TBird232ci

Just yesterday, I had my Stinger exhaust hung. Have a Hooker MaxFlow muffler, Magnaflow high flow cat, and a DMH electric cutout.

I took the car down to Tyson at Performance Auto Fabrication in Finksburg Maryland. He did all of the cutting, hacking, welding, tucking, and everything to make the exhaust fit exactly how I wanted.

First off, the Stinger system fit like crap. The only thing he didn't modify was the downpipe. He hung the downpipe, then the intermediate pipe. Once he got it close, he chopped it for the cat. When he cut the pipe for the cat, he was able to get the pipe tucked as tight as he could, while keeping clearance around the transmission vibration damper on the tailshaft. From there, he welded the hangers onto the muffler, and got it into position, and cut and welded the pipe from between the cat to the muffler, keeping the muffler exactly where it belongs. From there, the fun began. The tailpipe came no where near fitting with the muffler tucked nicely. He spent more time on the tailpipe than the entire exhaust. He finally got it tucked exactly how I wanted it, and set up a new hanger and the turndown. From there, he hacked up the flowtech cutout and welded the cutout portion directly to the downpipe. The exhaust setup is tucked very well, and you cant even tell I have a tailpipe on the car.

All in all, I'd say that if you need some custom fabrication, or anything that requires a hint of creativity, take it down to Tyson, he does some great work.

Now onto the pictures:



The tailpipe is actually tucked very high, and you can't see it at all unless you poke your head under the car.





These two shots show it going over the axle. This is where the most time was spent making sure clearance was good. He had to chop the tailpipe all up, and use another 90* bend to get it all to clear.





These two shots show the intermediate pipe, with the cat, and how much clearance there is.





And these two are probably the coolest parts of the exhaust. He cut the flowtech cutout apart, and grafted it onto the downpipe, exactly where I wanted it.

All in all, I'm very happy with the exhaust. Surprisingly, it's also VERY quiet.

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924banger

Awsome. How much did everything run you if you don't mind the tellin'(or typing).

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TRBOPWR

I've kinda been lusting for an electric cutout just for the surprise factor and my constant track visits. It looks very nice TBird. So where did you mount the switch for the cutout?

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[quote]drhoward
You don't count with your wierdo turbo special olympic mustangs[/q

pfs4life

VID!!!

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hellion_79

I like that tailpipe how its tucked in very tight. Also the cutout .

I am just wondering... how much did he charge you?

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sleeper_inc

Looks very good tbird, props to your muffler guy.

Does it sounds any deeper or does it still have the "only a 2.3" sound?

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TBird232ci

I brought him all of the supplies, minus a hanger, and a 90* bend. It took him 5 hours to hang it all up and make it fit as nice as it does. He charged me 370 bucks, which is a steal considering his labor rate is 70 bucks an hour. Most other custom shops charge 95-110 an hour. He's also much more than a muffler guy, he does everything, cages, subframe connectors, diesel performance, engine work, turbo kits, anything and everything.

I actually havnt mounted the switch yet. I havnt had much time. I have the plastic to make a switch plate to go in place of the ash tray. I dont smoke, nor do I let anyone smoke in my car, so it works well.

It sounds like a mellow 2.3L really. It sounds like the volume was turned down from my previous exhaust setup, and you cant hear the popping on decel now.

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TRBOPWR

That's a good place for it. Have you considered mounting it under the lid? That's where my lineloc is, and if I were to get an electric cutout it would go there also. Flip the lid shut and nobody knows the difference...

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1985 SVO 13.62 @ ~97mph with 1.74 60' and 20 psi, on the brakes trying to keep from breaking out!

[quote]drhoward
You don't count with your wierdo turbo special olympic mustangs[/q

TBird232ci

Thats exactly where its going.

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hellion_79

We have a really good muffler guy in our town too. Hes right down the hill from us. He has done the exhaust on my dads truck and work van and does an amazing job. All the welds are really neat and clean. He also doesnt charge to much either. And he gets the job done really quick, you can drop it off, come back 30mins later and hes done. he also has a little mazda truck with a 2.3T motor in it. Its a little sleeper truck, muffled BOV and hidden intercooler.

Well yeah Tbird, you need to take some vids of your ride

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