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Old 07-07-2006, 02:10 PM   #1
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Default Whats better ?off the shelf or custom exhaust?

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What would you choose if your exhaust man said " i will do you a custom free flow exhaust " for the same price as off the shelf redback 2.5" ????

Honestly what should i choose ??? :

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Old 07-07-2006, 02:53 PM   #2
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For my ute it was going to cost me $310 for a lukey system, $325 for a redback, or the third choice was custom and it cost me $200 trade price. I went custom and am very happy with it. Just need a new cat as the old one is dead, guts fell out bout a thousand k's ago, real feral/bns note to it now though
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Old 07-07-2006, 03:09 PM   #3
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yeah see , i was thinking maybe a custom but then again the only thing holding me back is they might press bend the pipes !!! it's happen to me before and its taken 3 trips back to fix the small little leaks that appear !!!!
Still unsure ???
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Old 07-07-2006, 05:25 PM   #4
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I had to get custom ... as the off-the-shelf system does accomodate the twin LPG tanks under the ute ... so it had to be made to clear the shield by a certain measurement, etc.

Mine was $300 fitted including tip for a cat-back 2.5"
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Old 07-07-2006, 10:19 PM   #5
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Prefer custom as they tuck it up alot nicer when lowered and a good place will sort it out to what you prefer ie tips how load at idle/highway/ launch etc..
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Old 08-07-2006, 09:23 AM   #6
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i had a press bent 2 1/2" exhaust, and it had mandrel bends over the diff. i just swapped to a 2 1/2" redback exhaust. i am very happy with the note. It appears the exhaust is flowing better as well.
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Old 08-07-2006, 09:53 AM   #7
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I got custom system fitted. More than happy with it.
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