PTS-JoeZ Series Performance Exhaust for my LS460 :)
02-20-12, 03:42 PM
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After listening to it a couple of times I would say its a very appropriate system for this application. I thought these systems would be like the ones people put on their SRT8s
02-20-12, 04:27 PM
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Wonderful update Chris..!!
Glad to hear the install was indeed a breeze.. We designed it to work with ALL OEM hanger locations & hardware.. Simple swap out was our goal..
Looking forward to hearing about your driving impressions..
Joe Z
Glad to hear the install was indeed a breeze.. We designed it to work with ALL OEM hanger locations & hardware.. Simple swap out was our goal..
Looking forward to hearing about your driving impressions..
Joe Z
Update 2-20-2012
The install was a breeze. I normally take my car to my friends shop and use his lift but I decided to do it at home with a set of ramps. You remove the 4 14mm bolts on the 2 exhaust flanges, spray the 6 total exhaust hangers with some WD-40 or your penetrating fluid of your choice and pull the OEM mufflers out. Put the Joe Z exhaust in the hangers and bolt up the flanges. I'd say that was the easiest exhaust replacement I have ever done. You can definitely tell there it is louder than stock but it is far from annoying. I took it out for a quick spin and it sounds great. If you want it louder I'd remove the resonators, but I would weld in an X-section in the mid-pipe so it wouldn't be raspy. I am going to keep it this way since it is exactly how I wanted it to sound.
Here is a video after install-
Make sure you are listening with a decent sounding device, you can't really hear it well with your smartphone..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDAv0TRlHLM
The install was a breeze. I normally take my car to my friends shop and use his lift but I decided to do it at home with a set of ramps. You remove the 4 14mm bolts on the 2 exhaust flanges, spray the 6 total exhaust hangers with some WD-40 or your penetrating fluid of your choice and pull the OEM mufflers out. Put the Joe Z exhaust in the hangers and bolt up the flanges. I'd say that was the easiest exhaust replacement I have ever done. You can definitely tell there it is louder than stock but it is far from annoying. I took it out for a quick spin and it sounds great. If you want it louder I'd remove the resonators, but I would weld in an X-section in the mid-pipe so it wouldn't be raspy. I am going to keep it this way since it is exactly how I wanted it to sound.
Here is a video after install-
Make sure you are listening with a decent sounding device, you can't really hear it well with your smartphone..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDAv0TRlHLM
