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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 04:38 PM
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Theres a link in one of my posts I believe on page 13 or 14....

Mine came in today! Opened it up and everything was there. Slightly dissappointed with the packaging. The screws were running around the box and the one that holds the tips on actually made its way up into the muffler. Annoying shaking around the canister for about 5 minutes to get it to fall out. I lost 1 bolt and nut in shipping. Obvious FedEx kind of manhandled the box. You can tell the packaged the bolts but the bag was cut somehow... Im running out of Daylight so im going to install it now. I'll post pics and vids hopefully tonight....
 
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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 04:56 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-07...Q5fAccessories

I had scews all loose in my box too.... But the system is awesome. Mine had great fitment. Sounds pissed! Not raspy or anything....
 
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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 04:56 PM
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Cheap......cheap.....cheap............
 
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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by _chino_
Theres a link in one of my posts I believe on page 13 or 14....

Mine came in today! Opened it up and everything was there. Slightly dissappointed with the packaging. The screws were running around the box and the one that holds the tips on actually made its way up into the muffler. Annoying shaking around the canister for about 5 minutes to get it to fall out. I lost 1 bolt and nut in shipping. Obvious FedEx kind of manhandled the box. You can tell the packaged the bolts but the bag was cut somehow... Im running out of Daylight so im going to install it now. I'll post pics and vids hopefully tonight....
You can almost always bet that that kind of stuff happens during handling. Post pics let us know what you think!
 
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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 08:46 PM
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Still unsure if I want to buy the KCR or the X02. The cxlighting obviously has the better price, but based of the pictures in the original post, KCR seems higher quality. Maybe its just the pictures tho?
 

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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 09:28 PM
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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 09:40 PM
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Ok... so initial thoughts...

Installation, Easy..
Hardest part was getting the old bolts off and pulling the bushings off. Found it easier remove the whole bracket with bushing attached then just swap over to the new exhaust.

Fitment: Not Fkn Happy...Why?

Fitment is off. Visibly, annoyingly, it's going to burn my fkn bumper off. I had the same problem Hotel did but worse. The left tip is actually touching the bumper. I'm going to get back under it tommorow and take another look to make sure all is well on my end. At worst I may just take it to a muffler shop and see what they can do with it.

Sound: Fkn amazing. The only reason i'm still dealing with this bad boy. No Drone, No Complaints. Sound like stock only with a bigger set of *****... I didn't go to far as to not damage the rear bumper but I love how it sounds and look forward to getting back in her. I just got done about 20 minutes ago so can't do vid or pics. I will have some tommorow.

Power Increase: Butt Dyno says yes, but until I can get some more driving in can't really elaborate. If feels stronger all around and just feels less restricted (If that makes sense).

Bottom Line, I still recommend the exhaust, for the price of $348 you really cant go wrong. I consider this a minor headache but a headache nonetheless. It looks great, sounds great. Just wish it fit better....

Any recommendations on how to fix the tips are appreciated. I'm tired and am going to eat dinner.
 
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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 09:44 PM
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Mine fit great..doesn't touch the bumper, and is spot on. Maybe since they're so cheap just a luck of the draw. BTW...I have the CX lighting one. To me they all appear to be the same. Wouldn't doubt they come from the same place(made in China)...lol.
 
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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 09:45 PM
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Butt Dyno doesn't say much to me on this mod. Will have to wait till i do my skunk 2 plenum spacer, and Injen CAI....hurry up and get here!!
 
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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 09:48 PM
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Two more things, The CX lighting one looks the same. i looked at the original post. Lastly, I don't have all the holes on my tip. Only one on each side to adjust the tip. The other ones have three holes a side......not good looking IMO.
 
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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 10:47 PM
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^did your tips look burnt???
 
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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 10:50 PM
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Yes they are...
 
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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Frankieg35
Can the exhaust be pushed out to meet the factory cutouts?? Could u use hks tips?? Where can u get just the tips?? I don't like the holes in the tips..money is tight right now this exhaust is a sick price almost to good to pass up..
hey hotel send a pm this way to lol. I have the same questionss
 
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 12:18 AM
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Does the one from CX have all the same piping and muffler size as the HKS??
 
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 04:40 AM
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you need to install the whole exhaust with a light torque so you can adjust everything. It should not be touching your bumper at all! You can buy some new tips from www.topspeedauto.com
 
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