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Old 02-21-2013 | 08:45 AM
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Alright so i already know there is a review of this exhaust or a similar one. all the post i have read or seen have very little pics of the exhaust off the car, and no pics of the magnaflow x muffler on the actual exhaust

so here i go.
i just got the exhaust in yester day, took it out and looked at it and snapped a few pics. if anyone wants to see better pics or of specific part of it please ask and ill get it uploaded. im puting it on next week sometime after the x pipe is in and welded into the y section.

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Apparently the replica is better than the authentic HKS so enjoy!
Old 02-21-2013 | 08:59 AM
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Apparently the replica is better than the authentic HKS so enjoy!
Lmao I doubt it. But I thought I'd give it a whirl. No request to see anything to compare it to the read deal!
Old 02-21-2013 | 09:21 AM
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How much did it come out to shipped to your door if you don't mind me asking?
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Got a pic of the tips ?
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No I don't mind at all, I paid $325 for the cat-back to my door. And the magnaflow for $112 to my door. The magnaflow will be in next week around wendsday.

Does anyone know exactly where to put this magnaflow muffler in the y-pipe section. This is really the only thing I'm worried about. Putting it in the wrong place that is.
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You replace the h pipe with the x pipe.
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Got a pic of the tips ?
this what your looking for? they feel pretty cheap. i might look for replacement ones later on but these will do for now. they just bolt on the the end of the muffler/resonator piece.
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Where in God's name did you find the X-pipe for $112?! I can only seem to find it for $170+ without shipping
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Why pay so much for the x-pipe? They're ~$80... lol

For perforated - http://performancepeddler.com/catalo...r-p-30229.html put asking price $50, they'll change it to $84

For regular x-pipe - http://performancepeddler.com/catalo...y-p-30187.html again put asking price $50, it'll be $72

Btw everyone says the piping is 2.5", it's not. It's 2.25, I made the mistake of taking their word and bought the 2.5" x-pipe and it was .25" to big.

Anyways you replace these two POS resonators
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Also that website gives free ground shipping
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Originally Posted by j3tt2
this what your looking for? they feel pretty cheap. i might look for replacement ones later on but these will do for now. they just bolt on the the end of the muffler/resonator piece.
Yah that's what I was looking for. They don't look toooooo bad lol. They look very thin tho.
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Originally Posted by Bruno350z
Why pay so much for the x-pipe? They're ~$80... lol

For perforated - http://performancepeddler.com/catalo...r-p-30229.html put asking price $50, they'll change it to $84

For regular x-pipe - http://performancepeddler.com/catalo...y-p-30187.html again put asking price $50, it'll be $72

Btw everyone says the piping is 2.5", it's not. It's 2.25, I made the mistake of taking their word and bought the 2.5" x-pipe and it was .25" to big.

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Freaking love you man, you sure about that 2.25"? Piping size on M2's website says 2.5"

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Originally Posted by DemandedAce
Freaking love you man, you sure about that 2.25"? Piping size on M2's website says 2.5"
Np man

Mine is 2.25 if you have a good enough welder to do it for you it doesn't matter if you get the wrong size, they can always fill the gap
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Originally Posted by DemandedAce
Freaking love you man, you sure about that 2.25"? Piping size on M2's website says 2.5"


He seems to be one of the more helpful knowledgeable members here...
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Wheres the review? ANyways I think its been covered enough. Thank though
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Originally Posted by 2004Black350z
Wheres the review? ANyways I think its been covered enough. Thank though
It's not installed yet. If you want my opinion on welds and how everything looks I can cover that.

I'm don't know anything about welding, but the welds don't look bad to me.
The metal looks like a decent quality, the tips seem very cheap. The tips are thin.
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Where does this x muffler go? My muffler shop is telling me it will have very little room to now and will rattle like crazy.... So where does it go.
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Like this....
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any updates?


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