Is mandrel bent worth it???
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Is mandrel bent worth it???
So I'm having a hard time finding a shop that mandrel bends their pipe near College Station. I'm planning on putting 3" from the cat back through a Bullet.
Anyone know of a shop that mandrel bends near College Station/Houston area?
Also, is it worth it? I know I want performance as well as sound. Just wanting to hear opinions.
Thanks fellas.
Anyone know of a shop that mandrel bends near College Station/Houston area?
Also, is it worth it? I know I want performance as well as sound. Just wanting to hear opinions.
Thanks fellas.
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After the y-pipe it wont make much of a difference. If your doing a header back system than definitely mandrel. Bumping up to a 3" diameter pipe will make more of a difference than a crush bend vs. a mandrel bend. Why 3"? Personally I would just leave it 2.5" all the way through. Either way with a cat back you wont notice much of anything performance wise just sound.
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I paid $45 for a 3" mandrel stainless steel magnaflow universal taipipe. Then another $100 to have a good exhaust guy hang it/cut to fit (weld 2 hangers) and open up my previously clamped muffler. Not cheap, but he did know his stuff. It was too hard laying under the truck on the driveway trying to figure out how much of the tailpipe to trim off.
Last edited by Need4racin; 10-02-2012 at 08:49 PM.
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