Crush bent really that bad?

[RedSallad]

I was going to replace my exhaust pipes with 2.25 crush bent because i figure the crushed area will make it around 2" which would be logical for my 1.6 dohc. But all these companies explain that crush bent is so horrible and it hurts performance so bad...

Whats the deal?

[philcosta]

you want some mendrel bend dude so the diameter is the same everywhere

[mx3TT]

Agreed. Get madrel bent and go for like 2.0". That will be good enough and its cheap to have made.

[thebox]

where the hell is it cheap to have made? what kind of cheap?

[RedSallad]

thats the same thing that i was wondering last time i checked it wasnt that cheap

[nos92mx3]

i got my catback done for 140$ with 2.5 inch piping, and that was really cheap in price.

[thebox]

are you SURE that was mandrel bent????? I went to buckys just to have a muffler installed once... and he wanted to build me a 2.25in catback (crushbent of course) for like $150...of course I said no, and a few minutes later, after a bit of negotiation, I had him building me a new catback system...for $100 including tax...so that was cool...but I'm very skeptical of a $150 mandrel bent exhaust...

[masonholmes]

These guys are wrong, lol.. You won't notice the benifits of the mandrel unless you're highly tuned. Your original idea was spot on, do that. And $140 is always my quote everywhere I ask about a typical crush bent setup as well. Guess we're just in the wrong area..