Help with my exhaust!

carter840 · 06-22-2007

OK so right now i have my GT running but there is no exaust only an manifold and nothing else. Now i know anything about exhaust systems so i want to make this as easy as possible. There is an autozone near me can i just get a bunch of things from them to finish my exhaust or are there some hard to find parts. I'm guessing i'll need to get the peices weilded together. Also I would like as much performance as possible buti want to keep this cheap and easy to find so i will sacrifice performance if it is much easier/cheaper. Anyway what do i need and where can i get it? Also what are we talking in terms of costs?
thanks

jvandyke · 06-22-2007

If a shop were to build one for you and stick a muffler somewhere probably $250, you'd want some nice purdy chrome tips on it though so add a bit for that. I was quoted $220 recently to have one built from the header back, everything but tips.

namba209 · 06-22-2007

Well for a start, you'll need a GT header pipe that connects to the manifold. It's peculiar in that there is a plate with 6 holes that bolts to the manifold and two down pipes that converge into one. There are posts on the site that give pipe diameters for the total exhaust system, you can use the search feature to find that. As for price, IDK, I had a true custom dual exhaust made for Willit? from the manifold down pipes back, I supplied the mufflers and mandrel bent 90 and 180 degree tubes and it cost me right at $350. I think your biggest problem and cost will be the header.

BQS4 · 06-22-2007

Carter;
OGTS sells the head pipe, which is the critical piece you need. The rest can be done by a good muffler shop. But, if you're trying to be frugal, I have a couple of used head pipes that I'll sell cheap and I can ship cheaper than anyone.

carter840 · 06-22-2007

OK i'll have to look again tomorrow i migh thave those header peices. Also i will check out a muffler shop in the area. I have a welder myself but i am bad at using it and should prob just let the pros do this part. Also BQS4 i will let you know if i am interested i still don't really know what i have myself. All i know is that now with no exhaust this thing sounds like an absolute Beast.

06-22-2007	#1 (permalink)
carter840 Opeler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 24	Unanswered: Help with my exhaust! OK so right now i have my GT running but there is no exaust only an manifold and nothing else. Now i know anything about exhaust systems so i want to make this as easy as possible. There is an autozone near me can i just get a bunch of things from them to finish my exhaust or are there some hard to find parts. I'm guessing i'll need to get the peices weilded together. Also I would like as much performance as possible buti want to keep this cheap and easy to find so i will sacrifice performance if it is much easier/cheaper. Anyway what do i need and where can i get it? Also what are we talking in terms of costs? thanks

06-22-2007	#2 (permalink)
jvandyke Opeler Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hudsonville, Michigan, USA Posts: 1,794	If a shop were to build one for you and stick a muffler somewhere probably $250, you'd want some nice purdy chrome tips on it though so add a bit for that. I was quoted $220 recently to have one built from the header back, everything but tips. __________________ "Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn." Benjamin Franklin

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namba209 6,000 Post Club Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Imperial Beach, CA South of San Diego Posts: 6,054 Provided Answers: 6	Well for a start, you'll need a GT header pipe that connects to the manifold. It's peculiar in that there is a plate with 6 holes that bolts to the manifold and two down pipes that converge into one. There are posts on the site that give pipe diameters for the total exhaust system, you can use the search feature to find that. As for price, IDK, I had a true custom dual exhaust made for Willit? from the manifold down pipes back, I supplied the mufflers and mandrel bent 90 and 180 degree tubes and it cost me right at $350. I think your biggest problem and cost will be the header. __________________ Ron 72 GT 3.4L V-6/T-5/ZF posi - almost done - Just need AC installed. 75 Chevy monza 5.7L/TH350/Auburn 3.08 posi - Next

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BQS4 Southern Red Neck Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Snellville, GA Posts: 6,027 Real Name: Gene Provided Answers: 12	Carter; OGTS sells the head pipe, which is the critical piece you need. The rest can be done by a good muffler shop. But, if you're trying to be frugal, I have a couple of used head pipes that I'll sell cheap and I can ship cheaper than anyone. __________________ "Yes, I do have a rifle rack in my Sportwagon"

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06-22-2007	#5 (permalink)
carter840 Opeler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 24	OK i'll have to look again tomorrow i migh thave those header peices. Also i will check out a muffler shop in the area. I have a welder myself but i am bad at using it and should prob just let the pros do this part. Also BQS4 i will let you know if i am interested i still don't really know what i have myself. All i know is that now with no exhaust this thing sounds like an absolute Beast.

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