Header/exhaust question

[funkdefino]

Questions for 23109VC:

Obviously these "$100 bypass pipes" you speak of would be done at a custom shop. What kind of place would someone go looking for this kind of work? Is $100 a realistic price or is that a shop around price?

Basically I was considering going with the setup you just described above. I have a 2000 S that I would love to do this on... Any thoughts or recommendations?

[jhandy]

Fabspeed sells a strait pipe for 400$. If you went to a muffler shop with the OEM pipe and cat in hand, they could make it for you.
However will they is the question.
It is againt the law to modify a car and remove the emission controls, IE the cats.

So that is why you will have to bring the pipe in apart from the car, and with a wink and a nod, they may do it for you.

No local shop would do it for me in my town, so I bought the fabspeed pipes.

[Lil bastard]

IMHO, now is the worst time to be blindly trying to upgrade the exhaust.

If you carefully re-read some of Jake Raby's posts on the subject, there do not appear to be many exhaust systems out there which outperform the stock factory setup. Easy to blow $2k and get a reduction in performance, more than wasting your time and money.

If it were me, I'd wait a few weeks until Jake reports more of his ongoing research on the matter.

[Topless]

Tuning and emissions nightmare. Way more trouble than it is worth in Calif. IMHO.

[spine911]

Originally Posted by Topless

Tuning and emissions nightmare. Way more trouble than it is worth in Calif. IMHO.

I agree, be prepared to spend significant $$$ when doing any type of performance tuning project coupled with compliance with strict Ca. smog rules.

[23109VC]

I'm going to wait for Jake's results.

Also - if it truly is going to cost me $2000 for a new exhaust - I will just pass. If I'm going to drop $2000 just to get another 5-10 hp out of my 2.7, I might just rather bank the money for tires, other expenses, or hell - upgrade to an "S" model....

[spine911]

Originally Posted by 23109VC

I'm going to wait for Jake's results.

Also - if it truly is going to cost me $2000 for a new exhaust - I will just pass. If I'm going to drop $2000 just to get another 5-10 hp out of my 2.7, I might just rather bank the money for tires, other expenses, or hell - upgrade to an "S" model....

A COMPLETE exhaust performance project can easily cost $2000 (depending on the brand)
New Muffler, High Flow Cats, Headers, etc..etc.. Plus Labor costs.
CEL issues(if any) can nickle and dime you close to your budget.

[spine911]

[QUOTE=funkdefino]Questions for 23109VC:

Obviously these "$100 bypass pipes" you speak of would be done at a custom shop. What kind of place would someone go looking for this kind of work? Is $100 a realistic price or is that a shop around price?
[QUOTE]

Im assuming these are the "across the border" type of place.

[jhandy]

If I where back in Arkansas it would not be a problem, If you know the shop owner, and they know they will not get in trouble for it, then in economic times like this, they will do it for 100-150, materal cost is about 40 total.
It is just a strait tube.