i called today to get a rough estimate for a full stainless steel mandrel bent 2.5" header back exhaust. i already have a header installed on the car, have the muffler i want to use, & have a high flow cat. the estimate was $700 for parts & labor. i already spent around 350 on the header, muffler, & cat. i dont have anywhere near $700 ready right now & my stock exhaust is hanging on by a thread. i was not expecting to hear a price like that. what should i do??
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Call multiple shops, that seems pretty pricey if all you need is a bit of exhaust piping bent.
If tahts the best you can find, you may have to temporarily make your current exhaust work untill you can save up the cash.
If tahts the best you can find, you may have to temporarily make your current exhaust work untill you can save up the cash.
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Talk about rip off. Call, call, and call some more. My local shop does full dual exhaust for under $300 and will do single for under $150, and it's good quality work. The guy that does all the piping and welding has been doing it longer than I've been alive. Maybe you should just go on a road trip to Disney World and just stop by here on the way. 
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i called quite a few local shops.(within pa & jersey) & it seems like mufflex is the only one that can do mandrel bends. i've read countless posts about them doing great work but they all say it is indeed very expensive. i guess im gonna have to save up the money. i just never thought i'd spend $1100 for exhaust.
QUOTE (Box @ Jan 14, 2013 - 3:55 PM) 
>Talk about rip off. Call, call, and call some more. My local shop does full dual exhaust for under $300 and will do single for under $150, and it's good quality work. The guy that does all the piping and welding has been doing it longer than I've been alive. Maybe you should just go on a road trip to Disney World and just stop by here on the way.
i called quite a few local shops.(within pa & jersey) & it seems like mufflex is the only one that can do mandrel bends. i've read countless posts about them doing great work but they all say it is indeed very expensive. i guess im gonna have to save up the money. i just never thought i'd spend $1100 for exhaust.
I just don't see spending that kind of money on exhaust, I'm sorry. 
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found out why they wanted so much. i asked if they could make me a custom downpipe & flex pipe cause my original one is shot. my father said they cant just make a custom flange for the downpipe so what they would do is buy an oem downpipe & cut it before the rear cat. i'm just gonna get piping from the rear cat & back from them. should only run me 250-300 instead of 700 
thats crap. they can use the flange off your old exhaust. you can cut the cost by not using stainless.
building a custom exhaust like that will take about 3 hours. typical rates are getting close to 100 bucks an hour so there is 300. as for parts thats a rip off. all you need is a few U bends and J bends and a 4 foot strait piece.
building a custom exhaust like that will take about 3 hours. typical rates are getting close to 100 bucks an hour so there is 300. as for parts thats a rip off. all you need is a few U bends and J bends and a 4 foot strait piece.
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so they could use the flange from my old downpipe to make a custom one? i was gonna buy a new oem downpipe & run 2.25" stainless from the rear cat back. do you think the custom downpipe would be better?
QUOTE (Smaay @ Jan 21, 2013 - 12:55 PM)
>thats crap. they can use the flange off your old exhaust. you can cut the cost by not using stainless.
building a custom exhaust like that will take about 3 hours. typical rates are getting close to 100 bucks an hour so there is 300. as for parts thats a rip off. all you need is a few U bends and J bends and a 4 foot strait piece.
building a custom exhaust like that will take about 3 hours. typical rates are getting close to 100 bucks an hour so there is 300. as for parts thats a rip off. all you need is a few U bends and J bends and a 4 foot strait piece.
so they could use the flange from my old downpipe to make a custom one? i was gonna buy a new oem downpipe & run 2.25" stainless from the rear cat back. do you think the custom downpipe would be better?
well first of all, you are not going to gain anything going this route. maybe 1-2 HP? if your downpipe has rotted away, just have a crush bent pipe replacement. what are you goals here.
but yes just use teh flange from your old downpipe, cut it off and weld the new pipe to it.
but yes just use teh flange from your old downpipe, cut it off and weld the new pipe to it.
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i know i wont even gain much from the whole exhaust. Call me stupid or ignorant if you will but my main goal is sound. i just want a good loud tone & i figured since i got the header i might aswell go full header-back. These guys do quality work i can assure you that. I saw someone with a 6GC who got stainless mandrel bent cat-back from them for 350 parts & labor. I just dont know why i got quoted 700?
QUOTE (Smaay @ Jan 21, 2013 - 6:04 PM)
>well first of all, you are not going to gain anything going this route. maybe 1-2 HP? if your downpipe has rotted away, just have a crush bent pipe replacement. what are you goals here.
but yes just use teh flange from your old downpipe, cut it off and weld the new pipe to it.
but yes just use teh flange from your old downpipe, cut it off and weld the new pipe to it.
i know i wont even gain much from the whole exhaust. Call me stupid or ignorant if you will but my main goal is sound. i just want a good loud tone & i figured since i got the header i might aswell go full header-back. These guys do quality work i can assure you that. I saw someone with a 6GC who got stainless mandrel bent cat-back from them for 350 parts & labor. I just dont know why i got quoted 700?
are you still looking for a shop?
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what do you have in mind? i think i'm going to mufflex but only getting rear cat-back stainless piping.
QUOTE (Tigawoods @ Jan 23, 2013 - 7:07 AM)
>are you still looking for a shop?
what do you have in mind? i think i'm going to mufflex but only getting rear cat-back stainless piping.
There is a place out in Ephrata called Red Run Exhaust that i keep hearing stellar things about.
I am getting my exhaust done at JM Fabrications in Sellersville. Try them for a quote. They do great fab work as well
I am getting my exhaust done at JM Fabrications in Sellersville. Try them for a quote. They do great fab work as well
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thanks i'll call both.. the main question i have though is will a custom downpipe have any difference sound-wise compared to an oem one?
yes it will. since it will be of a different material. It is though, a small portion of the entire exhaust so if you were just to have a SS downpipe, it wouldnt make a substantial difference in sound, but you should hear a very slight difference
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thanks for clearing that up for me haha. my dad likes mufflex but he agrees with everyone else $700 is a rip off so he wanted to get an oem downpipe & just have them do cat-back piping. But i'll definitely give those shops a call.
the general quote from JM that i have is about 8-1000 for a header back non stainless. And 1-1.5k for full stainless. Thats if you have all the parts and use their piping.
Red Run would most definitely be the cheaper of the two
Red Run would most definitely be the cheaper of the two
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Im from philly as well, trust me you can find much better deal around redhill/quakertown area look into that. Hell into norristown even theres a shop that will do anything on the cheap.expand your search. Dont eliminate bucks and montgomery county
QUOTE (Antz5SFE @ Jan 14, 2013 - 4:09 PM)
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i called quite a few local shops.(within pa & jersey) & it seems like mufflex is the only one that can do mandrel bends. i've read countless posts about them doing great work but they all say it is indeed very expensive. i guess im gonna have to save up the money. i just never thought i'd spend $1100 for exhaust.
QUOTE (Box @ Jan 14, 2013 - 3:55 PM)
>Talk about rip off. Call, call, and call some more. My local shop does full dual exhaust for under $300 and will do single for under $150, and it's good quality work. The guy that does all the piping and welding has been doing it longer than I've been alive. Maybe you should just go on a road trip to Disney World and just stop by here on the way.
i called quite a few local shops.(within pa & jersey) & it seems like mufflex is the only one that can do mandrel bends. i've read countless posts about them doing great work but they all say it is indeed very expensive. i guess im gonna have to save up the money. i just never thought i'd spend $1100 for exhaust.
Im from philly as well, trust me you can find much better deal around redhill/quakertown area look into that. Hell into norristown even theres a shop that will do anything on the cheap.expand your search. Dont eliminate bucks and montgomery county