Just a rant

martyd · Dec 13, 2008

I dont know if it bothers anyone else but wtf is up with exhaust companies. I understand r/d cost money and all but these people want like $190+ for a o/r x pipe. Nothing special but 2 pipes that cross each other. Does this not seem retarded? Headers I can understand being a little pricey, mufflers I can understand, but just simple pipes that are welded together? WTF.

This is the first time I have avidly looked at aftermarket off the shelf parts like this. I have allways gone the custom route because I can use a Tig at any time but I am 2500 miles away from it now and am dieing to do something with the exhaust.

Beasty306GT · Dec 13, 2008

Thats what they cost bro....if u dont like it dont buy it

dp88 · Dec 13, 2008

i paid $109 for my summit h-pipe....

aar0s · Dec 13, 2008

ive been wanting a brassini (sp) cat back for years but im not willing to part with six bills for it. I figure that with the econ. like it is they will get tired of sitting on them and lower the price.

Bullitt347 · Dec 13, 2008

aar0s said:
ive been wanting a brassini (sp) cat back for years but im not willing to part with six bills for it. I figure that with the econ. like it is they will get tired of sitting on them and lower the price.

Not likely. When you consider that Bassani makes the exhaust system out of stainless steel and it has a lifetime warranty and the fit and finish is perfect, then I doubt that they will lower the price anytime soon. O.K. maybe 15-50 bucks lower but not to the point of making it affordable to you. With exhaust you get what you pay for. I once spent 8 hrs trying to put 5.0 headers on that were the "cheap" kind, you know, under $125.00. They would not fit, period. I got a set of quality headers (read that much more expensive) and then went on in under 1 hr. plus they will last 10 times as long as the "cheapo" type.

Adams91LX · Dec 13, 2008

2.5" brother's performance o/r h pipe... they had a sale.. i bought mine for 99 bucks.

martyd · Dec 13, 2008

Adams91LX said:
2.5" brother's performance o/r h pipe... they had a sale.. i bought mine for 99 bucks.

They have really good prices on a number of things. Good website

riceslayer302 · Dec 13, 2008

Bullitt347 said:
Not likely. When you consider that Bassani makes the exhaust system out of stainless steel and it has a lifetime warranty and the fit and finish is perfect, then I doubt that they will lower the price anytime soon. O.K. maybe 15-50 bucks lower but not to the point of making it affordable to you. With exhaust you get what you pay for. I once spent 8 hrs trying to put 5.0 headers on that were the "cheap" kind, you know, under $125.00. They would not fit, period. I got a set of quality headers (read that much more expensive) and then went on in under 1 hr. plus they will last 10 times as long as the "cheapo" type.

sad but true

wythors · Dec 13, 2008

You could always go buy yourself a couple of 6-foot sticks of 2 1/2" stainless at $75 each, then spend another $250 for a cheapo pipe bender that will crimp the tubes where they're bent or spend $5,000 on a nice mandrel bender, a couple of hundred for a flanger and another $450 for a decent welder and make it yourself. Makes sense to me.

skunk21 · Dec 13, 2008

wythors said:
You could always go buy yourself a couple of 6-foot sticks of 2 1/2" stainless at $75 each, then spend another $250 for a cheapo pipe bender that will crimp the tubes where they're bent or spend $5,000 on a nice mandrel bender, a couple of hundred for a flanger and another $450 for a decent welder and make it yourself. Makes sense to me.

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I 2nd the brothers perf. or summit pipe, cost effective for an off road pipe.

martyd · Dec 13, 2008

2 45 degree bends, a means to cut the corner out of each one, and $15 to $20 at a exhaust shop to get them welded together. Bam a X Pipe. Dont over complicate things. There are whole intercooler kits on ebay for sale with a number of mandrel bends for like $200, jcwhitney sells piping real cheap, so a company that mass produces 2 45 degree bends that have been cut and welded together are charging $190+ for them? The over head on the product as far as manufactoring equipment has been recouped a long time ago because for a company of these sizes a computer ran tig, $15000 mandrel bender, and raw piping is nothing.

I understand sell it for what you can get for it but jesus christ that just seems like a little much considering the materials that are going into it and being I have done custom exhaust for a couple customers, freinds, and myself the amount of work really is nothing. I'll end up doing it custom ion this case to but I will have to be happy with a mig insted of a better tig welder.

bentley429 · Dec 13, 2008

This is a pretty stupid thread. You have to pay to play...

wythors · Dec 14, 2008

martyd said:
2 45 degree bends, a means to cut the corner out of each one, and $15 to $20 at a exhaust shop to get them welded together. Bam a X Pipe. Dont over complicate things. There are whole intercooler kits on ebay for sale with a number of mandrel bends for like $200, jcwhitney sells piping real cheap, so a company that mass produces 2 45 degree bends that have been cut and welded together are charging $190+ for them? The over head on the product as far as manufactoring equipment has been recouped a long time ago because for a company of these sizes a computer ran tig, $15000 mandrel bender, and raw piping is nothing.

I understand sell it for what you can get for it but jesus christ that just seems like a little much considering the materials that are going into it and being I have done custom exhaust for a couple customers, freinds, and myself the amount of work really is nothing. I'll end up doing it custom ion this case to but I will have to be happy with a mig insted of a better tig welder.

Dude, I don't know if you've ever looked at a Mustang mid-pipe, but it's a helluva lot more than two 45* bends.

FastDriver · Dec 14, 2008

You're absolutely right, it's outrageous! Now, start a company with bassani level quality mid-pipes and sell them for $50 each. I'll buy one just for the novelty of it, and your competition will bring down their ridiculous prices. Call them "marty's mid-pipes"

Chris

SVT32VDOHC · Dec 14, 2008

I agree. I think exhaust is double the money versus when I got into Mustangs in 2000. I remember buying a Flowmaster cat-back for under 200 dollars....now they are like 350-279+...WTF??

martyd · Dec 14, 2008

SVT32VDOHC said:
I agree. I think exhaust is double the money versus when I got into Mustangs in 2000. I remember buying a Flowmaster cat-back for under 200 dollars....now they are like 350-279+...WTF??

See that is what I was trying to say I guess. Plus I am not speaking on the whole mid pipe I am talking about just the x pipe and around a foot on each side of it.

TC93 · Dec 14, 2008

Gotta think people, there is more than just the cost of material involed. On top of the R&D, the is manufacturing cost, ( bending, welding, packaging..etc) then transportion to retailor( fuel isnt cheap), and the retailors mark up.

1990Coupe · Dec 14, 2008

The tailpipes.. the FRIGGEN tailpipes i just bought were like 250. Not even the full exhaust , from the muffler back.

I totally understand where you are coming from. The only mods to my car are exhaust because its so expensive. When i was 17-18 back in 99-00 exhaust didn't cost as much. At least i feel like it didn't.

martyd · Dec 14, 2008

Price gouging. Let me ask. I am in Idaho but live in TN, going back in January. If I were to design and fabricate a exhaust for a 87-93 fox and sent it to somebody would you do a review. Cause I know I have the ability to design a free flowing exhaust that will be fair priced.

Mustang5L5 · Dec 14, 2008

Mustang exhaust is CHEAP!

I've been looking up pricing on G35 exhaust systems and i would gladly pay $190 for a mid-pipe, and $300 for a cat-back.

A fullexhaust system is like $1500 for single exhaust!

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