Hi all, I recently (a few months ago) bought an 07 T4R with 43k on it after selling my FJC a few weeks prior. I brought it home after test driving it and the next few days I noticed what I thought was just (hopefully) an exhaust leak until I started doing some more reading (thanks internets!).
So I'm now at the point where I've had it looked at and not only is the passenger's side exhaust manifold definitely cracked, but I think at this point the driver's side is as well -- not to mention the rest of the exhaust looks like shit too and has some other issues (East Coast car, unfortunately).
To fix the problems would have been anywhere from $600-$1000 depending on what was wrong, got multiple estimates. Since I think both manifolds are probably junk, I've been looking at simply replacing both exhaust manifolds as well as the cat back. This is after some searching. It seems new aftermarket exhaust parts can be had relatively cheaply. It will be only a bit more to replace everything as opposed to fixing the already broke stuff.
So...I wanted to get some feedback on the parts I'm looking at ordering, and/or take suggestions on other manufacturers. I want to have decent quality replacements, but I'm not necessarily looking to upgrade performance per se. I'm also not looking to break the bank. Here's what I've got so far:
Dorman exhaust manifolds (from Partsgeek
Gibson catback exhaust from Summit Racing
FYI, I'm not sure if that's the right exhaust for the V8 full time 4WD, but that's the maker I'm looking at.
Any suggestions, comments?
Aaron
So I'm now at the point where I've had it looked at and not only is the passenger's side exhaust manifold definitely cracked, but I think at this point the driver's side is as well -- not to mention the rest of the exhaust looks like shit too and has some other issues (East Coast car, unfortunately).
To fix the problems would have been anywhere from $600-$1000 depending on what was wrong, got multiple estimates. Since I think both manifolds are probably junk, I've been looking at simply replacing both exhaust manifolds as well as the cat back. This is after some searching. It seems new aftermarket exhaust parts can be had relatively cheaply. It will be only a bit more to replace everything as opposed to fixing the already broke stuff.
So...I wanted to get some feedback on the parts I'm looking at ordering, and/or take suggestions on other manufacturers. I want to have decent quality replacements, but I'm not necessarily looking to upgrade performance per se. I'm also not looking to break the bank. Here's what I've got so far:
Dorman exhaust manifolds (from Partsgeek
Gibson catback exhaust from Summit Racing
FYI, I'm not sure if that's the right exhaust for the V8 full time 4WD, but that's the maker I'm looking at.
Any suggestions, comments?
Aaron
