Welded or Real Deal?

marcfiebka · July 7th, 2007, 08:56 PM

Hey I just realized something lol. Theres actual exhaust and then theres pipes you can just weld on to get the sound but no power. I'm starting to question which one I have. I went to a shop and got Magnapacks put on. . . or so I thought. Any way to tell?

HMUSN · July 7th, 2007, 08:58 PM

yes. the stock exhaust doesn't have mandrel bends.

meaning you will see little ridges where the bends are if it's a stock pipe.

SWEET2KSTANG · July 8th, 2007, 02:42 AM

the crinkle bending is a thing of the past, all the stock systems i have seen didnt have any crinkle bends. i dont know if the stock exhaust is mendrel or not, but it is smooth bends and stainless steel. the magnapcks are round bullet type resonators compared to the regular magnaflow which is an oval muffler.

neckbonekat · July 8th, 2007, 04:35 AM

The shape of the muffler and look for weld marks around the ends of each muffler. The real magnapack catback is all bolt on. No welding needed.

ChrisJ · July 8th, 2007, 01:10 PM

Just look under the car...You can see if it is new or not...

neckbonekat is right...But sometimes places will weld them in...

July 7th, 2007, 08:56 PM	#1
marcfiebka Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 196 iTrader: 0 reviews	Welded or Real Deal? Hey I just realized something lol. Theres actual exhaust and then theres pipes you can just weld on to get the sound but no power. I'm starting to question which one I have. I went to a shop and got Magnapacks put on. . . or so I thought. Any way to tell?

July 7th, 2007, 08:58 PM	#2
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,050 iTrader: 11 reviews	yes. the stock exhaust doesn't have mandrel bends. meaning you will see little ridges where the bends are if it's a stock pipe. __________________

July 8th, 2007, 02:42 AM	#3
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,540 iTrader: 8 reviews	the crinkle bending is a thing of the past, all the stock systems i have seen didnt have any crinkle bends. i dont know if the stock exhaust is mendrel or not, but it is smooth bends and stainless steel. the magnapcks are round bullet type resonators compared to the regular magnaflow which is an oval muffler. __________________ project warhorse under construction wagon burner under construction as well (04 lightning) being built by MP2 Performance

July 8th, 2007, 04:35 AM	#4
neckbonekat I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2005 Cadillac STS V8 ???????????????? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 6,344 iTrader: 3 reviews	The shape of the muffler and look for weld marks around the ends of each muffler. The real magnapack catback is all bolt on. No welding needed. __________________ ITEMS FOR SALE! 4.10 GEARS + BEARING KIT

July 8th, 2007, 01:10 PM	#5
ChrisJ RLY SRS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ft. Meade, MD Posts: 38,220 Blog Entries: 4 iTrader: 10 reviews	Just look under the car...You can see if it is new or not... neckbonekat is right...But sometimes places will weld them in... __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S - 2008 EB Ford Expedition - 2002 Boosted GT - Sold Facebook Google+

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