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Old 07-20-02 | 07:09 PM
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I just got back from a local shop. The allowed me to use their lift to put on my new toy. I have a few pics. The exhaust sounds great, nice low rumble. I couldn't ask anyone if they would know what it sounds like because I don't think anyone has this yet. Well I'll be doing a writeup later. The installation would have taken me less than 30 minutes if I didn't have to remove the Tom's lower chasis brace. You'll see what I mean.

here is a pic before the install
enjoy, I sure am

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Old 07-20-02 | 07:12 PM
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here is a pic after install.

BTW I wanna thank itsallgood for helping me with the shipping, dude you are too cool.

And Hudini, who stayed in the hot sun giving me some pointers (little to the left, little to the right) lol
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Old 07-20-02 | 07:13 PM
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polished pipe

Oh I think I forgot to thank one really important person in all of this. Thanks Steve (gonzo) Ganz
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undercarriage pic
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Old 07-20-02 | 07:16 PM
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just one mor pic for now.

Oh yeah I forgot to say. It is the Tom's exhaust in case you were wondering.
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Looks great, but what brand and model is it? If its from Steve, it must be sharp.
Old 07-20-02 | 07:23 PM
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Dex,

You can see it's TOM'S from the last picture.
Old 07-20-02 | 07:25 PM
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Ricky,

Is there any modification needed? Mike was thinking about doing this long time ago before he got the APEX WS because he wasn't sure if they would fit GS4.

Man, I thought I'm the only guy who has UCLA license plate on GS.

I believe you've heard some other aftermarket exhausts on GS. How would you compare your TOM'S with the others?
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Dex,

You can see it's TOM'S from the last picture.
Whoops; missed that.

Man, it really looks good.
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Looks nice!
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mmmm very nice ,great selection.

Im looking forward to your writeup.
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thanks for the feedback.

Overall, the car doesn't seem to have the droning noise at 2k rpm. It does get loud on WOT. It is quite tame during idle, but you can hear the low rumble. I haven't opened it up yet but it does feel like it has a punch above 2500 rpm.

The fitment was precise. The cannisters do not hang low so I will have a hard time scraping them. The exhaust tips are 4 inches. They kinda look like the ones that Steve had a group buy for 15 bucks each. I believe they were L-tuned. I'll post a pic

Dennis,
There was no modification needed at all. The welds are incredibly nice and clean. Here is a pic. The install was straight forward. If really needed, I believe it can be done with just a floor jack and some jack stands. It does help if you have some air tools.

I did hear the L-tuned, but that was kinda far back. I will get in touch with itsallgood and listen to his car. From what I can recall, mine does seem to be have a little more growl. But I will confirm that as soon as his car is up and running (he is getting a stage 3 upgrade for his SC kit)
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here is one pic of the tip.
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one more pic of the tip
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Hey HI98GS,

What about the other invention you created @ E.S.... Why are you holding back on those pictures???
Guys, the exhaust sounds and looks extremely well.


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