Posted: Apr 07 2005 at 6:24pm | IP Logged

thats true and a good idea, but you have to watch out for certian muffler shops that like to overprice every single part. for instance i went to midas and told them i was thinking about getting a cat-back system for 500.  well they told me after shipping and handling and getting someone to put it in that it would cost well over 600, but that they could put in a custom one with the same parts minus the mandrel bents for about 550.  me being new to this stuff thought it was a good idea to save money, plus they said the loss in hp due to the non mandrel bents was very small.  so i said ill do it tommorrow.  well when i got home and did a bit more research here on this site i realized that they had to be really overpricing their stuff. so obviously i decided not to use them at all.

they also told me that cost to install a bolt on system was like 120.  to me thats to much especially since the magnaflow kit doesnt show any welds needed

anyway how do you like your magnaflow pied_piper? sound good? feel any hp gain?

Posted: Apr 09 2005 at 12:46am | IP Logged

I really love the sound of my Magnaflow, sounds more high performace as opposed to loud like Flowmaster. I can feel that there is a few more horses pulling the wagon, but couldn't tell you how much.

True, some mufflar shops will rape you just as easily as any auto parts place. Ask around, friends, relatives, whoever. That's how I found out, after calling about half a dozen shops around town, the closest one to price was still $125 higher than what I paid. The shop I used was out of town, and came highly recommended. Plus, my Titan was the first he worked on, and said he had no problems what so ever. In fact, he thought I should of left my truck there so he could test drive it, for about a week! So that made me feel good. And I would be weary of using big name chains unless they are running a special. Good luck in shopping for your exhaust.

Posted: Apr 13 2005 at 10:52am | IP Logged

pied_piper wrote: I'd really think about going to a custom exhaust shop first, you could save almost half on the price. I have Magnaflow, one in two out, run it out the back with chrome tips and paid $225. All that extra money is being thrown away on pre-bent pipes, when you should get a much cheaper price on the same caliber steel. I would at least check prices first (at local exhaust/mufflar shops) before paying too much on an exhaust with everything.

Almost all muffler shops have a crush type tube bender, a mandrel bends will out perform a crushed bend by over 30%. Unless you have a shop that has a mandrel bender, a custom exhaust is a waste.  

Looks like the MagnaFlow is behind the Y back, the Banks includes the Y. The stock Y is the smallest of the replaceable exhuast componets.