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Before/after pics of a C55 resonator delete?

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Old Jan 27, 2015 | 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by PJmak
Is there a c55 exhaust clips thread here and can someone link me to it?

I dont wanna start a new thread. Thanks
There isn't a specific exhaust clips thread but there is another on here where a bunch of people posted some videos...
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Old Jan 29, 2015 | 06:45 PM
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Here is mine doing a cold and warm start, then a few revs:
Been meaning to film something a lot more exciting, but haven't had the chance...
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Old Nov 3, 2023 | 10:44 AM
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Bumping a very old thread but I am having difficulty finding an exhaust shop that uses stainless steel. It seems everyone uses aluminum.

For those who have done a res delete, are you using stainless or aluminum?
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Old Nov 3, 2023 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by jfmiii
Bumping a very old thread but I am having difficulty finding an exhaust shop that uses stainless steel. It seems everyone uses aluminum.

For those who have done a res delete, are you using stainless or aluminum?
Stainless, strange using aluminium. That's unheard of to me using aluminium for an exhaust.
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Old Nov 3, 2023 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by shaun.barnard
Stainless, strange using aluminium. That's unheard of to me using aluminium for an exhaust.
I’ve done it a few times, and it has lasted for a long time. Can’t get it too close to the manifolds, and flex couplers are recommended. I wouldn’t use it for the area around the converters, but resonator back. Aluminum mufflers are more difficult to find and more expensive. Weight savings over a stock exhaust can be 50lbs or more. With a light gauge stainless it’s much less of a difference.
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Old Nov 3, 2023 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by jfmiii
Bumping a very old thread but I am having difficulty finding an exhaust shop that uses stainless steel. It seems everyone uses aluminum.

For those who have done a res delete, are you using stainless or aluminum?
You are confusing aluminum and aluminized pipe. The aluminized pipe is steel with aluminum coating so it doesn’t corrode on the outside. It corrodes from the inside out. Most exhaust shops use this, as it is easier to bend than stainless. Most exhaust benders aren’t equipped to bend metric sizes either.
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Old Nov 3, 2023 | 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by cdk4219
You are confusing aluminum and aluminized pipe. The aluminized pipe is steel with aluminum coating so it doesn’t corrode on the outside. It corrodes from the inside out. Most exhaust shops use this, as it is easier to bend than stainless. Most exhaust benders aren’t equipped to bend metric sizes either.
yes, you very well may be right. I’m a noob when it comes to this. I’ve found a shop who use straight stainless and I’m just going to do the resonator. The ss is an up charge but only $50. It’s my first mod. Perhaps it will be enough!
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