The installation wasn't to bad.

The worst part was getting the stock cats off. I had to go from the top of the engine bay to get 2 of the bolts broke loose on each side.

As for the cai install, part of the install that was a little annoying was getting to the bolts inside the fender well bolting the the front bumper cover to the fenders.

Other than those few issues, everything fit very well and alignment of the exhaust is near perfect with the stock fit.

The new Injen Ti tip exhaust is a very nice, quality piece. I was very pleased with it. The sound is amazing with the resonated test pipes. I have very little, if any rasp. I did use exhaust wrap on the test pipes from the resonator down. I'm not sure if that had anything to do with helping on the rasp or not. I used non foulers to fool the O2's, so no SES light. The only negative about the exhaust for me is a little bit of droning when the windows are up. Nothing I can't live with, but might be annoying to some. Also, this exhaust is LOUD!

The Injen CAI sounds great as well. It has a deep sucking sound when you push the throttle down.

I definately noticed gains with these mods. I can't tell you exactly how much, but I can tell you the car pulls noticeably harder all the way to redline. It's much easier to drive the car hard now too. The engine just doesn't sound like it's working as hard when I come up on redline at 7k. I attribute that to the exhaust mostly.

All in all, it was a smooth install with some very noticeable gains. This combination sounds great and is well worth the money spent.

I'm expecting some Tein S-Tech springs around the end of the month, so I'll get some pics of the car after I get those installed.


Thanks again to Mike at www.IntensePower.com for all his help and great pricing!

 

Hello,

Nice write-up! Thanks for your purchase as well

 

What kind of test pipes did you get? The $150 one's from Intensepower's website? I have the same Injen exhaust and those test pipes on the way and I am hoping it is not as raspy as with ebay test pipes, which i have now. I didn't consider wrapping them though, that's a good idea. Anyone know where I can get exhaust wrap?

 

Bump for IntensePower. Good guys over there, they make sure to take care of you.

The new Injen exhaust is great. Loud and mean as hell, the only bad part is the droning. Just keep the car above 3500 and youre good to go