OK. I know I'm kinda old and all but I just went to the exhaust shop to get a quote for duals. no headers just stock manifolds. He quoted me 308.00 for duals back to the rear axle with a turn down. This seems a little steep to me. 10.00 worth of pipe and 2 glass packs. does anyone know of an aftermarket kit. I have looked and all I can find are for headers. thanks for your help...:bananaman
That is pretty steep. You can buy exhaust pipe from Summit and do way better than that. It comes in straight sections and curved sections.
That is a bit steep but if you do not have a bender and torch etc, it could be worth a bit of extra money to have them custom fit to your car. Around here, it runs about 150.00 with glass pack mufflers. Good exhaust tubing is a bit pricey, but should not rust out like some of the cheap stuff available. Just depends on the individual and his means and uses for the car, etc.
You got a hell of a deal. When I did that at my old job (got a new job last week) It would end up around $560.00-$580.00 after tax.
I had my own mufflers(flowtech afterburners,$39 each)had 2.5" aluminized pipe ran from the manifolds all the way to the rear bumper on my '72 LTD for $100.$180 total.Shop around,he's trying to rip you.
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Thanks guys, I live in Vincennes IN. just north of Evansville. only muffler shop in town. Think I'll look at summit. don't have a bender but if they have bent pieces will do it myself..
I have bent pipe for 10 plus years. That tubing is more than 10 bucks. In reality it cost 12 to 20 bucks a stick for aluminized. Stainlesss tubing can cost upto 75.00 bucks per stick. Then the shop needs to mark it up to make profit. the mufflers can can cost a shop 12.00 to 65.00 and again they need to mark it up some. Labor rates vary from 52.00 to 70.00 per hour. Depending on the application it can take 2 hrs to 4 hrs(expert bender) for the really tough stuff. If you need new studs in the manifolds gasket or hangers agian it all adds up. A basic system started at 250.00 and went all the way to $1500.00 bucks for full stainless mandrel bent and polished systems. This was a retail location of course and there are guys who can afford to do it cheaper. I have thought about buying an exhaust bender but at 5k on up for a good one it takes alot of side jobs to pay off.........So are you getting ripped off??? I guess it depends on the quality of work and qaulity of parts this guy is using. BTW I have built custom headers x pipes h pipes you name it.
I got a good deal on mine, I think, because this is the same guy who caught my mav carpet on fire (through the steering hole in the "fire"wall) doing my sidepipes. I guess he thought he owed me, and may have only charged for parts, eating the labor for me. Or maybe he is just a well-priced shop. I have sent many friends there for discounted work. Everyone has been happy, and no more fires (he said mine was the 2nd in 25 years).
