Custom or Bolt-On Exhaust?
09-26-2007, 07:23 AM
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Custom or Bolt-On Exhaust? I was looking at the differences in price and performance between a true dual custom exhaust and a bolt on setup (ex. mangaflow, borla, flowmaster, etc..) I am new to the F-body scene, but common sense would dictate that a custom true-dual exhaust setup is probably more expensive and has better performance than a bolt on kit. Can anyone clue me in on what the average gain of true dual over bolt on is, and the approximate price difference between the two? I am trying to decide what I should do with my exhaust, and don't want to spend a ton of money. I have a 2000 SS Camaro M6... Thanks!! 
09-26-2007, 11:16 AM
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about the cheapest decent sounding and decent built catback is gonna be $400
TSP sells true duals for just over $400 i think (for headers)
a custom TD setup can be built for less than that. i think my Xpipe was $100, my magnaflow mufflers were $75 each, and then just some brackets/hangers. you could easily get some bullets for 1/2 the cost of my magnaflows to save $$.
few hours on my back cutting and grinding...and then i think $50 at the exhaust shop to do the final welding.
this was on LT headers....but i can't imagine running off stock manifolds would be much worse.
granted this is assuming you dump the TDs at the axles. over the axles get more $$ due to more fabrication.
on a bolt on car...the best flowing catbacks will yield about 12-15hp. a TD setup may get you 5hp on top of that. they dont really start to shine untill you start pushing high hp with cam or heads/cam or FI
TSP sells true duals for just over $400 i think (for headers)
a custom TD setup can be built for less than that. i think my Xpipe was $100, my magnaflow mufflers were $75 each, and then just some brackets/hangers. you could easily get some bullets for 1/2 the cost of my magnaflows to save $$.
few hours on my back cutting and grinding...and then i think $50 at the exhaust shop to do the final welding.
this was on LT headers....but i can't imagine running off stock manifolds would be much worse.
granted this is assuming you dump the TDs at the axles. over the axles get more $$ due to more fabrication.
on a bolt on car...the best flowing catbacks will yield about 12-15hp. a TD setup may get you 5hp on top of that. they dont really start to shine untill you start pushing high hp with cam or heads/cam or FI
09-26-2007, 02:21 PM
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Thanks for the info man. I dont know how to do much fabrication work myself, so I would probably take it too a exhaust shop for them to do it. After what you're telling me, if I dont plan on doing too many mods to my car, it might be more cost efficient to just do a bolt on... Thanks again for the info!!
