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well i just wanted to know if there is any main place where people get mandrel bend piping....cuz i know muffler shops bend piping but the ones i seen have crimps in them...i dont know if its just old school or what....but is there i place i should go too or is there a big name place like midas or something

midas mendrel bends if there are crimps its not mendrel its CRUSH bends

yeah that crush stuff is no good.....how much does mandrel piping go for?

depends on your location, the business they get, if they weld it for you ect....

Look up the word "exhaust" in the yellow pages. Call shops that do exhaust work. Ask them if they do custom mandrel bent exhaust work. If they say "yes", tell them the make and model of your car and the size of exhaust you want and ask them how much it would be. If they say no, try another listing in the yellow pages or ask the first person who in the area does mandrel bent exhausts.

As a point of reference, my custom 2.5" mandrel bent cat back exhaust was approximately $450.

hey umm my buddy down here in L A he has his own shop. he mandrel bends and uses all stainless steel brakets and piping. if anyone else wants one i can proabbally arrange for him to make you one as well. pm me for any more questions.

This post has been edited by shadycrew31: Oct 19, 2004 - 4:35 PM

i got my mandrel bends from www.burnsstainless.com . its a little pricey but its stainless steal that will not rust

yea my guy does stainless. im pretty sure i can get him and 300 ish with no muffler.

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This post has been edited by playr158: Mar 29, 2009 - 1:45 AM

a 2.5 crush bend exhaust will in no way restrict flow... our engines (even stock 3s's) cant flow enough air to make a crush bent 2.5 exhaust restrictive. Dont get me wrong mandrel is so damn pretty and it is definately necessary when the mods start stacking on (I have a mandrel 2.5 by the way:D)... but on a stock engine crush bent is in now way going to make you lose any performance.

You can also get premade mandrel bends right off ebay, then you just have to have then welded into the right places. The prices aren't too bad either.

it does help flow alot. and he can bend anything using all stainless steel. everything is made with performance in mind. not ****ty ebay parts. he can make any size you need. hes doing my cage for me and my full exhaust. so pm me if you want any parts made up. he'd love the buisness. its also hella cheaper to get things done custom. and mandrel bent does improve performance. otherwise everything would be crushed. hes also one of the few mandrel benders in the us. but if you come up to our so cal meet you will meet him. opps one more thing. that is just for the tubing. no turbo manifolds. i can talk to him about that for our cars. hes done them on the z, but no celicas yet.

This post has been edited by shadycrew31: Oct 20, 2004 - 9:02 PM

jcwhitney has them

at pretty good prices too, i think i am going to get all the intercooler piping for my z from there

www.jcwhitney.com thats where I got mine

-Brandon

in case anybody was still wondering...i know mandrel bends are hard to find at a good price...but they are here

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