Reasons to avoid exhaust shops

[revhead347]

This is why I don't take my car to the shop anymore. My friend took his Cobra to a local exhaust shop to have cats put back in, and here is the result. Someone tried to twist the pipe to make the cats work, instead of rebending it.

Kurt

 

[95Vert383AOD]

That sucks.....I have a local exhaust guy. Its a performance shop....He does frame and suspension fabrication as well as exhaust work. But i would never take my car to a run of the mil place like Midas.

 

[revhead347]

Yeah, they installed cats on this car about a month ago, and one of them popped after just a few weeks. They wouldn't replace the cat under warranty, because they said there was something wrong with the car that caused it. The car runs like a raped ape with no check engine lights or anything. When I got under there, I found out that they had only run the smog pump line to one cat instead of both. In addition to the crack in the pipe, I think we found out what was wrong with the car. They also insisted on removing the H crossover to make the cats fit, when there was clearly plenty of room up the pipe to fit them in.

The car has since passed GA emmission, so we went ahead and put in a BBK long tube and X-pipe combination. I have some old cats off a 93' Mustang. I'm just going to make my own H-pipe for that once a year event.

Kurt

 

[95Vert383AOD]

Well The "H" is technically OEM and should be retained. If a cat falls off then its their shoddy welding skills. The weld is actually stronger then the metals its bonding so that should have never been an issue.

 

[revhead347]

No, the cat overheated, and came apart inside.

Kurt

 

[95Vert383AOD]

Oh damn...yeah and i assume thats the cat that didn't have the air tube on it?

 

[95BlueStallion]

You can find good exhaust shops, but I had bad luck at my local Meineke. They got me in and out really quickly, and then my tailpipe hanger broke two days later to let tip bounce around. Never went back to them to get it fixed, I was too irritated. I learned my lesson to stay away from the big retail type shops.

 

[final5-0]

Ya'll can laugh if you wanna
but
I don't know if the reason I don't let ANYBODY touch my Stang is because

I'm paranoid they will hose it up
or
I'm just one of them perfectionists

Who thinks nobody an do it as good as them

I just like to turn my own wrenches
and
Punch buttons on my own laptop to get spark & fuel right on

Grady

 

[revhead347]

Oh damn...yeah and i assume thats the cat that didn't have the air tube on it?

Actually it was the cat with the air tube on it. I assume it was getting way too much air from the smog pump. It was also the side with the crack in the pipe.

Kurt

 

[Pokageek]

Oh damn...yeah and i assume thats the cat that didn't have the air tube on it?

Yes. That will kill it too. They will brick up on you in NO time. You dont need all that crap on there to pass emissions. You can just get cats that dont require "air."

I'm with u guys. I only trust my engine guy Rick and ONE other guy I know. ANYONE else I am watching while they work if I EVER let someone else work on it. If they dont like it, tough... and thats prolly only tires and exhaust

 

[Black95GTS]

You can't go wrong with Lou's Custom Exhaust in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Just throwing it out there.

Adam

 

[GUIL-BOT]

Holy *****!!! This is such a bad job! I will never bring my car there !

 

[revhead347]

I really ought to put up pictures of the rest of the pipes so you can really see this abortion job they did. All the pipes are shoved in at funny angles, and I think it was the mechanics first day with a welder.

Kurt