ART pipes were the first to be installed. The install took about 2 hours on a lift - 1 demon bolt snapped, the other came out fine. Another cat bolt seized on the opposite end and had to be cut off, I'm just glad those bolts are out and over with. We tried to hammer out the broken stud from the stock cat, and it bent the entire flange...what a POS.
I do need to order another gasket set as I do have an exhaust leak.
(sorry for the crappy pics)
Thoughts:
Quality/Fitment - I had high expectations for the price and they were all met. Perfect fit, awesome quality even as it was a used product.
Sound @ idle
Warm start up and warm idle is hardly any louder, if not, the same as before.
Cold start is louder. Sound more full and deep. Fumes are there since these are test pipes, but it is not unbearable. I like it
I did the ECU reset, so it may take time to adjust.
Sound while driving -
love it. FI CBE w/ 18" resonators left me wanting a little more. Its a great sound, just tame. With the ART pipes, this sound perfect to me. Throaty, aggressive, but still smooth and not crazy loud.
Hiss - the VQ hiss is present around 1800-2200, mostly on decel. I can hear my exhaust leak though, so I'll revisit this subject after the gasket is replaced. I cant tell if there is rasp, but I'll get a flyby video, similar to my other once for comparison.
Feel - Gain in low end power for sure. Of course I'm throttle happy right now, but the low end feels great. After a few pulls through the gears, I definitely feel a gain in power all over the rev range. Wish I had a dyno to verify, but for now as long as my butt-dyno and wallet agree, I'm happy.
Vid's in a week or two. Motordyne M370 to follow after that.