Hey does any1 have a custom cat back from mandrel bents ? they have a 2.5 cat back with magnaflow muffler for 250 dollars..any 1 have sounds clips of it with zzp combo..I am looking for a new cat back?...what kind of gain can u get from custom set ups?..what's the link?

ahhh wrong forum just notice that it was 2.2 instead of 2.4

 

Yes I have a custom 2.5 exhaust system with a dynomax muffler on.The muffler was 50 dollars and the exhaust piping was 90 dollars.

 

You get what you pay for...

 

you get what you pay for?dude its the same ******* ****.There is no difference with piping at all.I am not going to put on a 4 inch exhaust,and dynomax makes some good mufflers just like cherry bombs.I get the same flow as any other cat-back exhaust,how much do you think magnaflow pays for their ****?It sure isn't 200 dollars for exhaust piping specially 2.5.So don't give me that bullshit of "you get what you pay for".I know tons of people who have done custom exhaust systems for 100's of dollars less then what companies charge such as magnaflow.you are only paying for the name.If someone seriously wants a magnaflow exhaust go on a website,buy the muffler and weld the **** on,if you can't weld then have fun paying out of your ass on **** then.In the end custom or not,it will give you the same flow and no restrictions.

 

Is it all stainless, cause thats what I would want, otherwise, where I live it might last 6 years or less.

Only $250 to me seems too good to be true. The only exhaust that I know of that you can buy off the shelf that is near that is the Pacesetter, and that is definatly not stainless steel.

Its your money, use it how you want, I just would not go that route.

 

actually I beg the difference on that part.One buddy of mine has a DC Sport cat-back exhaust and for the price he paid on that ****,it completely turned brown.not only does it look like major ass,but I started to take chrome polish from turtle wax and it still looks like major ass after being clean up alittle.So yeah its your money but,also I have a custom exhaust system on a 99 altima and the piping is still good to go,and now my moms bf uses that car and has no problems with it crapping out ect.

 

i think of it in terms of computers.

apple = trendy, expensive.

pc = to the point, inexpensive.

Sure the "eye candy" brand sells for a higher cost, but when it comes down to it...the pc is here to stay because it does the job well.

and all of us who know computers will tell ya the best cost and performance comes when you custom build from the ground up.

some people buy "dell" and claim all others pwned, while some of us piece stuff together and let performance speak for itself. :-P

 

Warren I will have to agree with you a 100% I am actually a person who custom builds computers for way less,and its the same thing that dell or any other "top"company has for part wise,but with a custom computer you can go all out with certain motherboards,while a Dell or any other retail company puts on the market here is the pc its limited and it cost more just because we slap the name of our company on it so you can feel its great,but in reality its not a 100% good computer.most companies like dell will solder the cpu processor to that socket,while you have that option on a 775 socket or a am2+ custom build computer to go from a core 2 duo or a intel quad core on a 775 socket while the am2 accepts the amd x2 dual core or the amd phenom quad core processor.Speaking of that I am going to be building myself a brand new computer soon.Besides the Apple part,when you get a IMAC that thing is so limited that there is no reason to even buy, unless you pay out of your ass for a kick ass nvidia or a ati graphics card to play games.Now if its the mac mini you are able to do some crazy **** with that mac mini compared to the Imac.