posted this in my member profile, but didnt get any feedback..... what do you guys think?

ok so i bought a used Downpipe back exhaust from the guy i bought my turbo and intercooler from for $300 shipped. its a 2.5" stainless steel mandrell bent exhaust. it came with a test pipe and a section with a highflow cat. the muffler is brand new looking magnaflow. the exhaust looked amazing, no discoloration of the pipes and clean. so i spent 3 hours with 2 of my friends trying every combination of angles and switching pipes around. i was able to get the test pipe to work, but then the hangers didnt line up (too long) so i put my exhaust back on and went today to have the exhaust shop install it. this is the same exhaust shop i've been to for the past 3 years (4th time there). i know the guy who runs the shop and he does great work, hes a straight shooter and is a perfectionist (good and bad! ahha). so he looks at the exhaust and starts shakin his head. he didnt like the fact that there were welds all over the place. instead of mandrel bending a section of pipe, there were like 5 pre bent pipes welded. and there was no flex pipe. he refused to install an exhaust without a flex pipe. he said for a FWD car (especially with more HP than stock without a flex pipe i would break the bolts on the exhaust) anyway so it was $175 for the stainless steel flex pipe, he only charged me $25 for cutting and welding that in as well as reangleing the flange and adding a new bung (since the old bung is where the flex is). then he put new hangers on the entire exhaust. he had to add a section, blah blah blah, bastardized the entire exhaust in 2hrs. end result was $350 added to a $300 exhaust. im not happy. o on top of that the exhaust was run between the chasis and the tie rods. so now with my car dropped if i hit a little bump, it clanks the tie rods. it should be run over the chasis, so when i throw my H&R springs on if it still rubs, im gonna have im cut that section off and do an under axle angled exhaust!

here are the pics and vid.


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Video on Youtube

YouTube - Elantra 2.5" Turbo Exhaust

Hello,

Wow, he really took advantage of you. $175.00 for the flex is crazy. Anyhow, I am going to do a nice mandrel bent 3.0" on the 05 Elantra that I have. Im actually coming out with an aluminum exhaust system that utilizes V-band flanges for the connections.

Thanks T.C.

well, i've already stated, once you get the ECU flasher up and going im taking a drive down to FL for a week. i plan on spending time with you getting that all set up for my turbo and who knows, if you feel like slappin an exhaust on it while your at it! haha. maybe you can lend me a Supercharger till i can sell my turbo kit and pay you. haha