Walker Exhaust 46865 Resonator Assembly Review

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(More customer reviews)PROS:
- Hangers in correct orientation/location
- Ease of installation
- Quiet
CONS:
- Aluminized steel piping
- No gaskets, no connection hardware, no hanging components, just the piping itself
- Lack of packaging and need to remove labels before installation
The Walker resonator assembly is a reasonably priced replacement part for my 1994 Honda Accord. I also purchased the Walker Exhaust 55074 Muffler Assembly-Quiet-FlowSS from Amazon.
Initially I should mention the packaging... or lack thereof. The pipe was shipped without any packaging whatsoever, aside from the box tape which was used to cover the ends. The shipping label and invoice were glued directly to the pipe. I was quite disappointed that Amazon chose to ship the product this way, since an exhaust gets HOT, which means that anything on the exhaust will burn or melt. Thus, I had to remove four stickers (though only three are attributable to Amazon): two different shipping labels and a plastic invoice holder, the fourth was Walker's own product label. A putty knife, some goo gone, and a half hour later the product was clean and ready to install. Also, there was no packaging to protect the pipe during shipping.
It should also be noted that this resonator assembly does NOT come with any other hardware or gaskets. Assuming you still have the rubber hangers/insulators (Walker Exhaust 35286 Hardware-Insulator 3x for the resonator pipe), you will also need the gasket which fits between the resonator pipe and the catalytic converter Walker Exhaust 31383 Hardware-Gasket, and possibly also the gasket between the resonator pipe and muffler Walker Exhaust 31360 Hardware-Gasket depending on if you replaced that component as well.
The piping is aluminized steel, as advertised. While not the best material, the lifetime warranty makes up for the fact that eventually the piping will rust out. Additionally, the hangers are regular steel and began to rust immediately (but not a big deal in my book). Installation was straightforward, and the hangers were all in their correct places/orientations. No need to bend or manipulate the piping or hangers.
Overall, I would buy this product again. Unfortunately, unlike the Walker QuietFlow SS, the resonator assembly is not covered by Walker's lifetime guarantee: [...]

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