, or talk on the phone with it idling. and much smoother sounding at full throttle. I like it!
i finally found one on Rocky Mountain ATV for 165 with Tax. cheapest place i found. Of course not every project goes fine and dandy, the bottom bolt where the inlet to the exhaust bolts to the exhaust pipe (seen left hand side of picture) , the 10mm bolt rounded off... couldn't get my rounded bolt miracle socket too it, so i took my air hammer and put a chisel bit in it, chiseled a cross in it, and then chiseled up from the bottom, doing that broke the head off and the bolt knocked right out with a few light taps from a punch. I put anti seize on the new hardware.