Exhaust setup for low cars
 

I am lowering my car at the end of this month, as of now i have the ft86 v1 exhaust, hangs PRETTY low.. idk if this exhaust will be able to drive low.. any ideas appreciated

Don't slam your car to ground like a Monster Energy drinking, flat biller?

don't be rude.. his taste, he's not asking for criticism on his setup

I have the V2 ft86sf on sportlines and man does it hit on everything. Love the quality and sound otherwise. Can't say for any other setup

Custom piping ? You can always get larger piping and flatten it into an oval to get more clearance in the lower hanging part but maintain flow too...

You just buy oval piping. But most local shops won't have a mandrel bender to keep it's internal diameter. It's also pretty expensive comparatively.

And it doesn't get you that much clearance.

Vice + round pipe = oval pipe. =D

http://www.partsshopmax.com/page.php?44

Oval pipe would be a good option. Parts Shop Max has some good stuff that you could buy. Just need somebody who could cut/weld it together for you. Probably the best way to go.

Or you can use normal round pipe and just get something custom done. The biggest area of focus would be where the exhaust passes under the subframe, next to the diff. You'd want to hug the subframe as much as possible to maximize the distance from the bottom of the exhaust to the ground. I would say 2.5" exhaust for clearance.

speaking from experience,

you're gonna have a bad time.

Just run open headers. It will sound awesome.

I mean, as long as you have a catted header, whats the problem? :iono:

I used oval tubing for the part that goes under the rear subframe. Really tightens up everything.

Do you have any pictures??

I wear both flat and curved bills, and do not drink monsters (more of a redbull in the morning kinda guy) but respect slammed cars? Does that clump me into your stereotype as well? lol people.

On topic: I think custom exhaust will be your safest bet. Most aftermarket setups do hang pretty low on the twins. Going custom will also have the best long term support for the setup. If you ding/damage the piping at all, you can just head back to the exhaust shop and they will be already familiar with your setup and fix it up pretty quick. I personally would enjoy the peace of mind for the small bit of extra money for the custom setup.

The drawbacks to custom are fine tuning the exhaust note and being slightly more expensive usually. It seems to be a hit or a miss, and sometimes takes some work to get it sounding "perfect".

Just a note: usually custom exhausts are similar or cheaper priced.

I got a full header-back system done on my Corolla for about $120.
Buying a system from a vendor was ~$250 without installation.


The tone though, you're correct. No real guarantee on that.