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Title: Is this a lot for an exhaust?
Post by: Andy on March 23, 2013, 07:47:03 PM
No idea how much these things cost, but is this a lot for one of these Magna Flow exhausts?

eBay Link

(http://www.profusioncustoms.com/mfebay/cbs/16829_lg.jpg)

£608.18...

Apart from RK who seems to live by the motto built no bought, how much would a custom exhaust cost to get made?
Title: Is this a lot for an exhaust?
Post by: F Body on March 23, 2013, 08:35:08 PM
Well I did say that I thought it was about the going price IMHO (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/rolleyes.gif)

Because I thinking around £450 two years plus inflation, but upon reflection I think it should be under £500 (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/chiny.gif)

I've used Pipecraft in Basidon for a couple of custom made exhaust systems, twin outlet custom made mild steel system was about £400 (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/wink.gif)

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/susan.insole/

Have you tried Usless Automotive (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/dontknow.gif)

http://www.usautomotive.co.uk/
Title: Is this a lot for an exhaust?
Post by: art b on March 24, 2013, 09:55:32 AM
my bro has just had a s/steel exhaust built on his 280zx,a straight 6,
by a company in bicester .. a nice job and around £380 ...(http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/up.gif)
Title: Is this a lot for an exhaust?
Post by: FUBAR on March 24, 2013, 02:12:30 PM
The Borla Cat-back i bought for my IROC was about £600, and that was now 6 years ago (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/shame.gif)
Title: Is this a lot for an exhaust?
Post by: Andy on March 24, 2013, 02:27:27 PM
Quoting: FUBAR
The Borla Cat-back i bought for my IROC was about £600, and that was now 6 years ago


Did you install that yourself or get it installed at a garage?
Title: Is this a lot for an exhaust?
Post by: FUBAR on March 24, 2013, 03:17:30 PM
Installed it myself, twice because it needed 'tweaking'
Title: Is this a lot for an exhaust?
Post by: Roadkill on March 24, 2013, 06:17:36 PM
Wow.  That's a lot.

That picture looks like about 80% off the shelf stuff you could get for about £200 from Jetex.

The tail pipes wouldn't be much of an issue, either.  

I reckon £300 and a days' worth of fettling.  (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/up.gif)
Title: Is this a lot for an exhaust?
Post by: Roadkill on March 24, 2013, 06:21:34 PM
And how can they say "all welded" when there's at least 6 joins that need clamping together !?
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Title: Is this a lot for an exhaust?
Post by: Rocky on March 24, 2013, 08:58:48 PM
Magnaflow has gone up alot recently. as a UK supplier they have just made it too hard to import them at a good price now.
We mainly work with Stainless works now as no one can compete with their products quality.
Title: Is this a lot for an exhaust?
Post by: art b on March 24, 2013, 09:04:45 PM
Quoting: art b

my bro has just had a s/steel exhaust built on his 280zx,a straight 6,
by a company in bicester .. a nice job and around £380 ...



the company is , liquid metal fabrications .. in bicester...

http://lgn1330708031.site-fusion.co.uk/
Title: Is this a lot for an exhaust?
Post by: Andy on March 25, 2013, 08:05:55 AM
Really all I want to just remove the back box and possibly run it like that or with a couple of inline mufflers, but saw this up on eBay.
Title: Is this a lot for an exhaust?
Post by: Roadkill on March 25, 2013, 11:41:14 AM
My back box rusted and fell off the Camaro a few years ago . . . . I drilled a hole in the end, threaded a wire through it and tied it up under the car.

Sounded pretty nice.  Kept it like that for a year or so.

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