Looking to purchase Magnaflow 14833. Need help confirming pipe position

[cigarsmoke23]

Hi, I am looking to purchase and install a Magnaflow exhaust (14833). Can you someone please confirm the pipe position, so that it properly fits my 1997 c280? Is it a center inlet? or should it be on the left or right side? also, i live in california. will installing the new muffler inhibit me from passing smog? I don't plan to remove the resonator

[98Benzo]

I just installed the same muffler on my 98 c230. You should have it come out from the left side of the car. The muffler shop had no issues installing it. I live in Canada and the muffler won't effect my emissions but I don't know the laws in Cali

[97C28O]

Hi, I am looking to purchase and install a Magnaflow exhaust (14833). Can you someone please confirm the pipe position, so that it properly fits my 1997 c280? Is it a center inlet? or should it be on the left or right side? also, i live in california. will installing the new muffler inhibit me from passing smog? I don't plan to remove the resonator

Don't bother unless you're OK with excessive Drone on the i6 C280.. had it, been there, done that, removed after couple days. THe only way i see it working is if you get some "j-pipe" mod to eliminate the drone noise at low and driving RPM (1500-3k)

[vaspen]

im about to put 2 on mine here soon actualy but there the ones that flair up so ima cut them so there [| not [\

sorry to answer or help answer

any visual mods is a no-no involving the cats or resonaters I think aslong as your not adjusting the emissions you should be fine

[Samito01]

I just had the same one installed on my c230k and not happy... To loud on hard acceleration....easy fix---just ordered a C43 muffler

[SD202]

LOL. magnaflow on i6 c280 is quite! or it was to me at least. but then again i put it on after running straight piped for thousands of miles. You guys have never had a straight piped car c280 in person huh? I loved having a magnaflow rear muffler on my c280 it sounded great! No drone with the resonator in at all. Remove the res there is a slight drone but not bad. You wanna talk about bad drone. remove the resonator , muffler, and install a high flow cat. :o now that is excessive drone! haha

[Logic]

i have a magna flow muffler on my c230k left the resonator and i tink the drone is not to loud and onhigh way speeds its soothing to me . look on youtube andthere aresome examples of some mufflers on there including mine . look under w202 custom intake and magnaflow exhaust .ihave a few videos , some out side and onein a garage .

[SD202]

i have a magna flow muffler on my c230k left the resonator and i tink the drone is not to loud and onhigh way speeds its soothing to me . look on youtube andthere aresome examples of some mufflers on there including mine . look under w202 custom intake and magnaflow exhaust .ihave a few videos , some out side and onein a garage .


+1 what logic said hardly any drone at all, Magnaflow almost sounded stock with resonator in. As for smog you'll be fine. the car will pass smog with no resonator and no muffler at all. I have passed a m104 C280 thru Cali smog twice while straight piped with high flow cats! the smog tech gave me static about it at first but i was able to prove to him that the cats were approved for use in this state and for use with the tmb3.6 engine family that the M104 2.8 falls under.

[shizzy]

yeah i just deleted my resonator and put an electric dumb before my stock muffler... lets just just say brbbbrbrbrbrbbrbrbrbbrrbrbrbrbbrbrbrrrbrr