Is there any desire for a mandrel bent Y pipe for the stock exhaust manifolds?

I'm just curious... looks like I could build them for about $150-$175 each.....

They'd be worth a solid 5-10hp, over stock - more if you have a catback!

Also, Feb25th starts the Turbo Group Buy In - I'll have more details on the 11th

 

Sure..


Is it a bitch to install?

 

No, it'll be easy

 

you dont have anything for the pacesetter headers do you? last i heard you didnt, just wanted to make sure. im hoping to get in on the buy in, but that would be one thing that stops me. well that and how much i get back from taxes, lol.

 

How much would a place charge me to have it installed? Does it require taking off your entire exhaust?

 

If a shop charges you more than $75, burn the place!!

 

I have the Dynomax Catback,would it work better with a high flow cat?

 

I don't really see the point...
PaceSetter Headers and Y-pipe are only approx. $210. For $35 to $60 more than this $150-$175 mandrel-bent y-pipe, you'll get headers as well.

 

This is true... I may have to rethink this!

 

Do you have a shop that does mandrel bent pipes? I can't find one around here. I will need a decent system run on my S10 one day.

 

I build 'em myself

 

Reduce the price to $100

 

I bought my mandrel-bent y-pipe back in 1996; made by AP, cost was $180.

 

So I wasn't so far off Any increase over stock?

 

(laughs) Beats me, actually; I installed a ton of things all at once! That's actually been a bummer... people used to ask me "did the ADS superchip make the car feel stronger" or "how did the spark coil help" and I couldn't answer 'em. But it sure as hell can't hurt. One note; the stock Y-pipe is double-walled, the aftermarket one I bought (and any pipe that would be manufactured by anyone) is a normal single-wall pipe, so the exhaust does get a little bit louder.

 

Didnt you mention.You put the Stock PROM back in and the car performed the same as it did with the ADS Chip?

 

Yep I did, but I didn't know that until around the year 2000 or so. I replaced a ton of parts all at the same time (my second restoration) in 1997.

 

Where can I get a Y-Pipe made or where can I buy it?

 

I bought mine at a real auto parts store (not Pep Boys or Strauss or those other fake "glitz" stores), the kind with the concrete floors and dirty counters and greasy parts books.

 

Any exhaust shop should be able to build you one, but it'll be crush bent.

Autozone and Advance, DO (IIRC) stock the Y pipe, but it's like $160, and it is crimp bent.

Hence why I'm asking if any demand to build one for the stock setup, mandrel bent

 

I had thought that the pacesetter headers were priced somewhere in the $300 range. Has that changed? Cause I mean this y pipe would be a heck of a lot cheaper than that.

 

As I said above: "PaceSetter Headers and Y-pipe are only approx. $210."


Painted headers & Y-pipe:
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...6&autoview=sku
Summit P/N: PSM-70-1206 -- $208.39

Armor Coated Headers & Y-pipe:
http://store.summitracing.com/defaul...=KeywordSearch
Summit P/N: PSM-72C1206 -- $293.99


Info from Summit Racing:
Header Material: Steel
Header Finish: Painted (PSM-70-1206), or Armor Coated (PSM-72C1206)
Header Style: Shorty
Primary Tube Diameter (in): 1 1/2
Collector Diameter (in): 2 1/4
Equal Length: No
Primary Tube Gauge: 16-gauge
Collector Attachment: 3-bolt flange
Flange Style: Standard
Flange Thickness (in): 3/8
Bolts/Studs Included: No
Gaskets Included: Yes
Reducers Included: Yes
Y-pipe Included: Yes