Titanium Exhaust Retrofit (Ti weld porn ahead!)

[FluidMotorUnion]

Fab’s been hard at work, as always. It’s pretty much assumed at this point that these guys are always working like mad. This is one of their current projects. The rear section of this exhaust is from a C5 Corvette, it’s made from titanium, and it’s being retrofitted onto a 2008 Toyota Prius. Surprisingly, the rear ends of both these cars have a good amount in common, so all that it took to make it fit was a little bit of welding. Titanium welding. That automatically makes it cooler than regular steel welding, you know, because the name sounds futuristic. It’s also an incredibly durable, corrosion-resistant, lightweight metal that is perfect for Prius owners who want that better exhaust note without the added weight of a stainless steel system, keeping fuel milage somewhere near the range of a 1992 Geo Metro. Plus, it shoots white sparks when you mess around with it:

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Here’s what the exhaust system looks like post-modification to fit the little Toyota’s underbody. The humps had to be elongated to accomodate for the Prius’ nickel-metal hydride batteries:

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It’s the first time in a while that we’ve welded titanium (the M Roadster’s skid plates are made from the same-grade material), but apparently it’s just like riding a bike. Except, you know, not at all. But the welds came out looking great!

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And in case you haven't seen yet...head on over to the main showroom to see the X5 revealed!

[Average_Jerk]

Thats really cool. Cant wait to see some finished pics of the Prius. I cant believe I just said i was looking forward to seeing a Prius

[FluidMotorUnion]

I can believe

Freudian typo! It's coming along real well so far. We're going to start on the palladium velocity stacks next week, and after that it's all aerodynamics. You'd be surprised how easy it was to fit a Supra's whale-tail onto the back of the Prius' hatch.

[Average_Jerk]

Freudian typo!
OH NOES!



went back and fixed that shit

[cheez80]

WAH COOOL

just curious, how much would it be to fab up a titanium exhaust? haha

[FluidMotorUnion]

WAH COOOL

just curious, how much would it be to fab up a titanium exhaust? haha

Depends on a massive amount of factors.

Length of pipe needed, engine layout, x-pipes, # of bends (if you want to do pre-bent corners or pie slices), etc. etc. etc.

Short answer? Thousands. Easily.

[cheez80]

Short answer? Thousands. Easily.

i had already assumed that haha. i would ask you guys for a more detailed quote, but i'm in socal :(

[FluidMotorUnion]

i had already assumed that haha. i would ask you guys for a more detailed quote, but i'm in socal :(

Yeah, that's a bit of a hike. And unless it's a vehicle that we have access to here or have built an exhaust for already, it'd be really tricky.

And by the way, if anybody hasn't realized, it's not for a Prius. Another part of the April Fool's Day joke. It's really for a C5 Corvette with a C6 rear end (the extension of the hump helps the C5 exhaust clear the C6 rear end).

[Average_Jerk]

Yeah, that's a bit of a hike. And unless it's a vehicle that we have access to here or have built an exhaust for already, it'd be really tricky.

And by the way, if anybody hasn't realized, it's not for a Prius. Another part of the April Fool's Day joke. It's really for a C5 Corvette with a C6 rear end (the extension of the hump helps the C5 exhaust clear the C6 rear end).
hahahahah you totally had me going.

[Oxer]

I kinda wish it was for a prius...

[cheez80]

I kinda wish it was for a prius...

that would've been cool haha