My failed Invidia N1 install... Exhaust work ftmfl..
that sucks dude, glad you are getting it done though. nothing worse that stripped nuts. only thing that gets me is why do they call this a cat-back exhaust when it is only a mid pipe and muffler? never understood that one
whats up. I just so happen to be the guy he bought it from. sorry to hear that your having a rough time with it dude. As for the install i did it myself. How i got the tight a** nuts out you ask? Well i backed the car on to ramps in the back and lifted it in the front with jack stands. Then when i had the socket on the bolt i simply gave myself some space and kicked the ratchet handle. Nuts broke right off and unscrewed perfectly without damage. This is when i had about 13k miles on the car. Let me know when everything is cool and post some clips
At least it's getting done! I'm a complete noob with working on cars, and I felt like such a dumbass when it took me so long to install a popcharger. Especially after I managed to drop a few screws down into the engine compartment. Bleh.
Originally Posted by blasian
This reminds me of the time I disconnected my positive battery terminal to get a power wire terminal off of it and dropped the nut in the battery compartment....
5 minute job turns into 30 minutes
5 minute job turns into 30 minutes
done that before
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Gary... Dude this exhaust is siiiiiiickkkkkkk! 
I must've drove a hundred miles in a 1 square mile area to day, lol... didn't get a chance to do the sound clips yet, but I will tommorow...
This exhaust is so freaking deep with zero rasp or drone. I got a thumbs up from 4 people, haha. When you get on it, you hear that disticnt VQ throatiness pour out of the rear... It sounds like the stock exhaust times 10... It added a bit of torque I noticed as well. When I stepped on it coming out of the parking lot of the shop I was like "whoa."
It's my first vehicle other than my bike with an exhaust and I absolutely LOVE it. Hands down the best mod I've done yet.
I must've drove a hundred miles in a 1 square mile area to day, lol... didn't get a chance to do the sound clips yet, but I will tommorow... This exhaust is so freaking deep with zero rasp or drone. I got a thumbs up from 4 people, haha. When you get on it, you hear that disticnt VQ throatiness pour out of the rear... It sounds like the stock exhaust times 10... It added a bit of torque I noticed as well. When I stepped on it coming out of the parking lot of the shop I was like "whoa."
It's my first vehicle other than my bike with an exhaust and I absolutely LOVE it. Hands down the best mod I've done yet.
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Originally Posted by Z04
that sucks dude, glad you are getting it done though. nothing worse that stripped nuts. only thing that gets me is why do they call this a cat-back exhaust when it is only a mid pipe and muffler? never understood that one
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Originally Posted by phreaktor
W00t!!!! cars on the lift at Mieneke as we speak... I'll post some sound clips later...
Originally Posted by phreaktor
Gary... Dude this exhaust is siiiiiiickkkkkkk! I must've drove a hundred miles in a 1 square mile area to day, lol... didn't get a chance to do the sound clips yet, but I will tommorow...
This exhaust is so freaking deep with zero rasp or drone. I got a thumbs up from 4 people, haha. When you get on it, you hear that disticnt VQ throatiness pour out of the rear... It sounds like the stock exhaust times 10... It added a bit of torque I noticed as well. When I stepped on it coming out of the parking lot of the shop I was like "whoa."
It's my first vehicle other than my bike with an exhaust and I absolutely LOVE it. Hands down the best mod I've done yet.
I must've drove a hundred miles in a 1 square mile area to day, lol... didn't get a chance to do the sound clips yet, but I will tommorow... This exhaust is so freaking deep with zero rasp or drone. I got a thumbs up from 4 people, haha. When you get on it, you hear that disticnt VQ throatiness pour out of the rear... It sounds like the stock exhaust times 10... It added a bit of torque I noticed as well. When I stepped on it coming out of the parking lot of the shop I was like "whoa."
It's my first vehicle other than my bike with an exhaust and I absolutely LOVE it. Hands down the best mod I've done yet.
Last edited by NightRider80; May 9, 2008 at 06:40 AM.
