So I went to a local shop to install my new exhaust system this past weekend and it was basically a nightmare! I had such high hopes for this and it was all for nothing! I thought I did all my homework in the measuring department, etc...... A little while ago, I had purchased 240M3SRT's BDJ custom 3 inch stainless catback (Just the piping). I then purchased a hooker aero chamber muffler (yes, the secret is out! lol) and the 5 inch chrome borla tips. After the guy looked it over and after I told him I don't want the exhaust sticking out past the bumper, he told me it would be sticking out about 1.5 to 2 inches past! I didn't know what to do so I told him to make it as short as possible and hopefully it would come out decent. They do not work/bend 3 inch stainless so modifying it was out of the question...... So he gets all the old exhaust off (which took him 45 min, it was being stubborn) and tries to get the old gasket off to re-use. Well, needless to say, the gasket is basically welded in there and we couldn't get it out without damaging it. I call all around and the closest one is in Virginia! At this point our only option was to put the old exhaust back on and come back. I spen't all morning there and nothing got accomplished. The good news, he was cool and didn't charge me anything. So.........onward. I have a couple of questions.

1. Should I go back to this place or should I get a second opinion on the length issue?
2. What tips are available that are shorter than the borlas and are 2.5 inch inlets? Basically, I need VERY short tips!!
3. Should I sell everything and wait for the custom dual setup?
4. Any other input?

Thanks guys!

 

That totaly sux man. I say go to a better shop and get it put on.

 

Did you see 240's new piece of art that he calls a dual exhaust? That should fit.


MikeR

 

If you didn't pay the shop for the hour labor wresting off your stock system and you go somewhere else.....

Personally - I would go with the stainless resonator delete ($275 parts + 1 hour labor) sounds absolutely awesome. No bending - just welding.

You could do the same but with aluminized or standard material for a lot less..

 

I hear you. I was just wondering if I should go to a place like Mufflex that is KNOWN for their custom work.......I don't want to screw the guy, but on the other hand, I wan't it done right.......

 

Nice guy, but who am I looking out for, him or me? I want it a certain way, he can't do it, case closed.

 

Shows who you are Blue... A customer shows up with all the parts and having already taken a stab at the engineering. The owner is honest and says the tips will still stick out 1.5 - 2 inches - if that won't work - that's when its time to fly - before any work is done.


It's called "good faith" - The shop showed theirs - he could have charged for the hr. labor.. It wasn't that he couldn't do the job - the customer's gaskets were bad...

 

True, I won't deny that it was me that made the decision to go forward. I was going to pay the guy the 70 bucks for the hour, but he was nice about it and told me to just come back when I get the gasket. Now after thinking about it, im not sure I wan't to go this route anymore. I'm left with a $400 stainless pipe, $78 muffler and $125 tips that I can't really use now and might have to resell. I was told that we could use the original gasket, which was not the case.

 

Why not just use the same magnaflow muffler 240 used and just sell the muffler and tips? That way you know it will fit correctly.

 

I wanted a different sound than the magnaflow. I think the magnaflow sounds decent, but I want a little deeper tone. It was a shot in the dark. A quest to be different! After reading various forums and listening to sound clips of this muffler, I thought it would sound pretty bad *** on this car. Apparently a lot of people say the aero chamber sounds better than flowmasters (less resonance, deeper, etc....).......I can't tell you how many hours I spent on youtube listening to sound clips of different setups from magnaflow, flowmaster, megan, aero, hooker, etc.... lol. I still want to use the muffler and tips I think......I just need to figure out the piping issue. I might just have them make true duals and just sell the 3 inch.......Anyone interested?

 

Yeah, it is a VERY sweet setup!