Mesa Muffler

This is the second time Bud has worked on an exhaust system for me. He does lots of custom work, including adding OEM dual exhaust to my 2007 Cadillac Escalade. He can do anything on exhaust systems and his prices are very reasonable.

Got me in and out fast on my install of my Roush cat back exhaust system. Way to go Steve keep up the friendly professional additude. Thanks again. Highly recommend this place!

Mesa Muffler is officially CLOSED! Yes it is the end of an era… If your looking for Bud he’s at Coast Automotive now.

I have been in here twice over the years and the shop had done excellent work on my cars. I went in recently for his advice on a resonator delete and X-​pipe fabrication for my 2007 Maserati QP. He advised me against going the direction I was thinking saying that the x-​pipe dimension I wanted to use would leak. I got a second opinion in Newport Beach that said it wouldn’t leak and I went ahead with it through Newport shop. Guess what, Bud had been right. The thing totally leaked exhaust and the shop in Newport cant do much to fix it. I should have listened to Bud and I will be using him for a complicated 2007 escalade single to dual exhaust conversion which involves the resonator and spare tire delete and running the exhaust through cut outs in the new bumper. Not the type of job for just any shop.

Was quoted nearly $ 2K for a tail pipe/​muffler replacement down the street at Toyota… they were nice enough to refer me to Mesa and I couldn’t be happier. Within a few hours my car was fixed for $ 40. Speedy, honest and a great deal.

Referred by Stillen not mad at them but damn this old fart is a piece of work. At the end of the day it’s his business. Went in to check the welds on my camaro since it got an resonator delete just to make sure my guy didn’t mess up, willing to pay but man O man what a waste of time. I was so shocked by his attitude I could help but laugh my butt off in my car. Goodluck if you come here.

Was charged $ 150 to install oem dual exhaust from single. Only had to do a couple of welds and install rubber grommets.
Guy who worked on my car never talked to me until the job was done. I asked my tips to be welded a little bit out, he looked at me like I was crazy.
Went back next day because the whole exhaust was moving and swinging left to right, shop said its normal.
Till now it swings, hits my rear bumper from time to time. System is now leaking in the middle from the welds and did a crappy weld job mounting the tips.
Nothing really special about this place.

I was at the end of a 1 day project gone wrong. So, when I arrived at mesa muffler on day 6 of my 1 day project. I was frustrated. Bud. What a guy. I must admit, at first, I thought he came off like a jerk. However, I was VERY VERY wrong. He wears a look about him, but he is super cool. I was pleasently suprised in how helpful and cool he really was. I brought him a EGR Pipe that wouldnt fit any longer.
I cut it, had him weld it up. He wouldnt charge me. Since i hadnt measured, I guessed on the last attempt, It was wrong, and when I returned the next day with my flawlessly scored and aligned piece. He welded it up, quick style. And he was so busy he wouldnt charge me. I told him that it was starting to upset me that I couldnt pay him for the work he was doing, to which he replied, «I Know».
Well, on day 10. (i know) i drove the truck in and had him weld the exhaust from CAT back. And then, he only charged me 35 bucks. Ya total him did like 10 mins of actual work, but thats not how you judge machine shop/​mechanical work.
This shop is OLD SCHOOL. Very Neat. Open.
He is beyond knowledgeable.
The next time I need something welded or muffler work.
Im going here.

These guys are awesome! Russ and Bud are professional, friendly and VERY generous.
Back in 2011 I first came here for a catalytic converter replacement. Russ took the car in and got the job done QUICKLY. He was very FRIENDLY and I chatted him up about the business, which he told me was his dad’s, and they’ve been in the business since the early 60’s (explains their charming earth-​tone paint job on the place).
:)
Now, I won’t say that they’ll do this for everyone, but in the past year I’ve brought in my car on two separate occasions and BOTH times I was ACCOMMODATED on short notice AND given service for FREE!!!
:D
The first time, I heard a rattle and brought it in, thinking it was the cat losing some of its honeycomb. Without hesitation, Russ took the car, inspected it, cut the previous weld, and found the cat was fine but my O2 sensor (the original OEM from ’93) was fried and the pieces had been rattling around. He re-​welded it in about 5 minutes and was done, free of charge. No matter how much I insisted I pay him something he just smiled and politely refused. Awesome!
The second time was recently when my car stopped a smog test because the test detected a leak in the exhaust system. So once again I brought my car in to Russ on short notice and he inspected it and gave it the OK, yet again free of charge! He told me the people at the smog test were either being overly cautious or had faulty equipment. Sure enough, I had the car re-​tested and it passed without any issues — it was a fluke in their computer system!
Hands down Mesa Muffler and the two guys running it, Russ and Bud, are awesome. Get to know them, show them respect, and they’ll work wonders for you!
:D

AVOID AT ALL COST!!!
Worst work I’ve ever had done on a classic car!
«Bud» gave me complete attitude when I told him the way I wanted the exhaust done on my vehicle. Saying he’s been doing this for 40 yrs and no one was going to tell him what to do.
What an arrogant ass!
Well when I got the car back he had ignored my instructions and did it his way which was completely wrong! He didn’t use the orig clamps I provided, put the hangers in backwards and bent the hell out of the hangers to make them fit. This made the exhaust hang way too low.
TOTAL INCOMPETENCE. I would give them zero stars if I could!

Installed some axel backs my self and wanted a pro to look at them to make sure the job was done correctly. Drove in, talked to Bud. He checked out my Mustang and thought one of the clamps needed to be adjusted and tightened down. He did it and within 20 minutes i was ready to leave. These guys know their stuff!

I brought my car here today and was very happy with the customer service and how fast they were able to fix my in and out in a hr and no more noisy car.
Very pleased with my decision.
I would totally recommend these guys A+

These guys are the best!
I went to them a little less than a year ago to have some full length subframe connectors on my 00 Mustang GT. Car was done in about an hour and its like night and day w/​these welded on FLSFC’s!
I recently went back to these guys to have them install some new mufflers for my GT. I previously had Flowmaster Superflow 44’s installed by Automotive Excellence. Those guys are good but waaaaay expensive. So I decided to head to Mesa Mufflers to see what they could do for me. They charged me about half as much and were done in nearly an hour or less. I had SLP LM1’s installed and wow, they are loud!
I highly recommend Mesa Mufflers. The guys there are honest, hard-​working guys who know what they are doing!

So I took the car to another shop in Westminster, and needless to say, the leak and rattle were caused by one of the points Bud failed to weld.
And this shop didn’t even charge me any money. Bud charged $ 40 for a 5 min work on me for comparison.

Quick in quick out, amazing service
A+++

Went today to do a little exhaust work. Russ and his partner are great and very fast. The car sounds awesome and quality of work is outstanding. Highly recommended!!!

After visiting a few local muffler shops I decided to give Mesa Muffler a visit. I read all the positive reviews on Unilocal so I was impressed before I arrived. I have a 1960 Chevy Pickup truck and wanted to have some lake pipes installed with Flowmaster mufflers. Russ said he could do it no problem and on that same day! A few hours later it was done and he did a beautiful, clean job! For an easy muffler experience go to Mesa Muffler!
Thanks again Russ !!!

I just installed my aftermarket exhaust a few days ago and was having some fitment issues and also needed to get the studs pounded out of my cat-​converter and put new bolts in. The mid-​pipe was hitting the bottom of my car I could feel it through my shifter, and the rear hanger was also hitting the chassis.
I went in today at around 1PM and they told me it was going to be around an hour, so I stopped by the close-​by Harbor Center (btw there are lots of stuff to do around), got back in half an hour and wow they were done!
The people here are really nice! Very helpful and gave me a REALLY good deal for this kind of work.
Even though my rear hanger is still hitting my chassis. the mid-​pipe is lowered and not hitting the bottom of my car AND the new bolts are put in, all with a really fair price and good service attitudes.
So, 5 stars for them! Definitely will be back if need some exhaust work!

Five stars for Mesa Muffler. I had to get my smog done for my car and my exhaust was making a funny sound so i brought it over to Mesa Muffler. They could have easily told me that I needed to replace my muffler or possibly my whole exhaust, but instead the mechanic found out that the rattling he heard was from my heat shield touching my exhaust. He not only stopped the rattling, but he didn’t charge me anything.
He told me to go and try and get my smog passed and then come back to see if I needed any work done. And it did. He very easily could have charged me for unecessary work and I wouldn’t have had a clue since I don’t know very much about cars. Thanks a lot Mesa Muffler. You better be sure I will be back when I need work done from you guys!

I first read about this shop’s great work in Off-​Road Adventures magazine, and it was exactly what I was looking for — this place RULES, and I would easily drive out of my way again to have the quality service one would expect to pay for!
I actually had to have him fix a shoddy job done by another shop (Laguna Hills), and it only took him maybe 10 min. to bang it out. Heading back there today to have him fix the rest/​take off the rest of the crappy work that was originally done.
Highly recommended, great location and cool shop!