# aluminized exhaust??? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 16, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aluminized-exhaust/12137 "2006-05-16T18:27:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![slacker127](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slacker127/32/7378_2.png) [@slacker127](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slacker127)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aluminized-exhaust/12137/1 "2006-05-16T18:27:00Z")
WTF dose that mean aluminized…some kinda coating i would imagine…or basically will totally fall off my car after one buffalo winter…ne info on wtf aluminized means…thanks ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aluminized-exhaust/12137/2 "2006-05-16T18:38:17Z")
aluminized makes it last alot longer then pure mild steel ---
**Author:** ![slacker127](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slacker127/32/7378_2.png) [@slacker127](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slacker127)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aluminized-exhaust/12137/3 "2006-05-16T18:40:27Z")
dose it have the potential to rot from the inside out?? and do you think it would last a buffalo winter or 2 ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aluminized-exhaust/12137/4 "2006-05-16T18:42:22Z")
mine lasted 4 ---
**Author:** ![slacker127](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slacker127/32/7378_2.png) [@slacker127](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slacker127)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aluminized-exhaust/12137/5 "2006-05-16T18:50:02Z")
that awesome because the aluminized is about $300 cheaper than stainless…aluminized FTW ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aluminized-exhaust/12137/6 "2006-05-16T18:51:33Z")
ehh. alum kinda sucks, but what do i know. ---
**Author:** ![slacker127](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slacker127/32/7378_2.png) [@slacker127](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slacker127)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aluminized-exhaust/12137/7 "2006-05-16T18:53:07Z")
not a damn thing bitch… ---
**Author:** ![91CRXSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91crxsi/32/7247_2.png) [@91CRXSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91CRXSI)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aluminized-exhaust/12137/8 "2006-05-16T21:42:24Z")
have fun welding aluminum with your MIG… stop being a vag and go stainless Do it right once and dont worry about it again ---
**Author:** ![9ONA3OOZX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9ona3oozx/32/7242_2.png) [@9ONA3OOZX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9ONA3OOZX)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aluminized-exhaust/12137/9 "2006-05-16T21:46:23Z")
stainless \> \* and +1 to the “do it right the first time around” mentality :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Ovrwrkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ovrwrkd/32/7586_2.png) [@Ovrwrkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ovrwrkd)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aluminized-exhaust/12137/10 "2006-05-16T21:46:26Z")
:word: You get what you pay for in the end. ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 10:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aluminized-exhaust/12137/11 "2006-05-16T22:20:30Z")
aluminzed sucks ass, might as well be mild as it will be gone in a winter or two. Also welding aluminized sucks ass due to the fumes it gives off…I wouldnt recommend it, 300 is worth your health. ---
**Author:** ![MikeRi24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@MikeRi24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeRi24)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aluminized-exhaust/12137/12 "2006-05-16T22:24:47Z")
yeah just do stainless especially if u drive the car all year (which it seems like you do). my friend has alluminized on his '01 Ram and hes only had it on for like 2 years and already its starting to rot out. ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aluminized-exhaust/12137/13 "2006-05-17T05:03:31Z")
> [@Carnut](#): > > aluminzed sucks ass, might as well be mild as it will be gone in a winter or two. stfu noob 😛 that exhaust thats on my old civic has been on there for 4 or 5 buffalo winters its whats on most cars from the factory, and out lasts factory warrenties. if you’re buying it, and want it to last forever, you cant beat SS. if its an exhaust, and you dont plan on having the car till the day you die, aluminized is fine. ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 5:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aluminized-exhaust/12137/14 "2006-05-17T05:09:20Z")
I had an aluminized exhaust on my summer car and it rotted from the inside out in a matter of a couple years. I wouldn’t buy anything but stainless. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aluminized-exhaust/12137/15 "2006-05-17T06:05:21Z")
Aluminized is really going to be $300 cheaper than stainless? Wow. A complete stainless mandrel bent Ansa catback for my Jetta is $299 shipped. I’ve found stainless Magnaflow catbacks for $370 shipped. ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aluminized-exhaust/12137/16 "2006-05-17T06:16:18Z")
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**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aluminized-exhaust/12137/17 "2006-05-17T06:18:58Z")
U also have to rememeber on Summer only cars that sit all winter with moisture building up in the pipes…but if the car will be driven all winter and moisture will be burned off its going to last longer than if it sits all winter and allows moisture build up… ---
**Author:** ![dezod](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dezod/32/7467_2.png) [@dezod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dezod)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aluminized-exhaust/12137/18 "2006-05-17T06:41:44Z")
Hell try 409 stainless then…it will surface rust, but is cheaper than 304 or 321 ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aluminized-exhaust/12137/19 "2006-05-17T06:45:30Z")
> [@Zer0DazE](#): > > stfu noob 😛 > > that exhaust thats on my old civic has been on there for 4 or 5 buffalo winters > > its whats on most cars from the factory, and out lasts factory warrenties. > > if you’re buying it, and want it to last forever, you cant beat SS. if its an exhaust, and you dont plan on having the car till the day you die, aluminized is fine. Most factory cars do NOT come with aluminized exhaust…I should know as I have worked on just about every new GM and asian car that has been on the market since 98, dealer or otherwise 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 7:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aluminized-exhaust/12137/20 "2006-05-17T07:03:41Z")
^ the 7 year old stock (thats from the factory and its a GM) 🙂 aluminzed exhaust on my saab still looks fine, as well as the one on the civic. i still see no reason to go stainless unless you plan to drive a car forever. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/aluminized-exhaust/12137.md?page=2)