Aftermarket mufflers?

[shot410ga]

Anyone using an aftermarket muffler? Looking to replace a muffler on a 98 Conquest, and don't like the expensive factory prices, or any of their prices for that matter. Hoods for $625, unbelievable. I guess, they don't want to be in the parts business. Aftermarket for everything, if I can find a replacement. Any suggestions?

[2014SE]

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ARGO PARTS MUFFLER ASM - CONQUEST

Nothing cheap about the parts for sure!!! I'd take it to a local muffler shop and see if they can make something else work, they might have something close and with a little innovative thinking and their pipe bender you might make something work for ya. I'm sure other conquest owners here will have a solution for ya as well. Good luck.

[shot410ga]

Yea, I've seen the prices for the muffler and aftermarket hood. Unreal..... If I had a hood (new cost $625+, After market black $325+), I would have a sheet metal shop copy and make one for less. Then $500+ for a muffler...OMG

[rodp]

Wow, that's some price for a piece of vacuum formed plastic.

Do you think there's much of a market for replacement hoods ? I was going to make a former and make one for mine with a fan built in, just in case we happen to get another hot summer (fat chance). Thought about using ABS as it's easier to get than hdpe over here.

[moos-a-boo]

Have you looked at Richards Relics?

[eightwheeler]

Flowmaster made a smaller unit with centre input port you can fab up to work, I bought one a few years ago made it fit a Conquest if you have some fab skills to make it work it will save you lots of money and sound cool too

[Noel Woods]

MUDBUG3 found an aftermarket muffler and made a set of pipes for the machine as well, its a two into one system from what I recall, I'll see if I can pull up the video.