I didn't want to take away from the other thread so figured I would create a separate one. I was curious to know if anyone has tried doing the ISSForged track or street exhaust with a set of headers which I guess at this point is just Sikky. My ISSForged Track Exhaust just arrived today and down the I would definitely consider a set of headers after seeing the results they got with the Joe Z exhaust.

I mainly only went with the ISSForged because I loved the look of the exhaust tips. I also wanted something a little louder than than the Joe Z and closer to my muffler/cat delete I currently have. Hopefully it will be close in sound once I get done installing it tonight. Hopefully I can get it done on jack stands it doesn't look to hard.

 

I have that and the elite headers, my results are posted on here in their thread (or on lexusF i dont recall). but its a great combo!

 

How is the sound?

 

You have to tell me how that ISS sounds! They're building mine right now. I'm so pumped to get it. I want to do headers too but I'm just worried about the smell of unburnt gas without the cats.

 

Congrats OP, Installing is not going to be easy unless its on a lift.

 

FML. I was hoping it would be at least do able. I changed out many S2000 exhausts with just a floor jack... You just have to be strong enough to bench press the whole exhaust. LOL


I have access to a lift so I guess I'll have to go that route to make my life easier.

 

So I installed the exhaust last night. Took me a long 5 hours but that is mainly from having to craw out from under the car so many times due to only have about 14-16in of clearance under it with jack stands. I am hoping the including gaskets were to go between the first and second pipes of the exhaust and the connection to the factory header was to use the original factory gaskets. I hope this is right so I don't possibly have an exhaust leak. I don't have a check engine light so I don't think so but the exhaust is definitely louder than stock exhaust with the secondary cats and mufflers removed. There is definitely a good bit of drone between 1-2k rpm but I am hoping this is because its new. I assume this is probably because the mufflers need to break in and should quiet up after a few hundred miles as I have had this experience with exhausts on other cars. If it doesn't tone down a little headers will definitely be out unless I switch to the street version mid pipe.


The exhaust was however very easy to install though and looks absolutely amazing. The most difficult part of the exhaust install is removing the factory exhaust tip/air diffusers. Pretty sure it was expected your would remove the bumper to take these off but I didn't want to do that. If you have average size hands or smaller though and a ratchet wrench not socket you should be able to do it. Also make sure to get your self an exhaust hanger tool as some of the hangers are a *****. The muffler hangers are the worst but luckily since I had mine removed the new hangers were easy to get off. For doing it with jack stands I suggest bolting the two middle sections together first and then raising the back half up and hooking it into the exhaust hangers. then use your jack as a lift about placed in about the middle to light the exhaust into place so that way it is held there and you can easily connect the bolts.

Well thats it for this thread. I will copy this info and add to it later in a new thread with some pictures as well.

 

Yea cuz you have to carefully take the tips of and o2 sensor and bolts are quite tight and need elbow grease. I just went to a muffler shop and paid them to do it. Shouldnt cost more than 100

 

The bolts really were not that tight. A breaker bar and good 6 point sockets and I had no issues anywhere.