I had to quiet down the ’97 Saturn LS2 today.  It was running a little loud because of hole in the muffler .  The parts where only about $50 which was not bad. A Saturn muffler costs about $80, so I took the OEM model.  My life saver was a grinder for getting the clamp off and cutting the pipe.  The grinder is not something that I use that often and it is not that good of one, but it works.  I purchased it at Harbor Freight Tools for sharpening my lawnmower’s blades, but has been a nice tool to have.