Braided Stainless Flex Joint in Downpipe

Benesesso · 04-24-2006, 12:30 AM

As I slowly get my 1990 Turbo back together after a BHG, I discovered a crack/corroded area in the stock metal exhaust bellows/expansion joint close to the turbo outlet elbow. I called a "high perf" muffler/exhaust place in town and they said they'd make AND install a simple exh. pipe with the correct flanges on each end for only $80. Sounds good-I don't need the cat. up by the turbo anyway-my 1988 Turbo doesn't have one. I had thought the 1988's came this way, but the serv. man. shows the NA Supras have only 1 cat., while all the turbos have 2.

So I crawled under my 1988 (oil change time anyway) expecting to see a factory-supplied straight metal downpipe, but what I found was shiny heavy-duty stainless braided flex. joint. This thing looks to be a lot higher quality than what I think Toy. would supply, so does anyone know who makes them?

04-24-2006, 12:30 AM	#1
Benesesso 3" Exhaust Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 145	Braided Stainless Flex Joint in Downpipe As I slowly get my 1990 Turbo back together after a BHG, I discovered a crack/corroded area in the stock metal exhaust bellows/expansion joint close to the turbo outlet elbow. I called a "high perf" muffler/exhaust place in town and they said they'd make AND install a simple exh. pipe with the correct flanges on each end for only $80. Sounds good-I don't need the cat. up by the turbo anyway-my 1988 Turbo doesn't have one. I had thought the 1988's came this way, but the serv. man. shows the NA Supras have only 1 cat., while all the turbos have 2. So I crawled under my 1988 (oil change time anyway) expecting to see a factory-supplied straight metal downpipe, but what I found was shiny heavy-duty stainless braided flex. joint. This thing looks to be a lot higher quality than what I think Toy. would supply, so does anyone know who makes them? __________________ "You see, wire telegraph is like a very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? Radio operates the same way: You send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is there is no cat." A. Einstein 1988 and 1990 Turbo Supras