Mandrel bent pipe questions

[eighteight325is]

So it is time for a new exhaust and I've spent more time than I care to tally reading about the various options available. I've been converted and will forego on the expensive cat-back systems in favor of the custom (Flowmaster/Magnaflow/etc) route.

Outfits like Summit and Jeg's sell all sorts of tubing in varying configurations and finishes and I was wondering if anyone could provide any guidance on what to buy? Did you guys that have already done this just buy a bunch of random bends of varying radii and cut sections of the angle as needed then weld everything together?

[golde30]

you need to get under yer car and look at whats there. you should be able to visualize what you need from there. i can tell you now, buy the varied length S mandrel bend set from flowmaster and some straight and you should be good. maybe one U...

[Jordan325iC]

I went this route:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/EXHAUST-TUBING-45-180-DEGREE-3-ALUMINIZED-STEEL-16g_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247QQcategoryZ33633QQihZ007QQitemZ170187597267QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

Those 180/45 degree combos on ebay are good deals. You can just chop them up to whatever you need. I got away with one for my turbo setup, but two should be plenty.

[eighteight325is]

Thanks. Both posts helpful. I was actually looking at that flowmaster set.