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Oct 23, 2007 | 06:45 PM

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Namir

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yikesss.. you got under your car with just a jack? ballsy.

Oct 23, 2007 | 07:16 PM

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Scythe

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^^ haha i agree

yeah hows the quality... does it sound sexy, or is it a little droney?

Oct 23, 2007 | 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 92 SC400

If it is hanging lower on one side could it be that there is something wrong with the part where the rubber hangs attaching the car and exhaust?

i have no idea.. the stock exhaust was like that too.. so maybe..

Oct 23, 2007 | 07:40 PM

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Akatsuki

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How does it sound on the inside? Is it droning? On a scale of 1-5 1 being the the quietest (stock sound) and 5 being the loudest (HKS) how's that sound?

inside is almost as quiet as stock.. it has a little nice tone inside the cabin..
there's a lil bit of droning.. on a scale of 1-5... droning is about a 1 but you have to pay real close attention to it in order to hear it.. I've never heard HKS in person before so I can't compare it to tanabe..

Oct 23, 2007 | 07:40 PM

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chat0882

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I was going to say the same thing... Getting under a car with just a jack? You got some big ***** man! Those ramps they sell at wal-mart are tight...

Oct 23, 2007 | 07:41 PM

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Akatsuki

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Originally Posted by Namir

yikesss.. you got under your car with just a jack? ballsy.

no noooooo... i had 2 jack stands with it.. one on each side.. even then i still nervous getting under it.. However, i had a blast installing it tho

Oct 23, 2007 | 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Scythe

^^ haha i agree

yeah hows the quality... does it sound sexy, or is it a little droney?

sexy.. but after 3500 rpm the exhaust tone dive down a little.... I might do a custom mid pip like caymandive to get that awsome WOT sound

here's his video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-d8IlLwkUo

Last edited by Akatsuki; Oct 23, 2007 at 07:50 PM.

Nov 5, 2007 | 04:12 PM

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KingOfCorn

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Originally Posted by Akatsuki

Looks and sounds pretty awesome. If you take a look at the exhaust system, the right muffler is one piece with the y-pipe and the left muffler is bolted to the y-pipe. The weight of the muffler hanging down probably tweeked the flange. I would try loosening the flange, have a buddy hold the muffler way up, and then tighten down the bolts on the flange again it will probably fix the misalignment. If you take a look at it you should understand what Im saying.

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Nov 10, 2007 | 11:10 PM

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Lextasy89

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i hate how you can see the mufflers behind the exhaust tips.. this isnt that bad.. but on my hks hipower.. it looks God awful if ur standing far behing the car.. and at night its like a mirror that blinds you when light hits it... any way to get rid of this?

Nov 11, 2007 | 12:07 AM

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i3urton

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nice exhaust..

Nov 11, 2007 | 02:21 PM

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ba-b4

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Originally Posted by Lextasy89

I guess you can always paint it with high temp black engine paint or something. Voila no more shiny mufflers.

Nov 11, 2007 | 03:52 PM

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gsrthomas

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Originally Posted by Lextasy89

I dont like that also. Because of the reflection at night.

I wonder if anyone has panted it black?

When I get mine I'm going to paint that black with some high temp resistant paint.

Last edited by gsrthomas; Nov 11, 2007 at 03:57 PM.