Corvette Central exhaust kits and service reviews

What kind of price are you lookin to get out of them. I may be interested. What condition would you rate them at?

Thanks
Rodney

    I too went to the 'Local shop' about 50 miles from home, he did a great job, had my '78   3 days and stands behind his work for as long as I own the car. I forgot to tell him that I've owned the car for 22 years so far and dought I'll ever sell it.
  I went with 2 1/4 aluminum, he had a new set of Turbo mufflers from Summit that he had just bought for another guy that changed his mind, he did a great job with the turn-downs too, all for $185. I was pleased....

Glad to hear you got a good, local deal. All my last cars for the past 15 years were done by a local guy. He did good quality work, and stood by his work. I trusted him, but I always had to be very specific as to what I wanted. He was cool to even allow me to double-check things (fitment issues, etc) and go out to see under the car. But I have to admit, I never got stainless and it still always took longer and cost a bunch. He ended up moving and I never got his new address. But maybe that's a good thing, for I kind of wanted to install it myself- as in a kit form. This is my first Corvette, and double that for a C3 w/ dual exhaust. The CC kit is not mandrel bent- something I always use to insist on. Now I'm willing to compromise a bit when it comes to Corvette's low ride height, exhaust pipes through the crossmember, and muffs hanging out back in tight area. Cost was definitely a factor. I just couldn't pay nearly $800 for a Magnaflow SS kit (also didn't like the dual round tailpipes for 70-73 on their kit- it really should be simple, more stock-looking rectangular shape. And this is coming from a guy that had Magnaflow muffs on his last 3 cars. I'm not driving this in the snow/salt, either. So aluminized will last quite a while. I figure the kinks will help with not having chassis issues. My 454 isn't a wild motor - it doesn't really need a full blown 3" mandrel-bent, custom kit anyways. Or maybe I'm just getting soft in my late-30s.

Here's my recent experience with the exhaust on my Vette. Researched all the Corvette vendors for a complete kit. Couldn't find anything that suited me. Checked out the Pypes system at Summit racing and liked the way it sounded. Kit price $540. Then went to Meineke Muffler where I have some of the work done on my vehicles and talked to them about it. After sdome more research I decided to go with Meineke. Got 2.5 inch pipes with an "H" crossover pipe, Flowmaster mufflers, welded, not clamped joints. Price: $636. For a little under $100 more than the Pypes system I saved myself all the labor and aggravation of doing it myself (I have no lift), and got a guaranteed system that I can take to any Meineke and have repaired if necessary. So compared to many of systems out there it was the way to go for me. I would look into it if In were you.