How much for a custom muffler pipe?

watcher in the sky · 04-11-2003, 01:19 PM

I was wondering.. since i have never done a custom exhaust.. do they or can they, the muffler shops, do stainless steel? or do they pretty much just do the galvanized steel? OR, is there any other particular metal that they would use?

All those Q's and the "how much did/does it cost"?

I am thinking about finding an Apex midpipe (because i used to have one, and loved the quality) and ordering a weld on muffler that looks like a "factoryish" muffler... and just getting a good quality pipe made between the mid and muffler section. I just have this longing to be "different"

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silent_rob_95 · 04-11-2003, 09:47 PM

I got mine custom midpipe done at Meinekie (sp?) They did an ok job. Not to pleased with it but it is ok for now. They way overcharged me. I would rather have gone to some privately owned muffler shop. It's made from galvanized steel and it does sound pingy. I will be looking soon to change it with a stromung midpipe.

Good luck with it

Remeber to find a reputable place.

Kostamojen · 04-12-2003, 02:59 AM

For something like that probably between $50-100, not including the cost of the muffler.

NotAnRS · 04-12-2003, 12:32 PM

Cat back exhaust with aluminized, not stainless pipe and a Magnaflow muffler $200 installed.

Done by the local muffler shop, fits like a glove.

kickin_81 · 04-12-2003, 01:19 PM

I got mine done [from after the flange (axle) to the muffler I used] to be $55. The shop used galvanized steel (1 week of salt with the steel = no sign of rust), and they let me watch the sparks and walk around under the car. Find a dependable, independant shop that specializes in customized exhaust bending. They'll weld on exhaust hangers for you also.

That Guy · 04-12-2003, 11:52 PM

Magnaflow's website had a searchable list of shops around the country that installed their stuff. I would think most of those could do a quality job on custom exhaust since that's what Magnaflows are.

watcher in the sky · 04-13-2003, 01:24 AM

Well, i just ordered the rear muffler.. real rally looking.. spintech single inlet (2 1/4) to dual rear outlets (2 1/4 each). I dont really care if it looks different.. i love the way it looks. Plus, its very different in its design with the way it flows and such. It is just the muffler itself... so now, all i need to do is get a midpipe, like a stromung stainless, then get a muffler shop to make a pipe that connects the midpipe to the muffler. I was thinking maybe having one that will have a flange on the muffler end, so i can possibly interchange easily.

Dr. Morbid · 04-13-2003, 01:55 AM

I've got custom 2 1/2" throughout with APEXi N1 on the end and the muffler shop told me that stainless wasn't ultimately worth it due to costs to manipulate and order in. The cost to create my custom underside was at about $500 (including flex coupling) and I wouldn't regret it ever. Nice growl, good acceleration. In US funds that would less than $300, more than worth it.

joefocker20 · 04-13-2003, 02:34 AM

I've got a Stromung midpipe that I'll sell you when I buy my MRT Headers and Midpipe sometime next week. I wish I didnt have to part with it, but it wont fit.. So I'll have a MRT Header with a Stromung can. Unresonated

watcher in the sky · 04-13-2003, 03:26 AM

why doesnt it fit? you mean with the mrt headers it wont? oh, and pm me or email me how much... twilighttachi@yahoo.com

oh, and ... is it ss?

joefocker20 · 04-13-2003, 12:07 PM

Its MS, but I'll cut you a good deal if you're interested. Its been on the car a year, and there is no rust at all in it or on the outside of it. I just had the car up a few weeks ago to install Kartboy Hangers, and it still looks like when I bought it

It would probably cost nearly as much to have it modified to fit the MRT, so I'm just going to go with their unresonated midpipe.

watcher in the sky · 04-13-2003, 03:20 PM

cool, i do want ss, but also would love to save some money. Also, is it 2.25 inch? I will let you know something about whether or not I will buy it in about a week or two.

joefocker20 · 04-13-2003, 03:37 PM

Yes, it is 2.25 inch.. That sounds fine, Thats the time frame that I expect to get my Headers, hopefully I'll order them Tuesday. I may go pick them up in Boulder if they have any in stock. I can hardly wait

watcher in the sky · 04-13-2003, 11:47 PM

yeah same here!.. I used to have an apex n1 cat back.. which i didnt want.. the shop i ordered from some how screwed up.. but i was too lazy to get em to fix it.. but i liked the sound though. Then midpipe was excellent, however. I am just excited to be getting something again, and different at that. I have to be honest.. i do want a ss midpipe, and cant gaurantee that i wont buy a new or used ss, before i buy yours.. just wanted to let ya know that

Justin

joefocker20 · 04-14-2003, 12:18 AM

No hard feelings if you dont

Someone may need it on here. If not, it will be useful if I have to change the car to OEM for emissions. I doubt I'll have to do that since I'll be looking for an emissions buddy after I get the $$$ for some spicy cams.

04-11-2003, 01:19 PM	#1
watcher in the sky Scooby Specialist Member#: 3513 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: NC Vehicle: 1997 Legacy Outback White	$$$ for custom muffler pipe? how much? I was wondering.. since i have never done a custom exhaust.. do they or can they, the muffler shops, do stainless steel? or do they pretty much just do the galvanized steel? OR, is there any other particular metal that they would use? All those Q's and the "how much did/does it cost"? I am thinking about finding an Apex midpipe (because i used to have one, and loved the quality) and ordering a weld on muffler that looks like a "factoryish" muffler... and just getting a good quality pipe made between the mid and muffler section. I just have this longing to be "different" * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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04-11-2003, 09:47 PM	#2
silent_rob_95 Scooby Specialist Member#: 29200 Join Date: Nov 2002 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: jersey Vehicle: can has more bell pepper power up	I got mine custom midpipe done at Meinekie (sp?) They did an ok job. Not to pleased with it but it is ok for now. They way overcharged me. I would rather have gone to some privately owned muffler shop. It's made from galvanized steel and it does sound pingy. I will be looking soon to change it with a stromung midpipe. Good luck with it Remeber to find a reputable place.

04-12-2003, 02:59 AM	#3
Kostamojen Scooby Guru Member#: 2272 Join Date: Sep 2000 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: haha XD Vehicle: 95 L AWD LIFTED!!! 1970 Subaru FF-1 Coupe	For something like that probably between $50-100, not including the cost of the muffler.

04-12-2003, 12:32 PM	#4
NotAnRS Scooby Specialist Member#: 1004 Join Date: Mar 2000 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Elizabethtown, PA Vehicle: 2002 Forester L Scratch-n-Dent Blue	Cat back exhaust with aluminized, not stainless pipe and a Magnaflow muffler $200 installed. Done by the local muffler shop, fits like a glove.

04-12-2003, 01:19 PM	#5
kickin_81 Scooby Newbie Member#: 16679 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: MN Vehicle: 2004 Forester XT	I got mine done [from after the flange (axle) to the muffler I used] to be $55. The shop used galvanized steel (1 week of salt with the steel = no sign of rust), and they let me watch the sparks and walk around under the car. Find a dependable, independant shop that specializes in customized exhaust bending. They'll weld on exhaust hangers for you also.

04-12-2003, 11:52 PM	#6
That Guy Scooby Newbie Member#: 23212 Join Date: Aug 2002 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Milwaukee, WI Vehicle: 2002 Impreza RS	Magnaflow's website had a searchable list of shops around the country that installed their stuff. I would think most of those could do a quality job on custom exhaust since that's what Magnaflows are.

04-13-2003, 01:24 AM	#7
watcher in the sky Scooby Specialist Member#: 3513 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: NC Vehicle: 1997 Legacy Outback White	Well, i just ordered the rear muffler.. real rally looking.. spintech single inlet (2 1/4) to dual rear outlets (2 1/4 each). I dont really care if it looks different.. i love the way it looks. Plus, its very different in its design with the way it flows and such. It is just the muffler itself... so now, all i need to do is get a midpipe, like a stromung stainless, then get a muffler shop to make a pipe that connects the midpipe to the muffler. I was thinking maybe having one that will have a flange on the muffler end, so i can possibly interchange easily.

04-13-2003, 01:55 AM	#8
Dr. Morbid Scooby Newbie Member#: 24945 Join Date: Sep 2002 Chapter/Region: W. Canada Location: Medicine Hat, Alberta Vehicle: 1994 Burnt In Fire White Metal	I've got custom 2 1/2" throughout with APEXi N1 on the end and the muffler shop told me that stainless wasn't ultimately worth it due to costs to manipulate and order in. The cost to create my custom underside was at about $500 (including flex coupling) and I wouldn't regret it ever. Nice growl, good acceleration. In US funds that would less than $300, more than worth it.

04-13-2003, 02:34 AM	#9
joefocker20 Scooby Specialist Member#: 13745 Join Date: Dec 2001 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Colorado Springs, CO Vehicle: 2004 STI Silver	I've got a Stromung midpipe that I'll sell you when I buy my MRT Headers and Midpipe sometime next week. I wish I didnt have to part with it, but it wont fit.. So I'll have a MRT Header with a Stromung can. Unresonated

04-13-2003, 03:26 AM	#10
watcher in the sky Scooby Specialist Member#: 3513 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: NC Vehicle: 1997 Legacy Outback White	why doesnt it fit? you mean with the mrt headers it wont? oh, and pm me or email me how much... twilighttachi@yahoo.com oh, and ... is it ss?

04-13-2003, 12:07 PM	#11
joefocker20 Scooby Specialist Member#: 13745 Join Date: Dec 2001 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Colorado Springs, CO Vehicle: 2004 STI Silver	Its MS, but I'll cut you a good deal if you're interested. Its been on the car a year, and there is no rust at all in it or on the outside of it. I just had the car up a few weeks ago to install Kartboy Hangers, and it still looks like when I bought it It would probably cost nearly as much to have it modified to fit the MRT, so I'm just going to go with their unresonated midpipe.

04-13-2003, 03:20 PM	#12
watcher in the sky Scooby Specialist Member#: 3513 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: NC Vehicle: 1997 Legacy Outback White	cool, i do want ss, but also would love to save some money. Also, is it 2.25 inch? I will let you know something about whether or not I will buy it in about a week or two.

04-13-2003, 03:37 PM	#13
joefocker20 Scooby Specialist Member#: 13745 Join Date: Dec 2001 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Colorado Springs, CO Vehicle: 2004 STI Silver	Yes, it is 2.25 inch.. That sounds fine, Thats the time frame that I expect to get my Headers, hopefully I'll order them Tuesday. I may go pick them up in Boulder if they have any in stock. I can hardly wait

04-13-2003, 11:47 PM	#14
watcher in the sky Scooby Specialist Member#: 3513 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: NC Vehicle: 1997 Legacy Outback White	yeah same here!.. I used to have an apex n1 cat back.. which i didnt want.. the shop i ordered from some how screwed up.. but i was too lazy to get em to fix it.. but i liked the sound though. Then midpipe was excellent, however. I am just excited to be getting something again, and different at that. I have to be honest.. i do want a ss midpipe, and cant gaurantee that i wont buy a new or used ss, before i buy yours.. just wanted to let ya know that Justin

04-14-2003, 12:18 AM	#15
joefocker20 Scooby Specialist Member#: 13745 Join Date: Dec 2001 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Colorado Springs, CO Vehicle: 2004 STI Silver	No hard feelings if you dont Someone may need it on here. If not, it will be useful if I have to change the car to OEM for emissions. I doubt I'll have to do that since I'll be looking for an emissions buddy after I get the $$$ for some spicy cams.