# cat back exhaust **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [January 17, 2007, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cat-back-exhaust/103101 "2007-01-17T08:52:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![imported\_rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5e925/32.png) [@imported\_rex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_rex)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cat-back-exhaust/103101/1 "2007-01-17T08:52:28Z")
Hey guys , i went to a muffler shop in scarborough and they quoted me $180 for a full cat back exhaust 2.5 inch piping , and i provide them with the muffler which i already have good deal ? were would you guys recemond to get exhaust services done ? ---
**Author:** ![JamesS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@JamesS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JamesS)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cat-back-exhaust/103101/2 "2007-01-17T09:30:20Z")
What kind of bends? Crush or Mandrel What kind of metal? Aluminized or Stainless ---
**Author:** ![snowboard\_240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/snowboard_240sx/32/5519_2.png) [@snowboard\_240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowboard_240sx)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cat-back-exhaust/103101/3 "2007-01-17T09:37:11Z")
i got mine for $80 crush bent(the difference between mandral and crushed nothing really) mandrals are just nice ---
**Author:** ![Pants](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pants/32/5590_2.png) [@Pants](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pants)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cat-back-exhaust/103101/4 "2007-01-17T20:11:32Z")
180 is to much my guy does it for 80 a pipe/ per side so if you wanted dual exhaust it would be 160 in total etc etc ---
**Author:** ![logik23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/logik23/32/5548_2.png) [@logik23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/logik23)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cat-back-exhaust/103101/5 "2007-01-17T20:49:58Z")
Mandrel flow \> Straw flow \> Crush flow ---
**Author:** ![roast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/roast/32/5498_2.png) [@roast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/roast)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2007, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cat-back-exhaust/103101/6 "2007-01-18T11:51:04Z")
Is this for a turbo? ---
**Author:** ![Jedi\_Car\_Fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Jedi\_Car\_Fan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jedi_Car_Fan)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2007, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cat-back-exhaust/103101/7 "2007-01-18T12:07:41Z")
> [@Remember my thread about losing to China?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/remember-my-thread-about-losing-to-china/10990/23): > > (the difference between mandral and crushed nothing really) Their is a huge difference… and if the difference was “nothing really” then people would not invest huge money into a mandrel setup and would just stick with a normal pos bender… Talk to Benson… compare his “Crush” bent Cold Pipe to his new Mandrel Bent Pipe, the difference between the two is just insane. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2007, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cat-back-exhaust/103101/8 "2007-01-18T15:27:14Z")
Hahahah Ya, Rob there really is a big differance, up to 20% less flow per corner. Dude, if you want something with good performance just make sure they are Mandrel bends,. Trust me