Well, the UPS guy delivered my exhaust this evening at 6:00pm. I unwrapped everything, got my car up on ramps and had everything installed by 8:00pm (2 hours exactly
).
I got the TDX SS w/18" resonators. No HFCs for now, since I was a little afraid of it being too loud (I use this as my daily driver and long trips). Sounds great. Not too loud yet not too quiet.
The install went smoothly. A few tips for those installing this themselves.
1. Even though I soaked every bolt with PB blaster 3 different days before the install, the stock bolts were still near impossible to break loose without my impact wrench (I was curious how hard it would be to remove without air tools). With the impact wrench, the bolts just fell right off.
2. I think I got my system to sit as high as possible (without hitting anything of course) using the advice given in the instructions. Once I got the H pipe attached to the pipes that attach to the cats, I wedged a shim between them and the crossbar thingy before I tightened all the bolts. Once everything was tight I removed the shim and everything sits nice and high.
3. The top bolt on each of the 3-bolt flanges were a bit of a pain in the arse to get at. No big deal really, just had to contort my body and find the right combination of wrenches/sockets to tighten them.
Per item #2 above, my tips are sitting ~.25" from the bumper (I can barely read the "Fast Intentions" imprint). Seems to be about the correct distance and doesn't look sloppy.
Overall, I am very happy with the system. Tony was great to deal with.
