custom 3" gone wrong, HELP!?!?!?!
05-31-2007, 03:36 PM
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custom 3" gone wrong, HELP!?!?!?!
ok guys so I need some help, if you read my rant on https://my350z.com/forum/intake-exhaust/233825-borla-6.html you guys will hear about the **** poor job that a local mandrel bender. Here are some pics of his awesome crafstmanship. So I took my car back today and got into it with him about how he thinks that a TT 3.5L wouldn't need a single 3" exhaust and it would be fine with his 2.25" mid-mid pipe (the pipe that he cut off of the stock exhaust to fit over cross member...shown in pics). He also mentioned that he couldn't avoid the hella kinks in the bends and that it is normal for 3" since it was difficult to bend (you could tell that we didnt really buy it, but couldn't argue with him since we didn't own a mandrel bender).But to his credit he did say he would redo it so long as I showed him how.
So could you guys PLEASE post pics of your single 3" going over that cross-member as well as into the muffler? So I could convince him that it is indeed possible to run 3" into the massive 10" by 1' space above that member.
So could you guys PLEASE post pics of your single 3" going over that cross-member as well as into the muffler? So I could convince him that it is indeed possible to run 3" into the massive 10" by 1' space above that member.
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def. one up for experience, and WAY WAY WORSE than stock but he is willing to redo it along with some pics. Im not expecting it to be much better than this but hopefully something to hold me over for like 2 months until I have some money again. What is funny is the guy was talking all about how he had done the exhaust for a bunch of cars that dynoed 1500hp+ and how he has been doin this for 18+ years, and now seriously do those bends and welds look like 18 years of experience????
PLEASE guys in need some pics of 3" exhausts to give this guy a clue
PLEASE guys in need some pics of 3" exhausts to give this guy a clue
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if I paid somebody and got that. Nothing wrong with custom, but omg...
05-31-2007, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Fluid1
So you have a twin turbo setup and you're to cheap to get a proper exhaust? 
05-31-2007, 06:37 PM
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why a 3in exhaust if no FI?
and I think that horrendous pile of scrap metal takes the cake for worst looking exhaust ive ever seen posted here in 4 years. Woulda been better off with an ebay knockoff
and I think that horrendous pile of scrap metal takes the cake for worst looking exhaust ive ever seen posted here in 4 years. Woulda been better off with an ebay knockoff
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I did It because it is the setup (piping/muffler setup) that a guy on his Z and it sounded amazing..
And honestly im going to keep the POS pipe as a trophy for the worst exhaust ever and to remind people that in the end I guess you get what you pay for. Honestly now that I think about it I should have paid the extra $150 and had it done in So Fla at one of the 50 million shops that have worked on Z's and knew what they were doing. But as of now I have to make the best of the situation and at least the guy will redo it.
So please guys I need some pics
And honestly im going to keep the POS pipe as a trophy for the worst exhaust ever and to remind people that in the end I guess you get what you pay for. Honestly now that I think about it I should have paid the extra $150 and had it done in So Fla at one of the 50 million shops that have worked on Z's and knew what they were doing. But as of now I have to make the best of the situation and at least the guy will redo it.
So please guys I need some pics
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somebody correct me if im wrong but arent you likely to lose bottom end power with a 3in exhaust on NA?
also i still dont really know what kind of pic you're looking for, but check out the link below theres atleast some underbody shots of different exhausts.
http://www.hopupracing.com/exhaustsystems3.html
also i still dont really know what kind of pic you're looking for, but check out the link below theres atleast some underbody shots of different exhausts.
http://www.hopupracing.com/exhaustsystems3.html
. haha. better luck with the next one carlos!
your car has been raped. throw it away, get yourself an 07 and call it a day
