209 Muffler & Performance

BUYERS BEWARE!!!
Make sure you bring some Vaseline when you visit these guys.
They tried to screw us and sell us a muffler we did not need.
Ended up going to NorCal muffler down the street.
They made it all better.

Took in my jeep and motorcycle to get my exhaust fixed, both times they did an excellent job. I recommend this shop to all that need exhaust work!!!

It all started when I needed a smog, a friend referred me to this place so I went and I needed a new catalytic converter my transmission flushed and a transmission speed sensor. I bought the transmission fluid separately had him do all that for $ 500. I have to wait for 6 hours to have them finish this. Then I go to get the car smogged and the people at the smog place told me that my catalytic converter was not a California approved because it did not have California registration number stamped on it. So I drive back over to 209 Motorsports I have to wait for an hour before someone talks to me. Finally I walk up to the counter and two of them are sitting there chit-​chatting and I ask what’s taking so long they said. O, let’s go check your car out now. They looked at it and could not find the registration number so they told me they’d have to take the cat back off turn it around and then I’ll be good to go. But I had to leave and come back the next day because they’re exhaust guy was not there at 3:40 in the afternoon. So I had to drive back again from Manteca to Stockton hand them the car at 11 o’clock and took a über back home. Waited till about 4:20 and I had to call them back to tell me my car was going to be ready at 5 I picked it up and it looks like a different catalytic converter. They broke my bolts on my exhaust manifold, but they put new ones on and they welded the cat directly onto the exhaust manifold flange definitely not the cleanest welds I’ve seen. Of course I did not get charged more for them to do the job right the second time! Which they should have done in the first place. Also I had a PCV hose that needed to be replaced which is only about 4 inches long I asked him to do that and they said they did not know where the hose Ran So they didn’t want to do it. I took off my air intake and there was easy as pie plain as day. Total Car Care my butt! I told the owner Chris that I needed my money back for what it cost me to use über round trip which was $ 44 he gave me fifty but was reluctant to do so. He was also Unapologetic and did not seem to care about his customers. I would not recommend the shop to anyone. My car does work but only after a lot of headaches and wasted time and money.

Did not have a good experience here. This shop is NOT professional at all.
I drove 2 hours from San Jose to this shop because one of the workers, Sam, was selling me his used Solowerks S1 BMW e46 coilovers. I arrived at the shop, and had to wait about over an hour, yet he told me I had an «appointment».
I expected to receive the whole coilover kit, including the sway bar links and coilover spring perches for the rear. He did not have the sway bar links off his car, and he had to go home to pick up the spring perches.
So, the shop decided to modify my OEM sway bar links to fit the coilovers. I did not expect that. The seller did lower the price of the coilover kit however.
The rear shocks were not blown, but they were not like new. I expected to get a better sale from them. He told me they still had warranty, but did not give me the specifications on how it works and how to get them replaced.
The shop guys did the install, and what surprised me was that they did not take it for a test drive after installing them. What the heck? That should be a must. I came home with the car, and the front coilovers made a knocking noise when turning the car, and the rears constantly made rattling noises from the worn mounts on the coilovers.
I was not happy with the install, and of course not happy with the coilovers.

Highly recommend this shop. Chris the owner is amazing. Our vehicle had an issue on our road trip down from oregon. He go is fixed and back on the road in less than 30 minutes. Honest and integrity!

Ok so took my Mitsubishi spyder in to get a new muffler something that makes it sound like a beast. Dom went and took a look ask me if I want it loud I was like hell yeah and that’s what he did I could not be happier with Dom’s work not rattle no banging noise just the loud roar of my car I will return to have more work done. Thanks Dom you did a great job.

I am now going on my third visit here and 6&½ hours of waiting here for a very simple exhaust job. The first visit they stripped a manifold bolt putting the exhaust back on and sent me on my way with a leaking new exhaust after waiting 3 hrs for the repair. Went back the next day and they looked at it and said they couldn’t fix it because the guy that fixes stripped bolts wasn’t going to be in until the next day. Went back the third
Day and the kid did get the repair started on time at 8am. It is now 10;30 and still waiting on a gasket that any muffler shop should have in stock! They dont go out of their way nor seem to care about their customers. Never one apology from the owner! Unless your retired and have nothing but spare time for multiple visits, waiting approx. 3 hrs ea time, I would recommend getting your work done somewhere else. I am one very unhappy customer that lost the equivalent of a full days work and pay because i chose 209 muffler. Lesson learned.

I’ve been here twice, once for my 2010 v6 Mustang and now for my 2015 EcoBoost Mustang. Both times great experiences and both times a happy customer.
When I took my v6 back in 2013, I asked for a dual exhaust system and something that would give it a nice aggressive tone. Chris the owner recommended the Kamikaze mufflers and I couldn’t have been any more happy, they were great and it made my v6 sound v8 worthy.
Fast forward to now, I no longer have the v6 but I recently bought the new 2015 EcoBoost mustang. Lets just say it’s suppose to sound like what turbo-​4 is suppose to sound like… weak! I came back to 209 Muffler and Performance and spoke with one of the mechanics there and again Chris the owner recommended the Kamikaze’s. I already had in mind of a turbo back exhaust setup and the guy who worked on my car knew where I was coming from and built a system that was 10x better than what I was expecting. The kamikaze mufflers really brought out the aggressive deep tone I was looking for while also bringing out the turbo as well.
The best part of it all was that the pricing was beyond reasonable, I would’ve paid 4x the amount for just parts for the exhaust I wanted if I had bought the one I was looking at online and that didn’t even include labor.
Overall I highly recommend these guys, I’ve left both times overly satisfied and will definitely be coming back for more performance parts as time goes on.

I had several of my friends get work done here so I thought I would go check them out. I personally had a great experience. I had asked for super 44s on my new charger and Chris gave me a good price. Not only did I leave there happy but they also let me know I had something very wrong with my vehicle and that I needed it checked out ASAP. I wanted to say thank you for looking out for your customers. You guys are a great company and good people. Keep up the great job!

209 Muffler Chris always take good care of me and my boys’ cars if we have any big issues. He’s super nice and funny and he would beat any other shops prices for sure!

bought an new catalytic from here couldn’t pass smog. I pull off cat to inspect and there were two whole that was leaking at the weld!

This places sucks. Chris is so rude. I went here to order on exhaust they told me they’ll get it in two days. After the third day I called and told me it was on back order. Two weeks still on back order. They lied they never order it. I oder it from summit got it the nextday. This place sucks never going here again.

Took my car here for a custom catback exhaust. Called in at 1pm, talked to Skylar, who have me his honest opinion on what I wanted and made on the spot professional recommendations. Went in, and had my car in the air in no time. Skylar and his one other co worker ran the shop by themselves while they both worked on a car. Long story short, I love my exhaust, and get tons of compliments. If you are looking for quality work, you found it. Professional and efficient as well. Thanks again, guys.

After hearing and reading praises of this place we decided to get our catalytic converter rebar welded on our truck. We had to go here a total of 3 times.
The first time we went, our truck was taken off the ramp. We thought everything was good to go. After paying, my husband went and looked under the truck to see what kind of work was done. NOTHING WAS THERE! So not only did they NOT weld the bar on, they already CHARGED us the money! So we had to wait another weekend. The second time we went in, they actually remembered to place the bar, and we thought everything would be ok. We noticed a weird sound coming from the front end of the truck. Now I don’t know too much about cars but if I could tell something didn’t sound right, something wasn’t right. And finally. The third and final time, we went back, come to find out the guy who welded the bar put a hole in one of our pipes. They fixed the issue, but our whole experience was very unprofessional. From charging us for work that wasn’t done to a hole in our pipe, makes me question this companies intentions.

Hey this place is really good! I’ve been totally impressed by the quality service and pricing. Highly recommend!

Just went to 209 Muffler & Performance because I thought I needed a new muffler because my truck was so noisy all of the sudden ! As it turns out, someone had tried to steal my catalytic convertor! (Bastards!) Anyway, Chris Bishop was very cool — a locally grown Stockton boy, and very straight up. He raised it up, repaired the cuts where the bastards had sliced at it, and then covered/​protected the area with rebar to prevent it from happening again. All done within 20 minutes!!! And it was very inexpensive (any car repair under $ 50.00 is cheap, right?!) For the ladies: He’s cute and the place is full of smiling, friendly MEN! For the men: Seems to offer a lot of other services, no bullshit, well stocked & clean. My dad was impressed and he’s usually the big critic. Would go back again and recommend to others!

This review will be a bit different than you may be expecting…
I work for an organization where I am responsible for the safety and security of about 1,800 people and its exhausting work. Catalytic Converter theft in the Central Valley is insanely bad and I called 209 Performance & Muffler for help.
They have a technique for protecting Catalytic Converters from theft and they agreed to help me protect every employee willing to make an appointment… They even agreed to reduce the cost to encourage an engaged turnout by my personnel!
In a town where there are so many problems, dangers, and people who are only out for themselves, 209 Muffler & Performance is working to help people protect the cars they worked so hard to purchase.
Support this shop, because they’re supporting you. They genuinely care about helping you avoid the incredibly damaging and expensive catalytic converter theft pandemic plaguing our area.
Go Check ‘em Out!

Thanks for taking our formerly quiet new truck and giving her some balls on a short notice. You came to us on a recommendation and we couldn’t have been happier with the work that was done. Will tell everyone who asks about our exhaust that you were the best and were awesome. Cant wait until we come in for those power coated tips!

I went here on the recommendation of a friend that had a complete system installed… he was very happy and satisfied with their work.
My job was minor. They took my car right in and fixed the problem quickly. Very reasonable charges.
I would use them again!

I swear that I have reviewed this place. Now that’s 2 reviews that have gone missing. They were definitely NOT negative reviews. What’s going on?
My car is a soap opera. If it’s not one thing, it’s another. I love the shit out of it. It’s exactly what you’d picture me in… NO, it’s not a pinto.
We stopped in All-​American Muffler this morning after dropping off my car at Peter’s next door to say hi to the owner. My husband grew up with the owner and it usually turns into kind of like a reunion.
We ran into a a person that we just met last week at REI… and then started socializing with strangers out in the parking lot. Stockton is not as bad as people say. Really it’s not.
All-​American Muffler has helped me with concerns on my car’s performance, O2 sensors, coffee can mufflers, you name it, they will throw out some interesting ideas.
Nice honest people.