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Hey guys i need a little help,I have a exhaust made in local shop 3 years a go and already is all rusted and licking all over the place,can anyone teal me who make a cat back exhaust stainless still for a crown vic or grand marquis,I believe that marauder is the same to .
HELP PLEASE!!!!!!
CobraSVT657
03-22-2011, 01:46 PM
No one that I'm aware of
Spectragod
03-22-2011, 02:08 PM
Magnaflow makes a kit for the Vic, it will require a little tweaking to get it to not rattle on the undercarriage though.
looks like that's my only option or go to local muffler shop and have one made from stainless still..
ctrlraven
03-22-2011, 02:34 PM
You best bet is to find another shop that does Mandrel Bent Stainless Steel piping and have them fab up a cat-back for you. 409 Stainless Steel will show a little rust on the surface but won't rust through and 309 Stainless Steel is a waste of money unless your car is a show car and you want to spend time polishing the exhaust to keep it clean.
Make sure they do Mandrel Bent and not crush bent.
You best bet is to find another shop that does Mandrel Bent Stainless Steel piping and have them fab up a cat-back for you. 409 Stainless Steel will show a little rust on the surface but won't rust through and 309 Stainless Steel is a waste of money unless your car is a show car and you want to spend time polishing the exhaust to keep it clean.
Make sure they do Mandrel Bent and not crush bent.
no dude I just want something to lest me longer than three years,I don't want to make a new exhaust every two to three years ,you know what I mean?
anyone have a idea how much will stainless steel run me at the muffler shop?
05crownsport
03-22-2011, 02:56 PM
I believe the old saying goes something like this.... you get what you pay for. Stainless will last FOREVER!
fastblackmerc
03-22-2011, 03:08 PM
no dude I just want something to lest me longer than three years,I don't want to make a new exhaust every two to three years ,you know what I mean?
anyone have a idea how much will stainless steel run me at the muffler shop?
The price will depend on the labor rate at the shop and the cost of the materials.
SC Cheesehead
03-22-2011, 03:59 PM
I believe the old saying goes something like this.... you get what you pay for. Stainless will last FOREVER!
The price will depend on the labor rate at the shop and the cost of the materials.
409 stainless tubing runs about $7.00 - $9.00 per foot. Eight to ten feet of tubing, a couple of flanges, two high flow cats; total material will be $250 - $300. Five to eight hours to cut, bend, fit, assemble, weld, and install at $40 to $60 per hour, figure another $300 -$400 in labor, total will be somewhere between $550 - $750 is my guess.
JOEMERC
03-22-2011, 04:02 PM
Cheap way is to get aluminized tubing to keep cost down.
SC Cheesehead
03-22-2011, 04:07 PM
Cheap way is to get aluminized tubing to keep cost down.
+1, aluminized steel tubing is about half the price of stainless. Won't last as long as stainless, but still a heck of a lot better than plain old C/S.
fastblackmerc
03-22-2011, 05:05 PM
409 stainless tubing runs about $7.00 - $9.00 per foot. Eight to ten feet of tubing, a couple of flanges, two high flow cats; total material will be $250 - $300. Five to eight hours to cut, bend, fit, assemble, weld, and install at $40 to $60 per hour, figure another $300 -$400 in labor, total will be somewhere between $550 - $750 is my guess.
Try a little less than $1,500.00..................... .....
SC Cheesehead
03-22-2011, 05:15 PM
Try a little less than $1,500.00..................... .....
For just the mid-pipe and cats?
Agreed on $1,500 for a full exhaust.
ctrlraven
03-22-2011, 08:11 PM
no dude I just want something to lest me longer than three years,I don't want to make a new exhaust every two to three years ,you know what I mean?
anyone have a idea how much will stainless steel run me at the muffler shop?
Hence why I said go with 409 stainless steel mandrel bent tubing.
FordNut
03-23-2011, 02:37 AM
Just get one of the OEM take-offs from a Marauder. Stainless.
babbage
03-23-2011, 06:45 AM
Hey guys i need a little help,I have a exhaust made in local shop 3 years a go and already is all rusted and licking all over the place,can anyone teal me who make a cat back exhaust stainless still for a crown vic or grand marquis,I believe that marauder is the same to .
HELP PLEASE!!!!!!
zorro muffler - hamilton ontario, canada - mandrel stainless (georgous work)
3 hours from you... link/pic in my sig for what I had done there.
Hooptie
03-23-2011, 05:13 PM
Don't know where you're at in MI but try Kieth's Muffler and Brakes in Westland off Wayne and Marquette or D&S Performance on Industrial off Venoy and Merriman.
malibuguy
03-29-2011, 01:56 PM
venture over here to my shop here in MD
you will leave very happy
its a good spring trip ;)
CobraSVT657
03-29-2011, 01:58 PM
venture over here to my shop here in MD
you will leave very happy
its a good spring trip ;)
Still waiting for you to ship me your setup.. lol :beer:
CobraSVT657
03-29-2011, 02:00 PM
Don't know where you're at in MI but try Kieth's Muffler and Brakes in Westland off Wayne and Marquette or D&S Performance on Industrial off Venoy and Merriman.
Mandrel bent? I'm just over the Ohio boarder
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