How much Should an exhaust install cost?

[mikemustang289]

I'm gonna call up some shops on Monday. I will be buying the mufflers, installing the headers, and buying an X-pipe as well if they don't have them at the shop.

I'm gonna drive there on open headers, hand them an X-pipe and two mufflers, and let them do the welding and bending.

I want a very simple exhaust setup, mandrel bent 2 1/2 inch. From the headers to the X-pipe, then through some dyno-max bullets and exiting in front of the rear tire, no special tips just pipe.

I called one place and they quoted me from 300-400 over the phone, but that was not an exhaust shop.

Any one have a rough idea of what this should cost or know of a good place to go in the phoenix area? For $400 I will buy a welder, teach myself to weld, and do it myself.

 

[GoinBroke]

I have a quote from a local shop to install a 2.5" exhaust from my LT headers back to rear valence with H pipe and 40 series Flowmasters for $325. The down side is they are not mandrel bends. I would guess with you supplying those parts it should run you $160 max.

 

[wicked93gs]

I was charged $70 on my neon for a custom made front section and rear section...but then, it wasnt mandrel bent either...they also charged me $70 for my new muffler...so $140 total

 

[69gmachine]

I took my car to a local "high performance" muffler shop in Southern Maryland, "Insane Exhaust". I had bought the Magnaflow kit from Summit, and did most of the installation myself. The only thing I asked them to do was connect the x-pipe to the headers, and to use ball style joints at the headers. One week and over $300 later I had my exhaust system hooked up, with the cheesy 3 bolt flanges that always leak. They did use preformed mandrel bends, but they were only about a foot in length and weren't even stainless. Needless to say I was not a happy customer. Eventually I plan to go back and make them replace the crappy 3 bolt flanges with ball and sockets that I paid for, but I have bigger problems with my motor at the moment. It's really hard to find a good shop. Try to get references from happy customers, but even this isn't a guarantee. I've seen other cars Insane Exhaust did that were incredibly well done, but they did the whole system and charged around $800. I guess they think anything they do is worth megabucks.

 

[truck90278]

Most muffler shops cannot make "mandrel" bends. the typical bending machine in the shops do no insert the piece required into the tubing before bending, you are probably in the $2-300 range. Remember, the owners of these shops are trying to make a living and have a lot of expenses just to operate their shops.

 

[mikemustang289]

I think I'm just going to setup the exhaust myself then have someone weld it. Since this is such a simple setup, I am just going to get a summit X-pipe kit then purchase some pre-bent mandrel pipe to exit in front of the rear tire. If they still want an arm and a leg just to weld it I'll pay one of buddies to weld it for me. Thanks for the help.