I just got my topspeed exhaust as many know since i posted so many threads lol.. i can't get the silencers out, can anyone help me? I'm looking for someone who has done it before as they seem to be stuck in there even after removing the two screws. Let me know

 

I got my exhaust used so it might not be as tight but this is what I would do:

Get a stick that will fit into the silencer with just a little room to spare (ex. the pole for your floor jack), and wiggle the stick around until the silencer comes out. I did that to get mine out, but put them back in as soon as I heard how loud it is. BTW... Tell me if you downpipe hits that black undercarriage frame piece. Mine was rubbing and I have a slight rust spot on my downpipe. I need to figure out how to re-adjust the exhaust so it doesn't touch/rub (which is why I took it out in the first place).


Calvin

 

do you mean you just got a stick and moved it around and it popped out? or you wedged it in and pulled? I will try that but it may be hard since its installed already. What black undercarriage piece are you talking about. The little one on the passenger side right near the exhaust tip? My midpipe just barely misses my differential which seems like a bad idea since it could rub :-/

 

dude those bad boys arnt coming out hahahhah

 

haha i no.. hey everyone's said they've never heard of bad fitment issues with the topspeed, and i emailed a picture of my exhaust to the guy i bought it from at topspeed and he said he's never heard of any problems either.. do you think we did something wrong? Do you think we could check it out this week sometime? I'll jack it up and everything if you'll take a look with me

 

..... dude your silencers wouldnt even come out when they wernt installed...

 

no not that, the fitment of the tips.. i emailed aaron the guy i bought it from with a picture of the tips hanging behind the bumper.. ill wait for him to respond

 

look at al the pictures they all do that.

 

I meant put a large stick into the exhaust, not try to wedge it between the silencer and the exhaust.

Damn... I wish I checked here before I installed mine today, so I could take pics and show you what I mean, since I just used a floor jack to lift the car and propped it up on ramps. The black undercarriage piece (I believe) is about midway in the car, and if I remember correctly, is just a little bit after you connect the downpipe to the Y-Pipe, and I think before the resonator.

And the tips behind the bumper is normal for us who have the 3 in. version, because that's originally intended for the Z's, which would require us to either extend it, or live with it. I chose to live with it.

How do you like the sound so far?


Calvin

 

it sounds mean, but the cabin noise is pretty unbearable haha.. im dealin tho.. i'm not sure what black thing you're referring to.. besides the black polyurethane hanger thing

 

i think he ment back

 

no he said "midway between the car" so I think he did mean black

 

Yes, it is black in color. You can see it in this pic I got offa ebay:



BTW... if you think it sounds mean now, imagine how bad it would be with the silencers out... That and I just had my Y-pipe installed today... I'm afraid to pull my silencers out to hear what it sounds like now because I already notice it's worse... I think I'm going to die when I put the headers in. HAHAHAHA

 

now i tried to remove the silencers today using a broom stick as someone told me to do and wiggled htem around, but i managed to sort of break one :P It's sort of bent up and now Idk how I'm going to get them out.. can anyone help me? should I cut them or something lol.. idk

 

Should've just left the silencers alone, Evan.