Exhaust Cost

[bluestang67]

Well on my way home from work i stopped at the shop who put exhaust on my truck . I wanted a rough estimate on what it would cost to do the 31 Sedan. I had to take a step back when the guy said he didn't know till it was done . I said not even a rough idea i mean i don't want a $1200 exhaust bill . He still said not till it was done he mentioned master cyl. which i said will be on the firewall and only thing below will be battery and drive line .. I mentioned also it would be allmost a straight shot back with plenty of clearance . I heard he does some great rod exhaust but he must have never done a 31 Sedan with out somewhat a idea. I can see $400 maybe a bit more what you guy's think .

[chevy 37]

Depends on what you want. If you get stainless steel yes it might cost that much. Will you be supplying the mufflers?. Are you going to use you stock exhaust manifolds or are you going with headers?

[bluestang67]

Chevy no stainless just good ole alumipipe and some fairly inexpensive mufflers say about $75 to $100 apiece .

Did i hear a rumor of possibly some kits out for some A models .

[chevy 37]

OK figuring that there going to charge probably $60.00/hr labor, figure 2 hrs. and with what your going to put on, I'd say aroung $$600-$700

[Dave Severson]

Well, I'm doing the exhaust for my pickup myself. I bought 6 pieces of mandrel bent exhaust tubing, various radius and bend angles on each, $20.00 a piece. Turbo Mufflers from Summit, $25.00 each. Two polished stainless tips from Summit, $19.00 each. 4 clamps and 4 hangers at the local parts store, about $12.00. They sure do charge a ton for labor!!!!!

[chevy 37]

Dave I did the same with my 37 and saved a bundle. I have a freind in NYC who runs a muffler shop and down there they charge, (are you ready for this ) $100.00/hr.

[48fordnut]

on my rpu, I furnished the flows, and mufler shop did shorty headers to tail pipe,145. i guess it makes a diff if you know what you are doing.

[Dave Severson]

Dave I did the same with my 37 and saved a bundle. I have a freind in NYC who runs a muffler shop and down there they charge, (are you ready for this ) $100.00/hr.

WOW!!!!!! Here in the poverty belt I can't get away with charging half that!!!!!!

[68RATVT]

For what it's worth, I have 850 w/stainless muffs and tips on the Vette, took him 5 hours. 350 on the Mustang w/aluminum muff, 250 cat back w/stainless muff on the DD 4x4 and 800 on the Harley. Have not done the Plymouth yet, but I'm guessing 1000.....But hey, I'm a freak...

[bluestang67]

68rat thinking of it a mustang is just about the same . Its a little longer but would be basicly run the same way . I have honed my pipe welding skill trying to keep my kids 94 blazer quiet so making my own may be in the works also now that i think of it .

[flh4speed]

Dave I did the same with my 37 and saved a bundle. I have a freind in NYC who runs a muffler shop and down there they charge, (are you ready for this ) $100.00/hr.

ouch , was there a ski mask and black gloves involved

[hawk56]

I have a guy with a mobile bender that comes to my shop,
I usually supply the mufflers and any special connectors .
He has done systems with manifolds and headers . He supplys
the aluminized tubing and hangers . The cost about $200 to $300
and a couple of beers.
Dave

[IC2]

Bobby,
This is what I have in my exhaust system on a do it yourself basis:

Two 50 series Flowmaster mufflers @ $90 ea (Summit)
Four U and J bends @ $14-16 ea (Summit)
One 10' length 2.25 aluminized tubing @$30 (Local guy)
Misc GOOD clamps and hangers @ $15 (Local Guy)
1 Roll of .023 weld wire @ $8
1 Tank of C25 @ $25
Misc hangers etc @20
And a lot of hours with my Sawzall, tape measure and welder @$000.00

[flh4speed]

Bobby,
This is what I have in my exhaust system on a do it yourself basis:

Two 50 series Flowmaster mufflers @ $90 ea (Summit)
Four U and J bends @ $14-16 ea (Summit)
One 10' length 2.25 aluminized tubing @$30 (Local guy)
Misc GOOD clamps and hangers @ $15 (Local Guy)
1 Roll of .023 weld wire @ $8
1 Tank of C25 @ $25
Misc hangers etc @20
And a lot of hours with my Sawzall, tape measure and welder @$000.00

and the pleasure of sticking it to the $100.00 dollar and hour guy!
PRICELESS!

lookin good Dave W

[Itoldyouso]

This question was raised recently on another forum, and it seems prices for exhaust work is all over the board. Some areas were really high, and some were pretty reasonable. You have to shop around.

I paid $ 125 to have the exhaust system bent up for my jeep truck when I swapped in the Ford engine. I supplied turbo mufflers and they did the rest from manifolds to rear bumper. I thought that was very reasonable.

What you want to do is find a shop that doesn't think of it as "custom" work. The guy I went to is just a small town repair shop and he saw it just like doing any other car that needed an exhaust system.

Don