Exhaust Fit

stirling33

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I am interested in the American Thunder exhaust package - my question is because the tips will not exit in the right location for a GT valance, would a muffler shop with a mandrel bend machine be able to re configure the angle to exit in the correct location?

Is this a bad idea if so any other ideas.......

 

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86bluecobra

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i doubt you will find a muffler shop with a mandrel bending machine. Im sure on a pipe bender they could fit it for you however. btw why exactly doesn't the kit fit?

 

mfp4073

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I bought some of my stuff like the over the axle pipes, etc and then had the exhaust shop custom fit it. I had an ARTIST do my exhaust work, but you can get a much smoother setup starting with mandrel bent stuff and then having it fit to the car.

 

stirling33

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86bluecobra said:

i doubt you will find a muffler shop with a mandrel bending machine. Im sure on a pipe bender they could fit it for you however. btw why exactly doesn't the kit fit?

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The fit will be fine except the exhaust exit location will not line up with the cut outs on a GT valance.

 

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mustangdave

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Shouldn't be a problem at all. BTW, there are several shops around here that are equipped to mandrel bend pipe for exhausts so I don't see why it would be a problem finding one; after all, I live in hickville.

 

fasttback

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If you have access to a welder and cutoff saw then you could do it yourself. That's what I did with Summits mandrel bend stuff, x-pipe and chrome exhaust tips. Check out my first time exhaust job:

http://home.pacbell.net/lorax1/ex1.jpg
http://home.pacbell.net/lorax1/ex2.jpg
http://home.pacbell.net/lorax1/ex3.jpg
http://home.pacbell.net/lorax1/ex4.jpg

Getting it to fit through a 65/66 valance is tougher than a 67/68.