Mandrel bent vs bent downpipes
12-13-2006, 01:11 PM
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night and day.... dont cheap out on exhaust or a DP, you will regret it....
pipes are cheap to buy, then just mock them up and get them welded, its not hard....
mandrel >>>>> crush bent
pipes are cheap to buy, then just mock them up and get them welded, its not hard....
mandrel >>>>> crush bent
12-13-2006, 02:13 PM
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Re: (Topdawgg)
In backwoods Wisconsin, its cheaper AND easier to get anything from 1" to 4" mandrel bent from ebay than from some small muffler shop or a 'big name' retailer.
Mandrel bends are also 10x easier to use in non-typical angles. You can save money with a single 180 mandrel than two 90 crush bends. You can make sevaral elbows with various angles with the 180, yet you're basicly stuck with 90* bends with the crushed junk.
Thats on top of flowing much better.
Mandrel bends are also 10x easier to use in non-typical angles. You can save money with a single 180 mandrel than two 90 crush bends. You can make sevaral elbows with various angles with the 180, yet you're basicly stuck with 90* bends with the crushed junk.
Thats on top of flowing much better.
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