C230 Mulac

There isn't a specific exhaust clips thread but there is another on here where a bunch of people posted some videos...

ghiaguy

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...

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?

shaun.barnard

Stainless, strange using aluminium. That's unheard of to me using aluminium for an exhaust.

cdk4219

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.

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.

jfmiii

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!