how much does custom mandrel bending cost at muffler shops?
08-02-2005, 02:17 AM
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how much does custom mandrel bending cost at muffler shops?
Hey guys I wanted to know how much do you guys think a decent muffler shop would charge to put together a custom piping with mandrel bends and weld it to an es oval?
i'm just tryign to get a ball park figure.
i'm just tryign to get a ball park figure.
08-02-2005, 04:00 AM
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First pff, find a muffler shop that actually has a Mandrel bender. Secondly, it will be a bit pricey.
Hell, a cheaper route would be to pick up Mandrel-bent pipes from kteller.com or someone o that nature, piece them together, then weld.
Hell, a cheaper route would be to pick up Mandrel-bent pipes from kteller.com or someone o that nature, piece them together, then weld.
08-02-2005, 05:08 AM
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Re: how much does custom mandrel bending cost at muffler shops? (Plugg'd)
damn.. if u lived out in so cal... my hook up is around 150-200 installed and mounted w/ muffler... 
08-02-2005, 05:45 AM
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I called everyone near where i live and only found 1 place with a mandrel bender. I brought my own pipe (6' of 2.25") and my own muffler & resonator. he mandrel bent the piping and welded everything together for $90. 
It was a great job too...
Too bad his shop has since closed...now i have to pull my entire system out and move it to my new hatch. Argh
It was a great job too...
Too bad his shop has since closed...now i have to pull my entire system out and move it to my new hatch. Argh
08-02-2005, 09:10 AM
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well if you dont want to go the route everyone asked you too. The real price for a place that has a bender will cost you about $300+. The cheapest prince i found, others charged more than what full cat back would cost!! 
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Mandrel bending is bending of the pipe without sacrificng a decrease in pressure flow?
Well, I know places with regular bends for cheap
I got a straight exhaust from header back, with resonator for 80 bucks without mandrel piping
to be honest, its not worth the exhaust money, you're better off buying a t1r or something like that if you're spending 200-300 for a custom exhaust
If you wanted it straight, why not just get something like a rsr type bending
its a civic
Well, I know places with regular bends for cheap
I got a straight exhaust from header back, with resonator for 80 bucks without mandrel piping
to be honest, its not worth the exhaust money, you're better off buying a t1r or something like that if you're spending 200-300 for a custom exhaust
If you wanted it straight, why not just get something like a rsr type bending
its a civic
08-02-2005, 09:19 AM
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Re: (MugenHonda)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MugenHonda »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> why not just get something like a rsr type bending
its a civic
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LOL, man that makes me laugh! makes me think about ppl on here who spend thousands of dollars on somethings...it's a civic!! The hard part is, try not to let it get stolen!!
its a civic
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LOL, man that makes me laugh! makes me think about ppl on here who spend thousands of dollars on somethings...it's a civic!! The hard part is, try not to let it get stolen!!
08-02-2005, 09:23 AM
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Yeah one of my concerns were if regular pipe bending does indeed bottleneck the system to the extent that its a detriment to performance. I just don't want to cut any corners and do things right the first time around, but it's hard to find information on whether or not regular bends mess w/ performance. I do plan to boost so I was going to go with a 2.5in piping if that makes any difference. Does anyone know exactly all of the bends i would need to buy from kteller for mocking up piping for an eg hatch?
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