im getting my borlas hopefully next week, so i called a good shop in my area, well i told him i have the rear stuff just need a 2.5 pipe and install price quota. he said he doesn't think it can be done it a tight fit back there ... wth?

whats with exhaust shops today? i was told that he wouldnt do anything bigger than 2.25 or my car would have to be towed cuz i wouldnt run. also coming from the same guy we got talking bought doing a gtp swap and he said ill need a gtp tranny, control arms, fuel lines, engine mounts and tranny mount, engine harness and ecm, and fuel pump. I said lower my car you wont be working on mine! some people ill tell ya.

You can always try calling another shop; in my area, most guys use the local Mad Hatter for performance exhaust work.

You think that's bad?

Yesterday, some guy had me pop my hood.

He said it had a 5-speed manual, custom painted headers, and a chrome drive shaft.

He also said it was naturally aspirated and that the "supercharger" was what he called a drive shaft. WTF is a "drive shaft?"

...

He closed the hood looking all smug and stuff. I was like /facepalm and left. He said his V6 mercury cougar ran 13's in the 1/4.

I don't think he's ever even BEEN to a drag strip...

drive shaft is only used in a RWD car. We dont have one.

To the OP, go to another shop, this guy is retarded

just went to the shop to give dimensions of the borla pro xs muff he said it might not fit??? he also said that i wouldn't notice a difference with reducing the muffs to 2.25, because that would give me 4", so it looks like im gonna go to a different shop, oh and he quoted me 150 to 180, don't know if that includes new piping to or not.

You need to find a muffler shop that has done custom work tell this guy to take a hike ,as for the other moron maybe 13's in the 1/8mile with a balanced chrome dil-o.Chico

so i should stick with a 2.5 muff right?

Yes go with the 2 1/2" there's plenty of room.Chico(pops)

searching yellow pages all i have around me is midas and Meineke no local shop, this is gay....

Maybe he works for http://www.kalecoauto.com/

just got off the phone with another shop they said 2.5 wont fit that and they cant bend 2.5 that sharp... i hate where i live

I'll take a freaking picture of my 2.5" piping and PROVE to them it can bend that sharp.

And he couldn't work for Kaleco Auto, they have SOME basis in actual car knowledge.

I bent my own exhaust I ran FULL!!! 2.5" with a regular exhaust bender... there is lots of room, now 3" might have been hard but I am not seasoned at the exhaust end, I am use to V8 stuff straight back, but it can be done find a shop that will there has to be one around you.
Good luck and dont give up! You will love it when its done!

the guys at my local shop here can bend 3" in a complete circle and stuff it overaxle on a honda hatchback, the dudes where you live are retarded!!!

if you didnt live so far away i could send to 20 diff places and they would all do it for a good price, and it would be quality work