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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 06:35 PM
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I'm looking for a source for 2 1/2 inch (or 2 3/4") mandrel bent exhaust pipes to run from the transmission cross member back to the mufflers. Unfortunately, all the different pipes I've seen for MANY years all have had a reduced cross section at each bend, and were oval (squashed) in cross section from the cross member to just past the differential.

So, do any of the vendors on-line have mandrel bent pipes with a round cross section?

Does ANYONE have a source, or know who makes them?

Thanks!

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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 06:39 PM
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Magnaflow and Stainlessworks have full 2.5" diamter systems with no reduced radius bends in them. Stainlessworks would probably be your best source for the pipes alone.
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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You didn't say if you were looking for aluminized or stainless steel?

Summit has this cat-back aluminized system from DynoMax that's mandrel bent. But I don't know if they just sell the pipes or not though.

http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...00491#footnote
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Originally Posted by larrywalk
I'm looking for a source for 2 1/2 inch (or 2 3/4") mandrel bent exhaust pipes to run from the transmission cross member back to the mufflers. Unfortunately, all the different pipes I've seen for MANY years all have had a reduced cross section at each bend, and were oval (squashed) in cross section from the cross member to just past the differential.

So, do any of the vendors on-line have mandrel bent pipes with a round cross section?

Does ANYONE have a source, or know who makes them?

Thanks!


Hey larry, I used Allens on my car and it has some cross section loss at the bends but im relly impressed with there exhausts out of the box... but no flatting on the pipe...Joey

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