DIY: Fitting stock exhaust inside a second gen IS

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08-24-14, 05:57 AM

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Sounds about right actually. I know of several shops that would pass my inspection if I had at least high flow cats, but since I'm not running any there is no way I'd pass. I can just imagine sitting there watching the inspection process with the car running and the bewildered looks of the techs as they see no OBDII issues yet the car smells raw. That would trigger a visual I'm sure. LOL Anyway, swapping the exhaust isn't all that bad. It costs me about $200 to do the swap and it's a good time to get my yearly oil change done and things checked out. (Don't drive it very often) This year during the exhaust swap we noticed the water pump leaking and with just a week left in warranty I got lucky!

Oh ok. I got my exhaust from Amil (hopefully spelled right? Lol), and I guess he had put in the cats. I love it so much. High flow cats is a good idea IMO. I believe we had met at Katie's cars & coffee once. Would you want to meet there again sometime? I had the MRM.

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08-24-14, 09:26 AM

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Oh wow I didn't know you had received the exhaust from Emil. He got the exhaust from me and I was the one that had the Random cats installed in it. How are they holding up?

Would definitely be interested in meeting up at Katie again sometime.

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08-24-14, 12:54 PM

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Oh wow I didn't know you had received the exhaust from Emil. He got the exhaust from me and I was the one that had the Random cats installed in it. How are they holding up? Would definitely be interested in meeting up at Katie again sometime.

That was yours? Wow, small world. I love it, with the sikky headers (which I also got from Emil lol) It sounds so good. It is holding up great and I wash it whenever I wash the car ( yes, I wash UNDER the car

) The cats are great! The exhaust was polished before I put it on, and it still shines. I love it! I think you and I should plan a meet at Katie's soon. What do you think?

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08-02-15, 03:56 PM

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Just did this the other day to remove my JoeZ, that now has a new owner. The only thing I would add to this thread is to remove the drivers head rest before starting. Also if your tall it's tuff, because you do have to move the seat pretty far forward to get everything to fit. Absolutely No problem with damaging the interior, just wrap really good.

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08-02-15, 04:12 PM

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great info thanks for sharing, was wondering how I would fit the stock axleback in the car!

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08-04-17, 05:24 PM

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Does anybody have these pics saved? I can't see em anymore.

thx

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08-04-17, 05:34 PM

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Please update your account to enable 3rd party viewing, what does this mean, is it the person who posted the pics or the recipient that has to update, as I cant see the pics as well ^^^^^^ I see this on a few other posts using photo bucket cheers.

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08-04-17, 06:09 PM

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Does anybody have these pics saved? I can't see em anymore.

thx

Old photo hosting site was the issue. I went in and updated the first post and just attached photos directly to it without linking. Should work now!

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08-04-17, 06:40 PM

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PhotoBucket is now demanding $$ for 3rd party image hosting. So links to PB wont work unless you pay like $2.49/month. I moved all my pics to imgur.com.

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08-05-17, 04:56 AM

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PhotoBucket is now demanding $$ for 3rd party image hosting. So links to PB wont work unless you pay like $2.49/month. I moved all my pics to imgur.com.

Really? What crap. Looks like I'll be doing the same. Wonder why I can still see my pics from my build thread?