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left field 04-15-2007 06:18 PM

is this exhaust good or crap
 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TSUDO...QQcmdZViewItem

is this exhaust good or crap? and why?

what exhaust does everyone use?

the stocker just strangles the turbo. when i have the money the next thing i do is exhaust. it doesn't have to be stainless.

Al Hounos 04-15-2007 06:21 PM

way too small. try enthuza.

Braineack 04-15-2007 06:31 PM

that's a lot of mufflers :gay:

if you can afford it, this is only around $350 shipped

http://www.enthuzacar.com/img/m1turbobudget1.jpg

2.5"

left field 04-15-2007 06:44 PM

thinking of building my own. i have welder and summit racing is like next door. never built exhaust before. one scale of 1 to 10(10 hardest) from those of you who have done this; HOW HARD was it.

cjernigan 04-15-2007 07:40 PM

I built exhaust for another car. If 10 is SUPER HARD, then building exhuast is a 4-5. There is nothing Hard about it, you only need what, 2 bends maybe 1 piecut for the miata. It just takes time and if you don't have a lift/pit it's a pita.

Al Hounos 04-15-2007 08:03 PM

well damn, you've got a welder? make it yourself, no question. buy a magnaflow from braineack and some piping and flanges and hangers from summit and get to it.

nester 04-15-2007 08:22 PM

I built the exhaust on my car, it's not perfect, but it certainly works. I'm getting ready to redo it.. 100% stainless with vband flanges this time around, going to be balla.. no more bird turd mig welds!

VRTSid 04-16-2007 03:46 PM

custom mufflershop special turbo back 2.5" with a summit turbo muffler flanged. 400$ total or 200$ catback including labor.

I think buying an exhaust system is a waste, I'd rather give my money to a small shop
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on club roadster someone just got one of these

nester 04-16-2007 04:05 PM

it's one of those things, most of the exhaust shops don't have a mandrel bender.. or stainless pipe for that matter.

guitarrc6 04-16-2007 04:44 PM

if i were you i'd go to harbor freight and buy a tail pipe expander for like 9 bucks, and buy all the stainless steel bends and a couple straight pieces. throw them together and put a couple tack welds just to make sure they don't come apart under high stress. problem sloved.

nester 04-16-2007 06:15 PM

don't tack it, either clamp it, or really weld it.. i did that on my first exhaust.. tacks held for about 10 minutes.. ;)

I ended up clamping it, and calling it a day.

VRTSid 04-16-2007 07:21 PM


Originally Posted by nester (Post 102957)
it's one of those things, most of the exhaust shops don't have a mandrel bender.. or stainless pipe for that matter.

no thats totally true, I did a straight exhaust and had him use mandrel pieces leftovers for the area around the axle :)

and its not stainless, which for me isnt as important. still, finding a shop to either use the materials you bring or they have is more appealing to me than buying one.


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