History
Ross Liberty founded Factory Pipe in his parent’s Southern California garage some 45 years ago as a provider of low-quantity, stamped, two-stroke exhaust systems for the aftermarket motocross market. He used the steering pump from his ’63 Chevy Impala as a power supply to drive a homemade hydraulic press–turn the steering wheel left to close the press, turn the steering wheel right to open the press, turn the car off, jump out, put another blank in the press, repeat. He used hand tin snips as a “blanking die” and his mother’s dutch-oven to melt old pistons to make his own brand of poured tooling, and his first stamped parts were born. This notion of inexpensive and quick yet accurate tooling proved to be exactly what the low-volume, powersports aftermarket exhaust industry needed and orders poured in, instantly overwhelming Ross’ tinsnips and forearms.From that day forward, Factory Pipe, LLC has enjoyed consistent, organic, profitable growth with zero debt, even while expanding into our current 140,000 square-foot facility. Factory Pipe, LLC has grown to be a full-service provider of fabricated exhaust systems and stampings for several OEMs as well as our own line of high-performance Personal Water Craft (PWC) exhaust systems, while continuing to serve our aftermarket motocross customers.
