Meineki

Post by **Kaioshin1982** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:59 pm

however the hell u spell that store hehe... anyways i dunno if anyone of you went to their site but they say that they do custom performance job for exhaust systems now. Since that i need a new exhaust i was wondering what you guys think about that? I'll prob stop by one day to check it out in person but due to work the timing is kinda hard... anyone looked into it before? i was thinking of having them make me a 2.5 inch pipe with some kind of exhuast... i dont they wont remove the cat for me tho, but that will be done later.

Post by **Eklectrick** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:59 pm

Hmm, a muffler chain jumping on the bandwagon huh? could be a good thing as long as they are mandrel bending their pipes, but then they may know that stupid kids will pay outrageous prices for those MaD TyTe fart cans.

I heard of a solution for removing the cat is to clear the screens inside and pound a straight piece of pipe only slightly smaller thru. that way you still look like you have the cat on there.

Post by **Aries** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:59 pm

they did my exhaust on the SS.real nice, but it's crush bent not mandrel.

Post by **Kaioshin1982** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:59 pm

Aries can you tell me the difference between crush and mandrel? and how much did they charge you for a custom job? can you tell them to make the exhaust for you any way you want? as long its possible?

Post by **corn322** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:59 pm

I'm not aries, but a crush bent pipe is, like it says, crushed at the bends. not too much, but it is a smaller diameter at the bends, and leads to turbulence and unhealthy amounts of backpressure.

mandrel bent, on the other hand, keeps the same diameter throughout the bend. costs more, but keeps the exhaust gasses flowing smoother.

Post by **Just another 240** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:59 pm

anyone know how much they charge to replace a muffler? and only the muffler?

Post by **black s13** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:59 pm

depends on what muffler you get..... the neineki by me supplies Flowmasters, generic brand and big chrome pieces of crap. its cheap for the normal ones, and more expensive for the better flowmasters.

Post by **Kaioshin1982** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:59 pm

I think im going to check it out in few days and prob have them install flowmasters in my car

Post by **Just another 240** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:59 pm

cheap for the normal one as in how cheap..give me an idea.

Post by **Kaioshin1982** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:59 pm

no one else had any experience with meineki? i want to chekc it out myself but they close at 5pm and i get out of work at 5pm... so its hard for me to go. and they wont give me any info over the phone they insist that i bring the car over...

Post by **stickgoat** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:59 pm

I don't know if you have a Muffler Works around you, but that is where I got my exhaust done and I was extremely pleased with the results.

I was NOT happy at all with the input I got from Midas when I took my car there to get looked at for exhaust, so I can't help but think Meineki would be similar. Not sure though, you may just have to find time to take it by and let 'em take a gander.

Post by **Aries** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:59 pm

my car, custom Y pipe 2.5", full exhaust back 2.75" w/ High flow cat and Flowmaster 40 series muffler was $525

Post by **89240sx** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:59 pm

Just another 240 wrote:cheap for the normal one as in how cheap..give me an idea.

I went to mighty muffler and had the regular muffler replaced and the gasket on the cat replaced and it cost $177 .. which i thought was ok...

Post by **Justicc86** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:59 pm

they made my down pipe for my sr20 swap it coast $60 for 2.5" pipe from the turbo to the apexi cat back and it bolt on

Post by **Kaioshin1982** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:59 pm

WOW only $60 for the 2.5 pipe? SOOO DAMN CHEAP!!!!! w00t

Post by **black s13** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:59 pm

meineki charged me 140 just to replave my resonator, but the main charge in that was the part, only $22 for the labor, which sounds cheap to me.

Post by **Kaioshin1982** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:59 pm

hmmm i like the prices im hearing

i just want them to do a 2.5 inch piping for me and i'll buy a muffler and put it together

Post by **WongFeiHung** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:59 pm

Kaioshin1982 wrote:hmmm i like the prices im hearing i just want them to do a 2.5 inch piping for me and i'll buy a muffler and put it together

I believe Meineke shops are franchised...at least some of them are. So costs might vary from shop to shop. They helped me with a custom exhaust system awhile back and did a damn good job for a lower price than other shops, and you might be able to print out a coupon from their website...

If you are putting together a custom exhaust system, I strongly recommend Magnaflow mufflers.http://www.bigexhaust.com <-- great prices

Post by **Kaioshin1982** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:59 pm

just came back from Meineki and they wanted $120 for a 2.5 inch pipe from cat back. But too bad its crush bend... o well i guess thats a decent price? I wouldnt say its the best. Anyways I just bought a Flowmaster 40 Series and gonna have it done tomorrow.

Post by **TomsMR2** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:59 pm

dont worry so much about crush bending.

some guy got sick of the crush bent crap and went and did dyno tests... the crush bent performed the SAME, and in some cases better than mandrel. so like i said, dont worry so much about crush bending, especially on NA's.

Post by **Kaioshin1982** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 2:59 pm

omG? im so sorry to make this thread alive again but i just had to say that i got my car back today with a 2.5 inch pipe with 40 series flowmaster and it sounds AWESOME! only thing is that about over 4500 rpm it gets a little too loud but otherwise VERY nice, very deep. and seems like better throttle response? or more smoothing? something different but I LOVE IT! I recommened it to someone who wants a nice exhaust with a budget of about $200 since thats what i payed for the whole thing.

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