how does this exhaust system quote compare
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Melting Slicks
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From: wilton ct.
how does this exhaust system quote compare
i just got an estimate for a new complete exhaust for my '79: duals,2.25 diam ,no cats,flowmaster #40's,aluminized pipes,"x" pipe, complete from manifolds to tips installed for $300. what do you think? this was from a reputable muffler shop( monro muffler).any body have there mufflers done by one of these shops,and were you happy with the price/job/installation? thx for your input, 
jim....
jim....
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St. Jude Donor '05
The exhaust manifolds are very restrictive, add at least some shorty headers.
One Flowmaster is about $80, with labour and the material (pipes, "X" section and tips) $300 appears to be too cheap to be true....
One Flowmaster is about $80, with labour and the material (pipes, "X" section and tips) $300 appears to be too cheap to be true....
Safety Car
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I had an estimate done at a local name brand shop for a smilar setup on a 73 and it was $750. So I put it off for a while. If they had come in at $300 I would have a new exhaust system by now.
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Melting Slicks
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From: wilton ct.
exhaust quote
motorhead: yes,the price was for parts and labor. i'm going to take the '79 in so they can look at it. i went in yesterday for the verbal quote.i will report back with the info friday. thx,jim....
thx,jim....
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St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by corv58
motorhead: yes,the price was for parts and labor. i'm going to take the '79 in so they can look at it. i went in yesterday for the verbal quote.i will report back with the info friday. thx,jim....
thx,jim....I wouldn't be surprised if the "verbal quote" suddenly changes to $600 .... good luck
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From: belle plaine ks
reasonable
What is reasonable? Depends on locale mostly. But if you are getting all that done for 300, you are doing well just about anywhere you go. I find the hometown muffler shops are a little hungrier and do a better job. Mostly because the turnover at the chains is tremendous and experience counts even in a exhaust installation. I had the mad chambered pipes I paid for installed at a local shop for about 110 labor including a crossover and bending a new first pipe on each side because of the shorty headers. They did a fantastic install and I thought were quite reasonable. So the mad pipes I believe were about 330 [including shipping] and 110 for install I had a get-r-done of around 440. I think you are finding a bargain as long as the skills are there with the installer. 