I hate to make a thread about this.

I did search under the following criteria(s):
"Exhaust"
"Custom"
"Custom Exhaust"
"Exhaust Shop"

I went through 2 pages of threads without finding what I was looking for. I even tried asking this in the Official [OLD] Thread...

I want to get some custom long tube, mandrel bent, stainless steel headers made.

I believe R&J custom exhaust was mentioned, however, customer satisfaction was questionable. What other shops out there would you recommend?

8/24/2009 9:16:55 AM

in before optmus goes off about how RJ's and R&J are different and how the one of them off capital is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good

8/24/2009 9:27:33 AM

RJ's is the one off Capital...Ron is the guy's name.

8/24/2009 9:43:55 AM

Ahh, I thought I remembered something about the RJ and R&J mixup. I'll call RJ today. Any other shop to use in comparison to RJ?

8/24/2009 10:20:48 AM

you realize how much a set of hand made headers will cost, and in stainless too -

8/24/2009 11:01:57 AM

Yes. I'm guessing at least $1000 for just mandrel bent steel. But then for stainless, it'll probably run me upwards of what, $1,700? I'd like to get it done right the first time with material that'll last. None of that ceramic shit that'll just crack and flake off after a year or so

8/24/2009 11:08:49 AM

for $1700 you could buy an ls1

8/24/2009 11:16:17 AM

Or a yearly lifetime subscription to your mother...

Stay on topic or GTFO.

[Edited on August 24, 2009 at 11:21 AM. Reason : .]

8/24/2009 11:21:15 AM

man that sucks completely, so you are trying to get this thing finished up "right"?

8/24/2009 1:21:58 PM

Ron is the only person I know in town with a mandrel bender.

8/24/2009 1:24:52 PM

Quote :

" it'll probably run me upwards of what, $1,700? "

That would be a good starting point. Stainless is more prone to cracking than steel. Just have them made in steel and have them JET or ceramic coated and at quality place so they wont flake off in a year.

8/24/2009 1:33:13 PM

"muffler"

http://thewolfweb.com/message_search.aspx?type=topic§ion=13&searchstring=muffler&username=&usertype=match&sortby=date&sortorder=descending&page=

8/24/2009 7:15:55 PM

1700$ for some headers good fuckin lord !

8/24/2009 7:35:40 PM

lol just put two of quinns $64 headers on that shit

8/24/2009 7:46:13 PM

Yeah put my 30$ header on one side. Ill donate it to your cause.

8/24/2009 7:48:22 PM

Quote :

"man that sucks completely, so you are trying to get this thing finished up "right"?"

Yeah. I'm trying to fix her up. Sorry Ahmet I've already started weight reduction 101. Stereo system has come out. I'm going to get around to the carpeting, finish removal of rear seats, and other unnecessary components. It's amazing how different the car feels with about 100lbs of stuff removed. Keep in mind that about 70lbs was ADDED stereo equipment, so I haven't really removed much in comparison to that of a stock 944.

I got to talk to Ron. He sounds like a really cool guy who knows his stuff. He talked with me over the phone, even though I know I'll have to bring the car in for him to fully understand what the situation entails, and he said he'd be willing to tackle it. yay. He also advised regular steel (not that he's not willing to go SS). I thought that SS would be more "durable" but he had me change my mind. So that's good. Save some money there... While I didn't want to spend anywhere near $1,700 (trust me, $1,000 is a lot of money for just some bent steel ), I realized what I was getting into when I first started this whole thing and I'm committed. I may have had a few rough patches (like in any relationship), but it's all good in the end...

Oh and one other thing... Do not compare my car to Quinn's. At least not until I can beat him fair and square


[Edited on August 24, 2009 at 9:24 PM. Reason : .]

8/24/2009 9:22:13 PM

why cant you just fix what you have?

8/24/2009 10:22:21 PM

I'm not even going to begin explaining how shitty those sanderson headers are. They've been "saved" and patched up twice. Not worth any more effort or time. Trust me. Well, you don't have to, because I ain't putting up with that crap anymore

[Edited on August 24, 2009 at 10:59 PM. Reason : .]

8/24/2009 10:57:47 PM

bobs

10/15/2009 10:08:43 AM

Actually I found a set of pacesetter headers that will work. The walls are thicker than the Sanderson so future cracking shouldn't be a problem. Plus the Pacesetters have larger primaries which will be ideal for if/when I decide to make the engine a 383.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/PSM-70-1340/

Now I've also found a solution for the frame rail clearance issue on the passenger side. It appears that the passenger side engine mount is about 1/2" shorter than the driver side. WTF! Plus, the isolators are about 1" thick (too thick from what I've been told by other people), and that's going to cause all kinds of misalignment issues down the road once those deteriorate. So, I'm going to go with some custom made solid motor mounts that are $145 shipped. They've been test fitted on 10 other 944's with LTx conversions, so I know they'll work. Then I just have to get the headers welded onto the existing pipes, which shouldn't be but a Benji or two at most.

[Edited on October 15, 2009 at 10:19 AM. Reason : .]

10/15/2009 10:18:43 AM

bobs

10/15/2009 10:22:11 AM

bobs

10/15/2009 2:56:25 PM