Thread: Exhaust advice for bends

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Use some PVC pipe to mock up the system with. You can bend it by feathering it with a torch and quenching it with wet rag and the tight ones just buy some radius elbows and cut um to suit your needs and glue together with couplings. Take the mock up to exhaust man and he will whip up a set to match.

Why not just buy a length of pipe from your local auto supply store and a few 'J' and 'U' bends from Summit and weld up your own exhaust. Yes, time consuming, but you will end up with a smooth exhaust without the ripples and reduced area after the normal exhaust shop crush bending. If he has a mandrel bending machine, then go for it, but those start at about $30K and most local guys just can't justify that kind of expense.