I have a mittyvac hand held unit you can borrow or i can help out if needed
need to do my least favorite automotive task...
I'd speculate you haven't done a lot of exhaust work?
Oh 😬That's not exhaust work. At least not what I was talking about. Exhaust work is old rusty stuff that is crusted together after years (decades?) of salt and corrosion! FWIW, those are some very nice TIG puddles on that brand spanking new stainless. No, the exhaust work I hate is on old crusty rusted corroded stuff. Bolts and nuts that have been through thousands of temp cycles and mag chloride spray. Mud, dirt and oh yeah, did I mention corrosion?