i took the lc header and magnaflow muffler to a shop today and was quoted $300 for an hour to install. i understand that it's not all labour cost but still it seems excessive. what does it usually cost?

 

Got my headers and mufflers on my old work truck (f250 v10) installed for $50 at a little hole in the wall place. They'll do good work if you just keep an eye on em.

 

Seems high to me, but I haven't done anything like that in quite awhile. Need cat back redone whether it be OEM or aftermarket though. Keep putting it off.

 

Its alot because of the header, mieneke quoted me 180 for a catback with a glasspack.

 

took me 45mins to install my Lce header on my old 22re and 150 bucks for a new 2.25'' catback with a flowmaster delta 40 installed

 

Seems a little high, I think mine was $225, but they built exactly what I wanted, 2.25 aluminized with a lot of curves. I supplied the cat and muff. What kind of bends and tubing would they be using?

 

got everything on the truck today. not impressed. sounds like a civic with a tin can exhaust. they had my truck for 8+ hours and charged me $440 (taxes in) after giving me a $300 estimate. the power difference is minimal. All in all after dropping a grand, I would have been much better off getting myself a big screen TV.

anyone got a time machine i can borrow?

 

ouch, thats quite the kick in the balls!

Where did you get it done?

I got my complete catback from budget for 240. Was a little higher then I wanted

 

They charged you $440 for the install? IE - Labor only?
That's insane.

 

Yeah you got ripped bro. Shoulda done the header yourself too. Header on a 4banger = joke of an installation.

 

That's not entirely true.. You can break exhaust studs and do nasty things like that.. But even at a shop rate of $90/hr... That's ridiculous... TX has some consumer protection laws about being charged significantly off market.. Sheesh..
Course, they quoted you $300... so you knew something was coming.

 

I am getting a flowmaster and turn down done tomorrow and he quoted me 140.00, also I live in TX. That has to be cause of the headers, gotta be.

 

I paid around $500 for all new exhaust.

I went with a stock manifold, new head pipe, magnaflow and all new piping. Stock cat tho

I did the manifold install myself. 2.25" piping.

 

I hate getting ripped. I always feel so poopy afterwards. Like, gee guy..you could have used some lube!

Months ago, my bumper broke off. I took to an out of the way welder working for himself. He's good...from past experience. He quoted me $80 for two hrs labor. Went back a couple days later and he fixed it. It only took him ONE hour, but still charged me $80. Poopy! That's twice the cost of the nearby business where I first went for a quote.

 

1.5 hours to install the header. $134.82
1.7 hours to build the exhaust system $152.80
$20 for custom exhaust pipe
$35 for custom tail pipe
$21 for 6 hangers

tax and enviro levy BS on top of that.

I don't mind paying the cash, but for what I got, I'm not very satisfied. I read from lots of people that a LC header combined with a flowmaster 40 gives a sound similar to a V8 so why does my LC header with an 18" magnaflow sound like a riced out civic?!?!? I got it in hopes of a quieter sound.

 

I'm interested in this too because I just got a deal on a Thorley header and am hopefully going to install that with a new 2.25" system in the next month or so. I'm concerned about which muffler to use to get a good tone but without the riced Civic aura..

That sucks on the install though bro. I'm gonna attempt mine myself.. At least do the header and back past the cat, then see if I need to take it somewhere to get the rest bent.

 

It's the Magnaflo. Mine sounds riced out too, when it's running. But hey it makes me feel all "cool" and "hip" when ever I would open it up.

 

As opposed to when it's not running?

 

^ hahaha ^

Mine almost sounds like a 4cy untill I get to about 3,500rpm

from 3500-5500 it sounds dice

 

It's the magnapoop muffler.

I got a LCE header, high flow cat and a flowmaster and my little 4 banger 85 sounds mean and has a low growl.

And if you've ever changed a header on a 4 banger and with the tight space to fit it...worth every bit of the pennies I paid for install along with my custom exhaust work.