IS this too much money?

This is just my point of view and not Gospel......

I know there's nothing wrong with the exhaust, but IMO at least they could have put a mandrel bent system on a $35,000 car that isn't perfect to begin with. I also know that slappers work just fine, but IMO they look like a lazy add-on under that fastback. Under riders would have helped the "Shelby restomod" image a lot.

The car is overpriced by a large margin and not really unique save for being a straight-bodied fastback. In my opinion that warrants being critical about the other areas that they obviously cut corners.

Besides, you know what they say about opinions.....

I'd be more concerned about those seat bolts protruding thru the floors and the bondo-like undercoating hiding what looks like some floor cancer. I can't tell what brand traction bars those are, but you ever priced Lakewoods ? Mine cost me $150, ten years ago, they're hardly cheap items. They're heavy steel too you could run em over with an M1 Abrams tank and not scratch em. The exhaust job under that car looks like first rate work. So it's not "mandrel bent". That doesn't mean it's substandard.

Rusty67 said:

D. I'd say who cares about the slappers as well. There is a major difference between crush bent and mandril and you can feel it simply by driving the car.

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It's funny the butt dyno can tell you things are there that neither the real dyno or the stopwatch can find. Funny how that works out.

A lot of what's perceived as an improvement in performance is in reality, related to how much money was spent in the process. And in exhaust mods, the sound that comes out the pipes. I just installed two 18" "Turbo Tubes" in the 77 Comet today. Looking thru them, it's obvious there's some restriction over the straight 2-1/2" pipes they replaced (a no muffler Summit Brand "X" pipe kit) but the sound they make, makes it seem there's some improvement in the bottom end torque. Before, I had to slightly powerbrake it to light em up. Now, just a light touch of the gas, gets the rearend sideways. I don't see crush bends as being any real restriction as long as the bends aren't too long and tight. If you think about it, the majority of the exhaust gets pulled outward anyway in the bend due to centrifugal force, the dimple in the bend just helps it along.