Hey guys - I'm looking to finally upgrade the exhaust on my shitbox hybrid, and I was wondering what are some pro's + con's of using a stainless vs. aluminum piping exhaust..

There is the price difference, but is there anything drastically different except weight... I do live in the No.Va area so therefore there are some crappy winters, but I usually try not to drive..

thanks

 

Aluminum dents far too easily to be used as an exhaust IMHO.

Instead of scraping the exhaust piping, you would crush it.

 

But does exhaust piping hang that low - my car isnt slizzamed or anything, about 1 finger wheelgap all around..

It never occured to me that the piping could get that close - ill take that into account..

 

stainless will flow better...it also looks a lot better...but if your on a tight bugdet, get the aluminum.

 

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stainless steel flows better???
aluminum is not recommended for exhaust systems
but there is aluminized steel which is cheaper then stainless steel
which is more suitable for the use in exhaust systems

 

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stainless steel flows better???
aluminum is not recommended for exhaust systems
but there is aluminized steel which is cheaper then stainless steel
which is more suitable for the use in exhaust systems
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thats probably what it is - its the mandrel bent piping package from KTeller8 on this board...

Time to compare the prices..

 

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Time to compare the prices..</TD></TR></TABLE>

Oh if you're comparing aluminized steel to stainless steel, I would just go with the aluminized, since it's cheaper.

 

Just checked thats what it is - but now the webpage for the mandrel bent pipig is MIA

thanks for the input..

 

aluminum is the way to go, if your car is slammed, stainless is a waste since more than likely it will be hit or scraped anyways.
stainless is just a waste of money unless you for the cash or want to go fr the bling and to whoever that said flowing, it is a pipe for crying out loud

 

stainless steel should last longer, if you only care about performance, go with any piping..

 

do you mean aluminized?

if so it is just coated mild steel and quite heavy, commonplace in muffler shops

i would go stainless if you got the extra cash