phatboyc

Congrats Gernby! That is, if it's yours...

EBMCS03

Ya I noticed that. So basically Its tightened all the way till the shoulder stopped it. And the springs "look" fully compressed unlike how it was before the new exhaust. OEM is how it looks in the pic compressed only partially.

combfilter

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Yeah, no doubt greg. You were single not too long ago.

Congrats dude.

get the borla, it's supposedly as quiet if not more at low rpms than the tanabe. And this is the offroad. Ask caymandive for more detail. He shot that video of the comparison and he said in person the borla roars more under WOT, but was as quiet or even more under low rpm.

crapoud

Just a thought, isn't the Borla like 600.00 more than the tanabe, so is it really worth it?

Gernby

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Worth is subjective, but I say HELL YA! Power increases are usually exponentially expensive, so double the gain for double the price is TOTALLY worth it. The main negative factor is the legality.

EDIT: My statement about power increases being exponentially expensive was about NA mods, not FI.

caymandive

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I agree with the BORLA. It is a quality exhaust with definite gains. Only thing I would change are the exhaust tips.

phatboyc

Well I'm installing mine tonight. Any last peace of advice anyone?

I have regular metal ramps. Will I need wooden planks to get the car up so it doesn't rub on the bumper? I have never put it up from the back before.

jimmyjazz

Spray the isolater holes with WD40 and use a 14mm or so wrench to pop them off. You shouldn't have any trouble backing on, I have Eibachs and no problems

phatboyc

Will do, thanks!

EBMCS03

Hey when you install the exhaust tonight can you pay attention how tight you have to tighten these screws?

They are the ones on the pipe that attaches to the car in the middle of the car.

mikes rx

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The install is very simple. I just did mine. Took 33 minutes from start to finish.