Yeah I'm actually starting to miss it a little bit :roflpuke2:

Worst I've done is 10 hrs from MD to Kentucky and then 10 hrs back the next day. Would have been nicer if I had my Z, but I had a Sienna on the way down and an Escalade on the way back.

Everything is tightened back up and the car is running strong. Hitting the 22 psi peak Cobb specifies. Pulls hard and the new FMIC/Intake results in some slightly obnoxious noise only car folks will appreciate. :icon17:

Only trouble now is the exhaust. The fitment on the Magnaflow catback is not the best. It hangs a little too low so the rear section rubs a bit on the subframe resulting in a rattle at low rpm (i.e. idle, reverse, or just moving from a stop). We are going to spend some more time tomorrow tweaking the fitment a bit, but I think ultimately I'm going to need to modify the rubber exhaust hangers or source stiffer, shorter ones. The stockers are like marshmallows and allow for a lot of movement.

It sounds really good, though. I'm jelly. Z is quiet as a whisper.

So I had to take my car back to D&V because there was something underneath the paint on the driver's side door that they missed somehow.

Because D&V is awesome, they gave me a loaner convertable mustang.

So far:
-Car feels floaty, especially through corners
-Accelerates nicely. Makes a nice noise when doing so.
-Digging the convertable. One of the few cars where I don't feel like the soft top ruins the look of the vehicle.
-Some nasty blind spots. Almost as bad as the Z.
-Interior is so much nicer than ours. Vented/cooled leather bucket "racing" seats, MS sync is really nice etc.
-Car comes pre-blacked out. Really like the tails/headlights.

:woot:

Kinda like how we had to modify the rear y-pipe and muffler exhaust hangers on the Max installing the Stillen :icon14:

"bolt-on" mods usually mean "some assembly and modification required"

usually the case for 95% of the systems out there, including ours, unfortunately nothing comes out perfect, and you can also blame the car manufacturers sometimes too as they don't pump out these cars all the same so exhaust/bumper alignments can be off because of that too

usually it's nothing more than bending a hanger or adding washers to drop the hanger mount

I couldn't agree more. The tolerances from car to car are going to vary. Only so much manufacturers can do to take that into account when designing the jigs to fabricate parts

In this case we need to raise the exhaust. I can't remember how the hangers are mounted to the pipes, so maybe we can bend them down to raise it up. If not I think we'll need shorter rubber isolators.

Guess your lucky that you have access to plenty of short rubbers. :icon17:

Ohhh that burns. :icon18::icon18:

No need to complain about it now, I mean, I hardly drive anyways.. hehe:rofl2:

Steve just make it happen duude.

haha that awkward moment when we drop the exhaust and need to figure out which way to bend the hanger to make it go a certain way. It's like putting your palms out and trying to figure out which way is left or right. Silly

Speaking of exhaust, I may have a task for you...

My Berk's exhaust hangers have never quite fit properly onto the OEM locations. I may need some assistance in either relocating them, or altering the hangers so they are longer.

Sounds fun!

Not really - 3 years ago when my friend was driving it at the track, he got meatballed (something on your car is broke). Pulled into the pits, and he drove it so hard, he shook the exhaust OFF of the hangers, and the exhaust was hanging freely. It actually melted my bumper a bit on the back, in the exhaust tip surroundings lol.

Since then, I have some heavy gauge wire holding it from shaking loose, but it needs to get fixed more permanently, and properly...

haha oh man, yeah swing by with it and we can take a look

Hmm, I may just bring it by before I start trouble-shooting my exhaust leak, since you may have to take that **** off, anyway...

What time you guys open til, tomorrow?

6pm

Hm, actually, I'm off early today. Maybe I'll spin down really quick...that sound alright? Or is it too late for a visit. Will take me an hour to get home and then back down to you guys, so ~3PM.

Sure!

Nm, tomorrow is better. I'll swing by then.

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Three years... Why mess with perfection...

Eh, just bugs me knowing it's jury rigged.

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Dee, you brought up that we haven't heard you complain about gas prices recently, which I interpretted as kindof complaining by not complaining. Also you referred to yourself in the third person twice today. That is why I said what I said in DM's thread. More for the third person thing than the gas thing. Oh well, sorry to confuse you. :icon14:

You're gonna have to enlighten me as to where I referred to my self in the 3rd person TWICE today.. and there was no complaining from me about gas prices.. maybe you're looking too much into it..:roflpuke2:

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Before you say dude, that's not the same day, they are inside a 24 hr period (1 day). :p

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ARE WE DONE HERE????

So, cheese doritos and such...

Who wants ice cream?!

Is this a fat guy test?








Because yes.

Now I want Doritos and ice cream. Damn you both.

I want some korean bbq. mmmm

Adjusted the CBE a little more on the ST. I think I figured out what is causing the rattle. One of the metal hangers seems a little too long and rests about .5" away from part of the subframe. While the over-the-subframe pipe is clearing, I think the hanger itself is hitting in certain situations. I think I need to cut about .5-.75" off of it. It's excessively long and would still sit securely in the rubber isolator even after being shortened.

So you're going to circumcise the ST...



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Good luck! I hope that resolves it. Nothing worse than an intermittent sound!

TY TY. I think it will, it's just annoying. Going to take the rear section off the car when we have time.

I had some today. Beef Bulgogi :drool:

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