Serious exhaust frustrations

[Solkanser]

I have a question for those of you who have an aftermarket exhaust installed on your Explorers/Mountaineers,did you go through hell having it installed?

I have been to almost every major exhaust shop near me and have left each one with my muffler still sitting in my cargo area..Extremely frustrating to say the least.The vehicle is a 97 Mountaineer and the muffler is a Flowmaster 50 series suv with dual 2.25" inlets and one 3" outlet.Should not be much of a problem to get this installed but these shops seem to not want to be bothered by a little extra work.

I have been told that it is impossible to reduce exhaust pipe from 3" down to 2.25" or even 2.5" which I know isn't true and then they'll say 3" wont fit either,but there is plenty of room for that even thought it would probably be too much for my application.Also the inlets are not a perfect match in regards to how far apart they are from what is on my truck now...These people cant even bend pipe??? When the guy showed me that and said it wouldn't work because of that I almost fell over.

I need some recommendations on how to deal with these people.I really want to get this muffler installed as I have an exhaust leak on my stock setup that sounds like ass.Or,if you know of anyplace that has intelligent workers in the central new york or specifically Syracuse area I'd love to know about them

Thanks.

 

[99RedEddie]

WOW, I really hope you find a place because in the next week or two i am ordering a pair of magnaflow high flow cats and a flowmaster 50 series and i planned on just taking it in to a monroe or some other shop to have them in stall it. I too am in the syracuse area. If you find a place let me know, if i find i will let you know.

As for what they are saying, it is BS. It can be done, what shops have you gone to so far? Have you tried the cicero-north syracuse area, there are a few good places out there. Right on Rt 11 in cicero there is a Meineke and Monroe right off 81. Those would be the first ones i tried.

 

[spindlecone]

Your frustrated because you are assuming a generic muffler shop can do a custom exhaust design,custom fabricate and install, it will never happen with the shops that cater to the public and OEM installs, go to a high end speed shop, just because some yahoo can weld to pipes together, in now way means he can build a decent exhaust system

 

[TheRookie]

What he said.
I used to do custom exhausts all day long. Its quite easy to do what you want. Just have to find a good shop to do it for you. There are atleast 3 explorers on this site with custom exhausts I have done.

 

[X~FACTOR]

I have been told that it is impossible to reduce exhaust pipe from 3" down to 2.25" or even 2.5" which I know isn't true

Normally you wouldn't want this set up. You always want to go from smaller pipe to bigger pipe not the otherway around. Your restricting airflow. It gives it a "bad design" exhaust.