exhaust prob

hey everyone, i was getting a really loud noise coming from my exhaust near the engine i went to meineke real quick so i could see the problem up on the lift the guy gave me an estimate for the one piece of exhaust pipe and the oer heavy duty whatever the hell that is and other shit. it ended up coming to $400 bucks. well i didnt pay it for a foot of fucking exhaust pipe. i am trying to price a full exhaust system where should i look if you think it would be cheaper.

you're not going to find a quality exhaust system for anything near 400. Pacesetter is the lowest and I wouldn't recommend them to my enemies.

What year is your prelude and what kind of noise was it? Was it a rattle or leak?