Cheap stainless steel exhaust?

[blackv6]

I would like to get a nice stainless steel exhaust? Because the college ill be going to is on the coast. And i dont want mine to rust and look like crap. I have been looking at ATR and Summit racing for nice LT1 exhaust but their all like 459 dollars and that alot of money. Or is that just what they cost and im just being cheap? BTW its true that i have to use LT1s exhaust right? Someone told me that. So i would just like to know that for sure. Thanks for the replys.

[Original 4th Gen V6]

Go with the Borla Catback. With minor adjustments, this works really well with the v6's, and it has the adjustable plates. Try to find a used one, that would be your best bet. I got mine off a garage sale for 400. Sounds great, and the tips looks awesome.

[Dominic]

my stock exhaust is/was 100% stainless steel.

then I had them cutoff the muffler and weld on a flowmaster with tips. All the piping used was galvanized steel and the muffler is galvanized or stainless Im not sure.

If you want a stainless exhaust, the stock one is already that way. I live on the coast, and I haven't had a rust issue with mine.

[blackv6]

thanks for the replys. well im more worried about the one the one im going put on wont be stainless steel.

[Night Rider]

Rksport sells a polished stainless steel 3" cat-back for $389. It's the best price for a nice looking polished stainless steel cat-back, plus no tips necessary. Eventhough it says for V8's, any local muffler shop should be able to install it, they just might have to weld different hangers, but's that's no biggie.

Of a course B&B is still my favorite of obivous reasons. :D

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[nikkev]

If you're on a really tight budget then try to find someone selling the stock SS cat-back.It is mandrel bent and comes stainless steel.The one I got was from a '96 and it is 2.75" I am not sure what the sizes are for other years.I paid $40 for the SS muffler and $25 for the I-pipe.Good luck.
Kevin

[blackv6]

thanks for the replys

[saturn2187]

My exhaust tips have rust in them and i just got them put on a couple months ago. I got a flowmaster exhaust with 3.5" dual tips, chrome. They have rust on the interior on the bottom portion of the pipe. Why is this happening? Is there someway to fix it?

[black98V6]

saturn2187.. hey another from Louisiana.. I'm now in north La but am from alexandria.. I see you are in Sleezville.. ;) BTW nice maro.. oah and in response to your question, you shoulda gotten stainless tips.. no rust but you can take the chrome ones,, clean the rust off and put a coat of wax on them.. that will help keep the moisture off of them but regular chrome tips will rust after a while..

[HAZ-Matt]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by TheCardinal:
[QB]my stock exhaust is/was 100% stainless steel.

then I had them cutoff the muffler and weld on a flowmaster with tips. All the piping used was galvanized steel and the muffler is galvanized or stainless Im not sure.
QB]<hr></blockquote>

Flowmasters are technically aluminized steel, not galvanized.

By the way... are you sure the stock exhaust is stainless? Looks more like aluminized or galvanized to me.

[HAZ-Matt]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by saturn2187:
My exhaust tips have rust in them and i just got them put on a couple months ago. I got a flowmaster exhaust with 3.5" dual tips, chrome. They have rust on the interior on the bottom portion of the pipe. Why is this happening? Is there someway to fix it?<hr></blockquote>

My theory is that they are not coated with chrome on the inside. Mine are like that too. The best way to prevent that is to paint the insides with high temperature paint.

[black98V6]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by HAZ-Matt:


My theory is that they are not coated with chrome on the inside. Mine are like that too. The best way to prevent that is to paint the insides with high temperature paint.<hr></blockquote>

oah damn, ok I'm stupid.. I will be wearing my [img]graemlins/dunce.gif[/img] the rest of the day... sorry thought you were talking about the outside being rusted..

[saturn2187]

will wd-40 get the rust out? if not, what will?

[HAZ-Matt]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by saturn2187:
will wd-40 get the rust out? if not, what will?<hr></blockquote>

We're talking about the inside again? So they probably have rust and a little bit of exhaust deposits. WD-40 might help a little bit. If it doesn't, get some chrome cleaner... I use Turtle Wax chrome polish, but I never worry about the inside. Or what you may want to do is grab a big wad of steel wool and go at it. Then use some kind of polish after you get it cleaned out.