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Old Apr 2, 2012 | 10:53 PM
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Drone is noticeable but not too bad. The rear mufflers seem huge to me but idk. Sorry it's taking so long to post a video my buddy has my camera to record part of his AE86 build progress right now. Friday at the latest! I plan on having the midpipe resonator removed and replaced with a pipe for a little more sound as well as allowing the exhaust to be properly aligned. The fitment really isn't the best. The front pipe after the flange sits atop the little crossmember and right now one of the tips sticks out about a 1/4 inch farther than the other because the flange in the front is slightly cocked to one side. If you don't mind having a $40 operation to remove the front resonator and get everything perfect then you'd be fine with this exhaust and still save a ton over a name brand... At my buddy's house tonight there was a brand new mustang GT with 40 series, a 95 lt1 camaro with 10 series mufflers dumped and an 86 Corolla 20valve and the general consensus was that my exhaust sounded the best ha.
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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by themccoy14
plan on having the midpipe resonator removed and replaced with a pipe for a little more sound as well as allowing the exhaust to be properly aligned. The fitment really isn't the best. The front pipe after the flange sits atop the little crossmember and right now one of the tips sticks out about a 1/4 inch farther than the other because the flange in the front is slightly cocked to one side.

At my buddy's house tonight there was a brand new mustang GT with 40 series, a 95 lt1 camaro with 10 series mufflers dumped and an 86 Corolla 20valve and the general consensus was that my exhaust sounded the best ha.
On the guys car I put these on I welded a flex section in the midpipe near the connection on the y-pipe to help line it up, the set he had was the same way a little crooked at the input flange.

And the new mustangs don't sound good with flowmasters anymore. The 89-93 mustangs with flowmaster 40's sound incredible. But that was 20 years ago..
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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 11:00 AM
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Borla FTW-not made in china
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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 11:33 PM
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tagging this
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by NEbiker10
Borla FTW-not made in china
The price is justified, but if you don't have $600, you don't have $600. Cheaper options FTW.
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 02:03 PM
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I spent Between welding and buying the muffler and tips my total was 325
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 02:09 PM
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Haha I did my system with Borla (on my T/A) for only $115 but I think we are speaking reference to bolt-on systems. The simplicity and DIY-ness of it appeals greatly.
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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 02:12 PM
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GS300 from in car:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0rKv...ature=youtu.be
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 04:43 PM
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Sorry it's taking so long guys my buddy still has my camera. I'm gonna try to get my girl to bring hers over tonight so we can film it. Got another compliment on the sound today at the park when I pulled up ha. Sorry to be lame and continue to make you all wait.
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 11:55 PM
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I have this on my GS400 and its amazing. I also got a resonator delete which added a lot of character. I recommend it. haven had any problems with it so far.
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 02:05 PM
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Quick revs!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZcku...AaMi3OCN3TM%3D
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 02:06 PM
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Sorry it took so long to post. My camera has been borrowed and never found its way back to me... The video was taken from my roommate's iphone.
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 10:28 PM
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BTW now that the mufflers are broken in it has more of a throaty tone instead of a smooth one. When the exhaust was first installed the sound was very subtle and quiet and now that they're broken in the drone is a little worse but the exhaust sounds much meaner in the upper RPMs.
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Old May 1, 2012 | 10:42 PM
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Had the resonator removed today and had the whole thing lined up properly. Sounds a lot meaner but is SUPER raspy under WOT. Idk if I'll have it modified any further or not... Video coming ASAP
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 12:09 PM
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I had this on my GS. It sounded beautiful!! I got tons of looks and compliments on it. Then I drifted my car into a curb and totaled it. Has anyone put the M2 axleback exhaust on a SC400??
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