Custom Exhaust

[No_B00st]

well i've decided two things about the Jetta, since I'm not buying that 240SX, since my retard old person neighbor wants 4 grand for it.

1) Next step is exhaust
2) I'll be damned if I'm paying 600+ for a cat-back single exhaust

I don't get it, but you can't get an exhaust for a 2.5 jetta cheaper than 600 bucks anywhere. I don't get it. A cat-back for a Mazda 3s, for instance, will run you about 325. A Rabbit you can get one for 400, which is reasonable. Neuspeed wants 900 for a 2.5" stainless catback. No. I am not paying nearly a grand for negligible gains.

as some of you know right now i just have a hacked-up stock exhaust and it's less than ideal. It sounds ok when you are REALLY getting on it but it resonates like a (*&_ on the highway, it's still stock diameter, and it's completely quiet at idle - i sort of want to hear the engine.

So here's what I'm thinking - custom exhaust. i want to go with a 2.5" so i don't lose a ton of backpressure (I like my low-end torque) with a single muffler, no resonators.

some questions.

1) Any recommendations for shops?
2) any guesses how much this would cost? Would it probably wind up being more than an off-the-shelf deal?
3) think it would sound good? i've never heard a clip of one, I just want to do this.
4) What muffler? I don't want it to drone on the highway as I love roadtrips, but i want it to bark when i stomp on it.

any tips? Recommendations? Advice?

Thanks!

-James

[Vampire Cockroach]

it really depends on what you are looking at

if you want something mandrel bent, stainless steel, etc... of course it is going to cost you a good deal more

there is a guy in raleigh that has done tim and jason's cars with this type of work and does phenomenal work apparently

if you just want a regular crush bend aluminized run-of-the-mill exhaust, most any exhaust shop can do that no problem.. just select the muffler you want to put on and let them take care of the rest

[No_B00st]

would that be worth spending the money on, though, is the question.

[Vampire Cockroach]

only if you like seeing shiny things for the 10 hours/ year you are under the car ;)

[No_B00st]

its harder to see the greasy bits when you keep them facing the ground.

wait, you haven't actually FLIPPED a car yet, have you? new goal!

edit: will you get significantly more power/ better sound out of mandrel-bent? considering the extra cost?

[tdiluva]

Many shops can only crush bend up to 2.25" so buying a prebuilt system has advantages, check out Eurosport and Autotech in Aluminized, also TT I had their 2.25" with only the rear muffler Borla on a 2.0 ABA and it sounded nice. Good luck

[sleep02jet]

. Neuspeed

:gt-bb-chongin:

have you tried just rolling up to a muffler shop and talking to somebody? I got mine a mandrel bent cat-back with magnaflow muffler and nice clean tips for 300 bucks for 2.5in

[Vampire Cockroach]

:gt-bb-chongin:

have you tried just rolling up to a muffler shop and talking to somebody? I got mine a mandrel bent cat-back with magnaflow muffler and nice clean tips for 300 bucks for 2.5in

where?

[evan@absolute]

let me throw this out there. If you buy me the $38k mandrel bended I have been looking at I will make you what ever size exhaust you want. ;)

[sleep02jet]

where?

Merican Muffler. I have used them for all my cars, they warrenty thier work too

[xtreem]

Merican Muffler. I have used them for all my cars, they warrenty thier work too


HAHAHAHA!!! I read that as Mexican Muffler!!! LOL

http://www.hottexhaust.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=16692 -- It's a 3" catback for $550.

If you're just looking for growl, you could just go with muffler. You're performance gains would be pretty minimal at best. (+2-3hp). Scour around the local muffler shops. Some of them do have manrdel bending machines and can custom fabricate for you. As for backpressure, you'd be getting more with a 3" that when you had the open pipe.

[timo]

R&J in apex does really good work also...i got them to do my mk2 for mandrel bent SS to a shity muffler for 130...even with the shity muffler it still sounded good lol

[pinky]

i was about to suggest R&J

[a4wdhybrid]

Merican Muffler. I have used them for all my cars, they warrenty thier work too
post pics of those mandrel bends. i still have part of their "work" on my car.

[Vampire Cockroach]

post pics of those mandrel bends. i still have part of their "work" on my car.

umm yeah.. seen it :gt-bb-chongin: