Thread: downpipe question

So I'm driving down the highway and ran over what I thought it was a small twig.... and nope bigger than I thought I felt it hit the underbody and now I have a hole in my exhaust. I'm bouncing around the idea of just have the shop weld in a straight 2.5in pipe over going stock. Ideas? Suggestions? How much is going rate for an exhaust shop to do something like that? But I have an 02 gt and only 86k on it but I'm planning to mod so it gives me the chance to start with the best place