if you are gonna replace the stock bends, you might as well replace the whole thing. i mean probably you'd take out the stock resonators. and then if you cut out all the stock bends and weld on some "better" bends in the end, will it be better?Originally Posted by 00GTZ00
i know with some companies like borla for example, have awesome warranties with their exhaust. a million miles is alot. yea it might cost alot in the beginning but think of this. you hack up your stock exhaust. you put nicer bends lets say. maybe add a pipe here and there. and bam, your exhaust is filled with welds everywhere. we all know that your exhaust is the weakest at the weld. so lets say after a few years, your exhaust turns into rust, and you get things redone. thats another cost. comparing to maybe like a store bought cat back where its like one big piece of pipe thats bent. maybe it will come in several pieces but its a buncha big pieces taht have flanges on the end so you can just bolt it together.
so yea, you're right about having a minimal gain with a store bought system but looking at the big picture. things now and later, maybe a store bought cat back isn't a bad thing.
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