Locally fabricated downpipes?
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Locally fabricated downpipes?
Though I'm (for the time being) planning on keeping my '88 vert's main cat, I plan on ditching the two pre-cats in favor of a downpipe. While not excessively expensive at $120 from RB (http://www.racingbeat.com/resultset....tNumber=S16209), I can't help but think that it's something a local exhaust shop should be able to fab up fairly easily and possibly less expensively since it's just a few feet of 2/5" pipe with one bend and two flanges.
Has anyone else ever done this? And if so, how much did it run you?
Has anyone else ever done this? And if so, how much did it run you?
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yeah but personally if u are going to have a shop do it do it right and get Stainless Steel piping with NICE CLEAN WELDS and then install it..
otherwise if using basic steel it is a waste of time and money... MANDREL BEND is where its at.. not crush or smooth bend!!
otherwise if using basic steel it is a waste of time and money... MANDREL BEND is where its at.. not crush or smooth bend!!
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Originally Posted by Ashyukun
Though I'm (for the time being) planning on keeping my '88 vert's main cat, I plan on ditching the two pre-cats in favor of a downpipe. While not excessively expensive at $120 from RB (http://www.racingbeat.com/resultset....tNumber=S16209), I can't help but think that it's something a local exhaust shop should be able to fab up fairly easily and possibly less expensively since it's just a few feet of 2/5" pipe with one bend and two flanges.
Has anyone else ever done this? And if so, how much did it run you?
Has anyone else ever done this? And if so, how much did it run you?
You can have one made, but for the $120 at RB you also get a presilencer. There are straight pipes available on ebay from time to time, but they are just slightly less expensive. Keep in mind that your local muffler shop legally cannot remove the cats from your car, so often times they will refuse to make you a pipe.
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Originally Posted by BlueTII
You can have one made, but for the $120 at RB you also get a presilencer.
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$120 won't get you very far in a mechanical shop. Perhaps 3 hours labour if they're generous, and there's no way they could fab and install it in that time, plus they'd also have to charge you for the materials used.
Just buy the RB one, its GREAT quality, fits and is easy to install yourself.
Just buy the RB one, its GREAT quality, fits and is easy to install yourself.