Patent ID: 7575096

Claim:
A muffler assembly comprising: a first muffler component having a first outlet pipe portion, a first bypass pipe mount portion, and a first resonator shell portion, said first muffler component being formed as a single piece; and a second muffler component having a second output pipe portion, a second bypass pipe mount portion, and a second resonator shell portion, said second muffler component being formed as a single piece, wherein said first and second muffler components are positioned in an overlapping relationship such that said first and second outlet pipe portions are aligned with each other to form an outlet pipe, said first and second bypass pipe mount portions are aligned with each other to form a bypass pipe mount adapted to receive a bypass pipe, and said first and second resonator shell portions are aligned with each other to form a resonator shell that receives a resonator in an internal cavity defined between said first and said second resonator shell portions.