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Custom Exhaust Shop Recommendation - NE Ohio

Discussion in 'The Bench' started by kilbornr, Aug 26, 2015.

  1. kilbornr

    kilbornr Active Member

    I am looking for a quality exhaust shop in Northeast Ohio that can perform customized work such as mandrel bend stock pipe and/or fabricate similar pieces. This is for a '70 GS. Any recommendations are appreciated. Thanks.
     
  2. Ken Warner

    Ken Warner Stand-up Philosopher

    Probably cheaper to get a complete A-body exhaust from Summit than have someone local TRY to bend up some pipe.
     
  3. kilbornr

    kilbornr Active Member

    Thanks for the reply. I already have a new 2.5" TA Performance exhaust system in it now. Unfortunately, there is a significant droning problem around 2,000 rpm. I'm looking to splice in a section of larger diameter pipe on both sides behind the mufflers with the hope that this will mitigate the issue.
     
  4. toymobile

    toymobile Retired knuckle buster

    Try a H pipe first, could save you a lot of :dollar:
     
  5. gsx678

    gsx678 Well-Known Member

    What mufflers are you running?
    I run 3" TA with an X-pipe and flowmaster super 44s and have a ton of interior drone.
    I believe the drone is more caused by the mufflers.
     
  6. Rob Ross

    Rob Ross Well-Known Member

    I run 2.5" stainless and have Dyno Max Stainless mufflers and bullets. the bullets are behind the axle tucked up in the 1/4. There is absolutely no drone.
     
  7. kilbornr

    kilbornr Active Member

    Thanks. The system has an H pipe towards the engine.
     
  8. kilbornr

    kilbornr Active Member

    Walker Dyno Max Super Turbo long-case mufflers on a TA2007A 2.5" system with an H pipe. I'm pretty sure the drone is a resonance issue and based on reviewing other posts on this topic am not sure that swapping mufflers will solve the problem. I believe putting some form of resonator behind the mufflers will at least change the RPM point at which the droning occurs (hopefully outside of normal cruising ranges).
     
  9. kilbornr

    kilbornr Active Member

    Essentially, I am trying to create a customized bullet muffler/resonator that sits behind the mufflers yet has the general shape of the stock TA Performance pipes. The existing pipe bends behind the muffler have straight segments of 5"-8" before a bend, thus splicing in a stock bullet muffler/resonator (~20") is problematic, plus I'd like to keep the general stock shape of the system. Thus the need for a custom exhaust shop that could bend a 4" pipe and splice it in. Thanks.
     
  10. Rob Ross

    Rob Ross Well-Known Member

    It's not that difficult, I'll snap a pic or two tonight and post it.

    The drone usually comes in around 2200 rpm for a V8.
     
  11. kilbornr

    kilbornr Active Member

    Thanks. In addition to the pictures would like to know the type of bullet you are using.
     
  12. buicfrank

    buicfrank Well-Known Member

    Where are you from?
     
  13. kilbornr

    kilbornr Active Member

    The car is located about an hour east of Cleveland near Ashtabula.
     
  14. Rob Ross

    Rob Ross Well-Known Member

    This was the exhaust my buddy had, 2.5" with a Dynomax 24215 bullet.
     

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  15. P-R-N-D-3-2-1

    P-R-N-D-3-2-1 Well-Known Member

    I had some bad drone once on my Buick and cured it by sliding a small section of pipe into the tail pipe ends.
     
  16. buicfrank

    buicfrank Well-Known Member

    Shop in Greenville PA that does this kind of work. Friend had a 3 inch put on 57 Ford. Frank
     

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