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      11-20-2019, 09:33 PM   #2656
Clear_Blue22
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Wow I didn't know this was a thing... I ordered mine in person at DINAN and didn't really have any issues with the install other than the hanging a little low bit. The tips stick out far enough for my taste and the mentioned stiffer mounts fixed the height problem easy.
We re-used the same mounts. While I held them in place my friend tightened down the bolts on the clamps and it ended up being perfect. They sit exactly at the same height as stock. There was one slight difference between the picture and the assembly I received, and that is the mounting pins are actually angled 90° down on the muffler. In the amazon listing they show to be straight. Not sure if maybe they corrected an issue with a previous version. We removed the mounts entirely, slid them on the muffler side, and then re-installed them in the brackets. I took it easy on the throttle this morning leaving the neighborhood. Love the sound of this thing. I swear I just had to believe there were burbles and pops with the stock system, because I never heard them. I hear em' now!
Are you using a midpipe as well? I absolutely loved the sound of the free flow exhaust when I installed mine. Eventually I grew to wanting to hear it even better with the windows up. The sound proofing in the F22 is just so much better than any car I have owned you can hardly hear the exhaust with the windows up and it's getting too cold to drive with them down. The addition of the midpipe definitely fixed that problem. It's notably loud, but not to the obnoxious level. The turbos spool up a bit faster now too, but there wasn't much gain in power. There is minimal drone of only a soft hum at speeds above 60.
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