Magnaflow installed!!

[Jayson Firebaugh]

Finally got my Magnaflow exhaust installed today. It sounds just like the video that's been posted and looks great! Some observations...

The exhaust is a TIGHT fit; not much room to move things around, therefore my resonator is only about a 1/4 inch from the bottom of the body. If you try to turn the pipe to gain more space, it hits something, so I settled for the close clearance. I havent melted the plastic body yet! Another thing... This thing literally STINKS while it's breaking in! Pat, how long did you get that burning odor from yours? I know this is normal, as it was the same on my Mustang but MAN it's nasty! All in all It was money well spent, and it dresses up the 'Trac nicely!

 

[Mark Santini]

jfire, I also noticed the 'burn-in' smell,,,,,,it lasted about the first 25 miles or so. Also, just the grease and oil on one's hands while installing the system, will leave the residue on the pipes/tip and that also will have a smell and you might notice some smoking while it is burning off. Glad you like the pipe as I do too,,,,,,,,really makes driving a little better, too as I noticed I can feather the throttle better, hearing the gears shift a little easier,,,,,,,,,good luck,,,,,Mark

 

[Todd Z]

 

[Aaron Yarbough]

Hey jfire, looks like you beat me on this one. I'm still debating on whether or not to do the full Cat back or just the muffler. Anyow, just wanted to say Congrats on the install!

 

[Jayson Firebaugh]

Well, I'd say that we're now EVEN!! I'm sure it'll work fine, any way you do it.



Take Care,



jfire

 

[Pat Freeman]

I drove mine to/from work and the GF's house for a week, then 400 miles this past weekend. I can still smell it when I pull into the garage but it's not enough to make me gag. I think it's going to take a while to burn off.



I put the exhaust on around 15100 miles, the same day I changed my oil. I just turned 16000 miles. So, it's gonna take a while.



While in PA this rainy weekend, I got my tip muddy. I think now I'm gonna need some mudflaps. It looks bad.

 

[Rick Hite]

Pat Did you get better gas mileage with the cat-back?

 

[Pat Freeman]

Since I had about 1k miles to observe, I haven't seen any difference in gas mileage. I think a better breathing intake in combination with this exhaust might give better mileage since it can completely breath better. Don't know. Waiting on an open-element air cleaner...

 

[Mark Santini]

Same, here, Pat,,,,,let me know if you have any leads on that intake,,,,,,,,I think it will make a lot of difference with the better air flow out the back,,,,,,,,,,,just 'feels' better, ya know? I think I have seen some mpg increase,,,,about 1.5 mpg at the most,,,,,,,,,,,thanks again for the link, guy!

 

[Chris Majeres]

Do you have any pics with the new exahust?? I was interested to see what the tip looked like and how it fit.

 

[Christopher Gordineer]

Here's some photos of the Magnaflow installed....



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Gordi

 

[Chris Majeres]

Thanks Gordi, looks awesome I think I might have to get one for my Trac