i'm thinkin of gettin a new y-pipe from warpspeed, seems to be a great mod for everybody else...i know absolutely nothing when it comes to welding, and how the pipes are welded... basically what i'm askin is should i get the TIG welded, MIG welded, or the aluminized pipe???

 

i ordered the mandrel bent stainless steel... and i didn't get polished stainless but it may be stainless, that would mean my whole exhaust is now stainless!!! who knows, i'm sorta in the same boat, all i know is it all looks beautiful in my room waiting for my new manifold.

 

haha... i'm not sure which one im going to get, but it will prolly be my next mod

 

Well when I ordered, the TIG was a long wait and it was supposedly a better weld. Then I ordered MIG since it was taking so long and it was at my house a week later and the weld quality looks very good to me.

 

i'll just call and ask them to see which is "better" on monday or something... then i'll make my decision and order it

 

Any shop will tell you TIG is better so they can charge you more. I do both MIG and TIG welding, and believe me MIG is more than sufficent. Your money is much better spent on mandrel tubing, thats where HP is ;-)

 

I doubt you will notice any difference between the SS and aluminumized pipes- there are no performance differences obviously, and that part of the exhaust is hot enough so that water doesnt sit on it. My pipe has been through a New England winter (with lots of snow) and there are no signs of rust whatsoever. I do not believe that the stock pipe is SS either, and mine lasted 10 years. Id go AL and save the $50. Just my $.02