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mieneki just tried to rape me

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briant230

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i went to mieneki today for an estimate for getting a dual exhuast with 2 flowmaster 40's with 3in chrome tips.. the guy said it would take 6 hours to perform and it came to a total of 752 dollars! is mieneki trying to rape me?? becuase I heard you guys said it cost more like 300- 500... thanks agian o yea are magnaflow with X pipe better or is the guy just being an ass thanks.
 
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shouldn't take more than an hour to do a catback on a car.
 

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Yeah, I'd go to a local independent muffler shop, not someplace like Meineke.
 
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Meineke did the same thing to me, well they quoted me $700 even. Yes they are trying to rape you. I went to a local (non chain) shop and had everything done, parts and labor, for $300 out the door. Shop around!
 

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briant230 said:
i went to mieneki today for an estimate for getting a dual exhuast with 2 flowmaster 40's with 3in chrome tips.. the guy said it would take 6 hours to perform and it came to a total of 752 dollars! is mieneki trying to rape me?? becuase I heard you guys said it cost more like 300- 500... thanks agian o yea are magnaflow with X pipe better or is the guy just being an ass thanks.
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HAHAHAHA thats insane. for headers back it shouldnt take more than 3 hours, beer breaks included!! it's all REALLY easy if you have the right tools. do it yourself!
 

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yeah you can do it yourself if you're a pro welder, lol. I have mac's with an x pipe, the x gives it a considerably louder sound. the H will give you more low end torque, the X will give you more high end hp (from what i've read. dont quote me on that).

but yes, shop around. get references from the muffler shops, you dont want a monkey welding your setup together. and it probably would take them that long, because they would take it in the morning and get to it when they have time to. a local muffler shop will let you sit there and wait and watch while it's being done.
 

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I watched one guy do my exaust and make a custom H pipe, 300.00 bucks out the door and it took him about 1.5 to 2 hours.
 

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That was Scotties muffler, They're a chain, dont know if you have one around there.
 

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Meineke is crazy...they wanted to charge me about $800 for my true dual job. They also told me I'd have to leave my car there for a day. I wound up taking my Stang to American Brake and Muffler and they did it for $391.72 out the door and it took one person about an hour and a half. Guess that just goes to show that you need to shop around.
 

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ChrisYellowV6 said:
yeah you can do it yourself if you're a pro welder, lol. I have mac's with an x pipe, the x gives it a considerably louder sound. the H will give you more low end torque, the X will give you more high end hp (from what i've read. dont quote me on that).

but yes, shop around. get references from the muffler shops, you dont want a monkey welding your setup together. and it probably would take them that long, because they would take it in the morning and get to it when they have time to. a local muffler shop will let you sit there and wait and watch while it's being done.
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it doesnt matter because of the firing order on our v6's....neither an x nor an h pipe will change anything when it comes to performance. Just the sound...
 

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Mean03V6 said:
Meineke is crazy...they wanted to charge me about $800 for my true dual job. They also told me I'd have to leave my car there for a day. I wound up taking my Stang to American Brake and Muffler and they did it for $391.72 out the door and it took one person about an hour and a half. Guess that just goes to show that you need to shop around.
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meinikee (or however u spell it) has to ad advertising cost into their prices. And just like a car, its about 1/3 of the total price. So take 1/3 of 700(being their average price charged for a set of true duals) which is 233 dollars, subtract that from 700. which is 477. That is what they would charge u if they didnt have george forman advertising for them...then again, thats still a bit high but not insane...
 

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i watched the guys fabricate my x pipe and weld it all on in just under an hour. drove 2 hours to get to this shop because everyone says they know what they're doing, took 2 weeks to get in, but it was worth it!
 
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Had mine done at a local shop, flowmaster 40 stainless steel with the extensions, did a great job for 334 with tax
 

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i swear...u are just trying to get ur post count up...i mean what kinda post is that! lol...
 
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lol minikie had an add for 350 for an exhaust system but i would not pay more than 350 bucks for a flowmaster true dual exhaust.
 
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A local shop where I live quoted me $225 for dual flowmasters with 2 cats removed. It was for dumps though. They told me $50 for coming out the back but thats without tips so would have to add in that but I am just going to get it dumped.
 
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