Needing new exhaust
09-07-2009, 01:06 PM
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This is by far the best option. Not the cheapest but the most popular among performance minded Z owners.
http://cmperformanceexhaust.com/
http://cmperformanceexhaust.com/
09-07-2009, 02:02 PM
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3" Stainless Turbo Back System with a CM Performance Exhaust Muffler, Off Road Pipe and 4" Stainless Tip
build your own or if you cant have a reputable shop do it, it sure as hell woulnt cost you $7-800 for a nice 3in set up.
09-08-2009, 07:15 AM
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09-19-2009, 12:23 PM
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Have you ever seen someone who has pieced together their exhaust using mandrel bends and welding it? It looks like $h!t. Not that you're going to be looking under the car all the time, but when you do, it's horrible.
One thing that you might not think about....
The CM exhaust bolts together just like the original. So any time you have to drop the transmission or pull the motor, you aren't hacking apart your exhaust and welding it back together.
When I asked a local exhaust shop to make me an exhaust, the cost was originally going to be less than the CM system. But once we started talking about the flanges for the cat and different sections, the price jumped by $30 per flange. So an extra $60 per segment! In the end, the local shop would have wanted $200 MORE than the proven CM exhaust.
One thing that you might not think about....
The CM exhaust bolts together just like the original. So any time you have to drop the transmission or pull the motor, you aren't hacking apart your exhaust and welding it back together.
When I asked a local exhaust shop to make me an exhaust, the cost was originally going to be less than the CM system. But once we started talking about the flanges for the cat and different sections, the price jumped by $30 per flange. So an extra $60 per segment! In the end, the local shop would have wanted $200 MORE than the proven CM exhaust.
09-19-2009, 12:43 PM
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if you can lay down a nice bead it looks great
09-20-2009, 09:30 AM
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Gee thats to bad. i have a Monza exhaust on one of my cars, the 87T. It sounds and performs like the cheap system it is.
It was on there when I bought the car 2 years ago and it's almost rusted out already. CM next time for sure.
It was on there when I bought the car 2 years ago and it's almost rusted out already. CM next time for sure.
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