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Originally Posted by NYBladeZ
in for pics, hopefully you guys have an easier time getting the stock cats off the exhaust manifold then my mechanic did.
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I had a local performance shop (Import Performance Specialist) put on my ERZ HFC Friday and the mechanic had one hell of a time removing the top evil bolts on both stock cats. After seeing what he had to go through to remove the stock cats I was so glad I did not attempt this install on my own.
Impressions:
Build quality is good. Even the guys at IPS thought it was a quality part. I had them install the ERZ HFC without the extended L bung anti-fouler. I have only driven the car about 60 miles since the install but so far so good (No CEL Light). I love the way the car sounds even with the stock exhaust. Under light acceleration the HFC are still pretty tame, but when you go WOT they really come alive. It is definitely not too loud. I was worried it may be too loud and raspy but I am please to find they sound pretty nice even with the stock exhaust. The only problem I have now is keeping my foot out of the gas.
Another unexpected result from the HFC is throttle response is so good now that when in (D) the car has become a lot smoother at low speeds. The Auto has pretty aggressive short 1st - 3rd gears so when cruising around town at low speeds the car can be jerky. The added throttle response and torque has smoothed the lower gears out.