New exhaust, NEED HELP!!
well i just bought a new muffler for my 1997 integra gs, and i just have the muffler. And i was looking at it i noticed that my OEM muffler has a bent tube conecting the muffler to another tube. I belive that the bent tube is called a mandrel bent tube, correct me if i am wrong. And i was wondering if the best idea to put on the new muffler is to cut the mandrel bent tube, or get a new mandrel bent all together.. PLEASE HELP!
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Originally Posted by GotaNeed4Speed6
well i just bought a new muffler for my 1997 integra gs, and i just have the muffler. And i was looking at it i noticed that my OEM muffler has a bent tube conecting the muffler to another tube. I belive that the bent tube is called a mandrel bent tube, correct me if i am wrong. And i was wondering if the best idea to put on the new muffler is to cut the mandrel bent tube, or get a new mandrel bent all together.. PLEASE HELP!
Thank you Trying to find a replacement tube won't be easy, and unless the original tubing is severely rusted, there's no real advantage to replacing the stock tubing. --- There is one correction to make: "Mandrel-bent" tubing refers to the method by which tubing is bent, not the shape of the tubing in general. Mandrel-bending requires the use of hardened steel forms called mandrels, which maintain a constant internal diameter throughout the bend. It's a slower, more costly method of bending tubing; most OEM car manufacturers do not use this method for fabricating their exhaust systms. Instead, most OEMs use crush-bent tubing. The tubing is heated and set in a clamping rig that quickly produces segmented curves by rapidly bending the tubing without the use of mandrel forms. These bends are visible from the outdside by a series of ridges that are a by-product of uneven wall thickness. Internally, the diameter of the pipe is not constant; the tighter the bend, the narrower the internal diameter. Gas flow suffers as a result of the decrease in diameter. |
what you have purchased is a universal muffler.... :(
the easiest thing might be to bring it to a muffler shop and have them weld it on...welcome to han! |
Yeah...take it to a muffler shop and have them weld it, if all you got was a muffler.
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Originally Posted by SP00NFed
what you have purchased is a universal muffler.... :(
the easiest thing might be to bring it to a muffler shop and have them weld it on...welcome to han! |
there's no real advantage to replacing the stock tubing. |
Originally Posted by PimestiLL
this is not true i happen to work at a muffler shop i'd say to go with 2 1/4 catback welded in custom bent with a Tubemaster custom pipe bender.... i've always had great results i do ruffly 10 integra's a week...
The same size piping will not help at all, but what you are talking about is a 1/4" difference from stock piping, so of course it will make a little difference. |
well i have a universal muffler
but what you guys are saying is just take it to a shop to have them weld it...how much should that set me back?... and would any auto body shop do that for me? thank you |
Originally Posted by PimestiLL
this is not true i happen to work at a muffler shop i'd say to go with 2 1/4 catback welded in custom bent with a Tubemaster custom pipe bender.... i've always had great results i do ruffly 10 integra's a week...
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Originally Posted by PimestiLL
this is not true i happen to work at a muffler shop i'd say to go with 2 1/4 catback welded in custom bent with a Tubemaster custom pipe bender.... i've always had great results i do ruffly 10 integra's a week...
Yes, a 2.25" ID exhaust will increase exhaust flow, but the original poster has expressed no interest in a cat-back exhaust. Re-read his initial post. From what I can see, it would appear that he is only replacing the rear muffler with what I assume is an identical part.. |
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