Thread: Resonator piping question?

Originally Posted by slick2500

How did you come up with $510? $120 for the y pipe, $50 for the glass pack $10 for the flange and $15 to have it welded. My math skills are the best but that does not equal $510. And after some browseing on Amazon you can get glass packs for less than $30.

You're not taking into consideration I already had to buy mufflers and tips. Those were $300 all together(about $190 for mufflers, $90 for tips). So I guess more around $475 then. Just seems like a lot more work and some wasted money for not much of a difference.

Well I'm off to work. A local shop can do all the work for fairly cheap, so unless you have something big up your sleeve to convince me otherwise, I'll probably just get a glasspack welded in or keep it 2.25" from the stock resonator for now. Not changing it again for at least 6 months.

Originally Posted by slick2500

Well just fyi the stock cat back on our cars is good till something like 350 whp anyway so unless your making that much power or plan on making that much power your wasting money replacing the piping anyway.....

Well then somebody else on this forum should have told me that. Already have two 2.5" inlet mufflers so it's too late now.

Originally Posted by scottydoggs

the glass pack cost 25, ( i got a 32 inch, thrush) it cost 10 more for a flange, (this flange can only be found at a muffler shop) and 15 more to have it welded on, that makes it cost 50 now.

the Y pipe is 120 ish, you will need 3 new clamps, 2 new nuts and bolts for the cat to res flange, and a new gasket another 8 bucks, so call it under 200.


so being you have 2 new mufflers sitting there, a whole new cat back will run less then 200. and later on you can change the mufflers yourself if you find you dont like them. just dont clamp the crap out of them and they will come off later on nice and easy.

I don't just have mufflers sitting around. They just got here yesterday after I spent almost $200 on them. I would have no way to even get the Y pipe to a shop to get it welded on anyways. Either way anything other than just getting a new pipe and putting the muffler in will have to wait at least 13 days(plus 5+ for any shipping)

Originally Posted by slick2500

Previously you said that you had a gift card and got them for pretty much free? You can clamp the y pipe on like Scotty suggested.

Gift card is cash value on what you spend it. I could have spent that gift card on anything else or sold it. Sure the money didn't come directly out of my pocket, but it is money still spent. Clamp the $200 parts on? I understand that. A shop can do the work for $150 so what's the point in clamping it. Not really getting much help here so may just go with whatever I personally decide.

Thanks for trying to help, have a nice day.

Originally Posted by scottydoggs

poke dont flip out, not needed.

if the shop wants 150, id spend 50 more to have all new pipes and res. and also be able to change the mufflers later on myself if i wanted to.

remember your Y pipe is what 14 years old, im sure its rusted up and getting thin.

its money well spent really, you get a better over all exhaust system, and the shop get 25 bucks for their welding skills. the rest went into new parts, not the shops pocket.


in the end its your car, do as you like, pay 2 times to change mufflers if you want, your money, your car. peace im out.

Selling flowmasters after all the bad things I've seen about them. If you have advice on what brand glasspack and/or mufflers to get feel free to put your info in, it would be appreciated. I'm thinking Borla or Magna. I would be getting new piping either way. Not flipping out, just busy getting ready for work. This is my last post though as I'm literally getting in the car now to leave, have a nice day all.

Originally Posted by Matt Palm

i love when noobs come in asking for help and then get all butthurt by their own stupid decisions smh

You're 19, don't try and act like you're some experienced pro.