weld in vs catback

red94gt · Jan 29, 2008

Is there a big difference in sound between just welding in some slp1 resanators vs the catback system (paying out the ass for the catback system)

thanx

ryclef331 · Jan 29, 2008

Your factory system is 2 1/4" and not mandrel bent. Yes, there will be a slight difference in sound between the two and honestly, I reccomend spending the dough and getting the catback complete.

AaRoN · Jan 29, 2008

Sometimes (not always cause it really depends) you can get a catback fabbed up by a muffler shop for pretty cheap and then have them use whatever mufflers you want.

eliyarbrough · Jan 29, 2008

Every thing leading from my stock headers is custom made.

ryclef331 · Jan 29, 2008

AaRoN said:
Sometimes (not always cause it really depends) you can get a catback fabbed up by a muffler shop for pretty cheap and then have them use whatever mufflers you want.

Not being an asshole but honestly, how many muffler shops have you seen with a mandrel bender in house? 95% of muffler shops can't afford them as they cost 10x as much...thats a conservative estimate. It would take years for a shop to re-coup that kind of investment. When we do custom exhaust for people, if they want mandrel bent tubing, we have prebent elbows in stock but you better believe the price of the exhaust goes up rather substantially as opposed to us just using our regular pipe bender. A custom one off mandrel bent 2 1/2" cat back from us would run you as much if not more than an off the shelf exhaust made to fit the car. Other shops may be different...but remember there is a difference between a regular tubing bender and MANDREL.

AaRoN · Jan 29, 2008

ryclef331 said:
AaRoN said:

Sometimes (not always cause it really depends) you can get a catback fabbed up by a muffler shop for pretty cheap and then have them use whatever mufflers you want.

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Not being an asshole but honestly, how many muffler shops have you seen with a mandrel bender in house? 95% of muffler shops can't afford them as they cost 10x as much...thats a conservative estimate. It would take years for a shop to re-coup that kind of investment. When we do custom exhaust for people, if they want mandrel bent tubing, we have prebent elbows in stock but you better believe the price of the exhaust goes up rather substantially as opposed to us just using our regular pipe bender. A custom one off mandrel bent 2 1/2" cat back from us would run you as much if not more than an off the shelf exhaust made to fit the car. Other shops may be different...but remember there is a difference between a regular tubing bender and MANDREL.

Hence the: "..it really depends" :coolsmiley: I haven't seen but a couple shops with a mandrel bender. You're right, they're pricey. I'm getting mine down for a decent price (less than an off the shelf catback). Helps that I know the owner of the shop too.

ryclef331 · Jan 29, 2008

AaRoN said:
ryclef331 said:

AaRoN said:

Sometimes (not always cause it really depends) you can get a catback fabbed up by a muffler shop for pretty cheap and then have them use whatever mufflers you want.

Click to expand...

Not being an asshole but honestly, how many muffler shops have you seen with a mandrel bender in house? 95% of muffler shops can't afford them as they cost 10x as much...thats a conservative estimate. It would take years for a shop to re-coup that kind of investment. When we do custom exhaust for people, if they want mandrel bent tubing, we have prebent elbows in stock but you better believe the price of the exhaust goes up rather substantially as opposed to us just using our regular pipe bender. A custom one off mandrel bent 2 1/2" cat back from us would run you as much if not more than an off the shelf exhaust made to fit the car. Other shops may be different...but remember there is a difference between a regular tubing bender and MANDREL.

Click to expand...

Hence the: "..it really depends" :coolsmiley: I haven't seen but a couple shops with a mandrel bender. You're right, they're pricey. I'm getting mine down for a decent price (less than an off the shelf catback). Helps that I know the owner of the shop too.

i hear ya...I mean at the end of the day, anything is better than the factory 2 1/2" so really, a deal is a deal.

red94gt · Jan 30, 2008

well now i have some blowmaster super40's welded in and they are not loud enough but i would like to go with some slp's

. The local shop has a mandrel bender,but couldnt i get the lm1's and buy all new tail pipes and be about the same as a catback?

ryclef331 · Jan 30, 2008

red94gt said:
well now i have some blowmaster super40's welded in and they are not loud enough but i would like to go with some slp's . The local shop has a mandrel bender,but couldnt i get the lm1's and buy all new tail pipes and be about the same as a catback?

The "flowtubes" ...the pipes where they bolt to the h pipe are still going to be 2 1/4"

red94gt · Jan 30, 2008

no shit lol j/k but how much can a 1-2 ft piece of pipe restrict?

stang4u2nv · Jan 30, 2008

A lot...

ryclef331 · Jan 30, 2008

red94gt said:
no shit lol j/k but how much can a 1-2 ft piece of pipe restrict?

I mean it will restrict it MORE than a catback. Thats what you question was originally and we're telling you the truth. When all is said and done, its your car.