What do you call expensive for an exhaust, I had a custom one made for my 34, starts from dump pipes and consists of
Twin 3" to twin 3" 100cell 5" bodied cats
Then twin 3" to single 4" mid muffler
Then 4" to the rear muffler I supplied
And that was $1260 fitted, obviously, by Windsor Exhaust
I would and did just get a custom one made up for the car, 3.5" for your car is what I would suggest
I really don't understand why they wouldn't take the 5 mins it takes to drop the cat and remove all doubt, your paying for it so why not