bob88 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I went to a local exauhst shop and the guy said it was a lot of work and would cost $600 to do for me. Does that seem right? I dont think this shop is geared towards modified cars and just repairs exauhst, but how much can I expect to pay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green260z Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Mine from the header back no cat and one flowmaster with 2.5" pipe was arround $320. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9kredline Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 He's trying to cheat you. Should cost no more than $350 depending on hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poundz9oh9 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I agree, I went to the top dog high performance race guy in the old town I was in and it was less than 400 from the header back, 2 1/2" pipes with 2 turbo tube mufflers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob88 Posted December 10, 2005 Author Share Posted December 10, 2005 Alright, thanks. $600 seemed really high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HALLOWEEN Z Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I don't know about where you live but I got mine done at Midas and only costed me $150. It may just be because this midas has a real good exaust guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Wood Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Maybe it is just this guys way of saying he doesn't want or need the work. I have run into that attitude with paint shops. They make all their money doing insurance collision repairs and don't want the uncertainty of a custom job. Try a different shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Just built a TIG welded 3" race exhaust on a vintage racing 240Z. Labor alone was $600. Borla muffler, optional straight pipe, mandrel bends, Y-pipe, reducers, stainless T-bolt clamps, hangers, etc. put the total over $1,000. You get what you pay for guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 The exhaust I had built for the White V8 Zcar I had cost over $600 to build and install. It was tight under the car and full 2.5 inches of mandrel bent and welded/ flaged with an H-pipe. $600 doesn 't sound high for a true custom, well made setup... Just as a comparison, the full setup on my Corvette, Including the Z06 Ti rear exhaust and a stainless Xpipe cost me $700 and did the install. The cats and headers ran me an additional $1000. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ-E Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 It does depend on if your doing the work or not and you have the ability to weld and cut and make most of it yourself you can get it done a lot cheaper then you would pay someone. As a matter of fact it will cost you more if you go stainless but it will also last forever, basically. You can do a single aluminized for much cheaper but then again how long will it last. Parts and material for my 3inch mandrel bent exhaust on the ZX was only112 dollars, all mild steel mind you. I know that I will have to eventually replace the DP, but that was my choice at the time. If you want a good quality lasting exhaust you will pay for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 If you want a good quality lasting exhaust you will pay for it. The (used) exhaust I bought from one of our members cost him over $600 when he had it fabricated: 3" mandrel bent exhaust, starting from a 'Y' pipe, into a stainless Borla (to act as a resonator of sorts) and winding around into a 3" in&out Dynomax Super Turbo muffler and finally ending in a large 3.5" chrome tip. All that and labor was over $600. When it arrived at my house I looked it over and could tell he was about right. The Borla itself was over $200. I think you'll get what you pay for, but just make sure what you are getting for $600!!!!!!! Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getZ Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Part of the price with someone fabricating is labor. Figure on 2x the price with stainless and almost that for dual exhaust. A lof it depends on how picky you are about the fit. The tighter you tuck it up into the tranmission tunnel, the more bends it will require. I assume you are looking for a single 3"? Those are pretty simple. I made mines for under a 100 bucks with a hooker aerochamber and aluminized tubing welded to a stock down pipe. It tucked up pretty neatly. Of course the need for stainless here is not that big a deal except to the down pipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgia Flash Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Had mine done the other day, $275 from the headers back with a single 2-stage Flow Master. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 If this is mandrel-bent custom 2 1/2†or larger dual exhaust with X-pipe and high-quality dual mufflers, $600 isn’t a bad deal. They have to do multiple trial-fits, possibly introduce multiple flanges to clear the transmission mount, the rear suspension links, etc. – and possibly even hammer the spare tire housing to fit those mufflers – all while avoiding fuel lines and fitting the pipes inside the transmission tunnel. We just fixed the exhaust on my wife’s 1990 Honda Accord. Bone stock, downstream of the catalytic convertor, single pipe with the cheapo crinkle-bends was something like $220 parts + labor. This was ZERO fabrication work and maybe 1/2-hour in the shop total. I think that a lot of guys are so used to getting “deals†– getting lucky with clueless sellers who don’t know what they have, or bartering with down-and-out mechanics who’d do 40 hours of custom work for a six pack and a large pizza – that any sort of retail price comes across as sticker shock! I mean, there’s a reason why a plain-Jane muscle car restoration costs $100,000 these days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob88 Posted December 13, 2005 Author Share Posted December 13, 2005 I dont really need that nice of an exauhst system. Right now I just want it running. This is a very mild 350 and I dont need to flow much. I just want it quieted down a bit (as in be able to leave the neighborhood without 8 noise complaints.) Later I want to put in a fuel cell and dual exausht but right now a Y to a single turbo muffler will be fine. The guy wanted $600 for what I just said. I dont even think it was mandrel bent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psykovertible Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 it'll cost me about 200 most likely for the pipe from header to muffler(including H pipe). not sure what mufflers i'll use but my guy here in Glendale AZ is pretty good and pretty cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob88 Posted December 15, 2005 Author Share Posted December 15, 2005 Alright, I went to another shop today, the guy wanted $600 again, but seemed like he new what he was doing. It was 2.5" to a Y with a 3" resonator and a magnaflow mufller in the stock location. Its all mandrel bent and he said it will "stay this color" so i guess this means it was stainless. They had a really nice 32 ford in the shop with a buick V6 with a huge blower on it and a couple of turbocharged VW sand rails so i guess they knew what they were doing. He said he could get down to $500 without the resonator, what does a resonator do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Resonator is probably more descriptivly an attenuator. It is another muffling device that changes the resonant frequency of the exhaust eliminating drone and irritating noise in general. I think I'd do it with a 3" exhaust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savageskaterkid Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 My buddy with a supra turbo got a full stainless 2.5 inch stainless exhaust, cost about 600 plus the 50 dollar muffler, you get what you pay for-and stainless will last longer then the engine and you'll never have to replace it, although my buddy is upgrading to a 3" downpipe and 3" stainless exhaust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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