Has anyone ever or know wether it's possible to fabricate thier own exaust setup?

[E Dogg]

I found mandrel bent exh piping at summit or jegs is very cheap, I know the welded joints/seams from home made setup will hinder flow a lil bit but- i can get all i need for <100$ shipped with a muffler. Has anyone else done this, and what j or elbow parts are needed to make the right shape?

[allthrottlenobottle]

a friend of mine does custom fabrication at a muffler shop and has done stuff like your talking about but i dont think it has been an entire exhaust. just put the car up on a hoist and measure out the curves and distances that are the straightest line from header or cat converter back to muffler. i just had my exhausr redone and he just made the pipes as straight as he could. it would work with enough time and effort. good luck!

[240dreamer]

it would definitely take LOTS of time and effort unless you could get measurements from a shop or something. It's a possibility though. Good luck if you decide to go that route!

-Adam

[E Dogg]

i have my stock one to measure i thought somone could mabye say u need 1-90 deg bend and 2- 45's or whatever...

[erich]

I made my own exhaust. It takes a welder, a chop saw and lots of time. You'll also need some bar stock to weld on and make hanger brackets.

[E Dogg]

i seedo you rember wich bends u purchased?also all i have is an exhaust cutter that u clamp on and rotate around the pipe , takes forever but it works

[Chingon]

this may help a bit:

http://www.miata.net/hakuna/0009/aindex.htm

[E Dogg]

yeah it does thanks

[Projex240]

i did it--hard part is getting a shop that will do the 3"inch thing--cutting and section wleding is kinda time consuming--but using mandrel bends is the best way to go.

[prior]

i welded my own exhaust also. its 2.25" mild steel and all the bends are section welds. i got a magnaflow muffler for 60 bucks and the piping and flanges were from the old exhasut i fabbed up on my subaru. what you generally need for a project like this is time, a lift to get the car up on, a welder (mig for mine), a chop saw, and a bench grinder to clean the slag off from the chop saw. as far as materials go.... piping of your choice, flanges, muffler, and stuff to make hangers out of.

mine took me the whole day in autoshop at my school. lol

i'll try and get pics up of it as soon as i can though.

[xns]

GO TO THE MAIN FORUMS, look at AZhitman's post for the BRM exhaust systems, very nice....

[E Dogg]

i have looked at the brm before, im sure its better than anything i could make but... if i make my own it will be like $80.00

[xns]

this is true, but I dont know. If I were you I would support the the people that invest here and snag a brm. Everyone is saying they are great, and they are as close to custom as production for the masses comes.

[eddiec]

i got a new lincoln electric welder and a full tank of gas today. i cant wait til the header, cat and muffler get here.

[E Dogg]

i wonder what kind of paint the guy with the miata used for exhaust...

[Chingon]

more than likely high temp paint 1200 deg F. It's used to paint headers and barbecue grills..

[E Dogg]

yeah i tried some of that stuff if u read the can on most of it u have to bake the paint to get the high temp protection...

[xns]

mmm baking

[E Dogg]

well we got mine fabbed up and im puttin the pics up on th last page of mcar domain site now..btw check out the pics of the old one after it blew up!

[crzycav86]

I'd like to see it. What's your car domain address?

[E Dogg]

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/638409