haters gonna hate
Aluminized piping is okay but with the non-mandrel bends you'll be leaving some power on the table since the crush bends will be smaller then the diameter of the pipe. Will be significant? Not at all.
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I have a similar set up on my '76, put it on in 2001 and it still has zero rust, sounds mean. The lack of mandrel bending might cost some power, but when you're running dual 2.5" pipe in the first place I don't see a little restriction being a huge deal.
Just have to take care of it.
Just have to take care of it.
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@ironfist- im running 3 in piping all the way out. And purpose of the thread is to throw an idea and see the responses. Plus its fun to see all the haters. Besides 3 in piping w/ crushed bends will out flow any ORY + catback setup. Don't care too much about the viewpoint when its under a lift anyway
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Still confused on your title..."Haters gonna hate" invites negative responses, doesn't really make sense either. Your not comparing your question to anything so why would haters hate???
Sounds like any other custom TD setup...Do it how you want it done...Than tell us if it were a good decision...Sounds fine to me....Stainless is up to you...If you go to an exhaust shop to have them fab it up you might change your mind on bends or take some of their advice..Theirs so many custom ways to go with TDs kinda hard to say one is better than the other...and yeah a td setup is better flowing and sounds better imao than any y setup...but thats personal preference..
Sounds like any other custom TD setup...Do it how you want it done...Than tell us if it were a good decision...Sounds fine to me....Stainless is up to you...If you go to an exhaust shop to have them fab it up you might change your mind on bends or take some of their advice..Theirs so many custom ways to go with TDs kinda hard to say one is better than the other...and yeah a td setup is better flowing and sounds better imao than any y setup...but thats personal preference..
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How does what I said equate to I don't care about my car?
And im comparing this setup to a stainless bandrel bent setup that some others are saying is the only "right" way to run duals.
I want others to tell me exactly why this particular setup is so horrendous.
And im comparing this setup to a stainless bandrel bent setup that some others are saying is the only "right" way to run duals.
I want others to tell me exactly why this particular setup is so horrendous.
Last edited by ws6outlaw; Dec 22, 2011 at 07:25 PM.
About the only thing I'll warn against is the potential routing issues - since you're extending TSP dumps, chances are you'll be trying to get a shop to run the pipes over both sides of the axle due to their current routing (it would make more sense than trying to pass both pipes back under the driveshaft to make it over to the passenger side). The problem you'll find is that there's an upper panhard brace that'll be in the way in addition to the brake lines, fuel lines, and various connectors related to both systems that are all on that side of the car, so you'll be exposing them to extra heat where heat isn't wanted.
People have removed that upper brace and been fine, but for a street car, I'd be more comfortable leaving that where it is since it helps brace the body side panhard rod connection, and I'd be damned if I wanted a hot exhaust pipe running next to fuel/brake lines without some sort of heat shield in place.
Just keep those things in mind, and the mandrel vs. crushed, stainless vs. aluminized will be dictated by your wallet and the quality of the shops in your area. Probably mostly by your wallet. The performance difference in crushed vs. mandrel on a typical street car will probably not be noticeable.
People have removed that upper brace and been fine, but for a street car, I'd be more comfortable leaving that where it is since it helps brace the body side panhard rod connection, and I'd be damned if I wanted a hot exhaust pipe running next to fuel/brake lines without some sort of heat shield in place.
Just keep those things in mind, and the mandrel vs. crushed, stainless vs. aluminized will be dictated by your wallet and the quality of the shops in your area. Probably mostly by your wallet. The performance difference in crushed vs. mandrel on a typical street car will probably not be noticeable.
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It's not that bad,personal preference and budget is on you, but their are better/more expensive way's to assure great quality and durability.
@ironfist- im running 3 in piping all the way out. And purpose of the thread is to throw an idea and see the responses. Plus its fun to see all the haters. Besides 3 in piping w/ crushed bends will out flow any ORY + catback setup. Don't care too much about the viewpoint when its under a lift anyway
