Terry Posten
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A few years ago Chris Beran built my down pipe but we attached it to the old crappy mid-pipe and tail section. Well, over the last year or so, I have been cleaning up the little things. So it was time to take care of the exhaust.
The old system was causing a lot of strain on the flex, was hitting my new front sway bar, and hung really low under the diff.
I took it in to a friends garage to have it tweaked to allow for a better fit and he did not want to mess with the crappy old system.
He cut the old system right behind the down-pipe flange and started over. The only thing he reused was the long, straight mid section and the muffler.
It now has a custom rear bendy bit and a flashy new tip. He also replaced all the old hangers and even installed two new rubber hangers to give it that little bit of extra support to keep it from hitting the carrier bearings, front sway bar, and rear diff. He only has a "crush" bender but it is still better than anything it has ever had on the car.
And the best part was he only charged me $75. So I took him and his employee out for lunch afterward.
I failed to get a before pic but it was hanging very low under the diff. Here is what I did take:
The old system was causing a lot of strain on the flex, was hitting my new front sway bar, and hung really low under the diff.
I took it in to a friends garage to have it tweaked to allow for a better fit and he did not want to mess with the crappy old system.
He cut the old system right behind the down-pipe flange and started over. The only thing he reused was the long, straight mid section and the muffler.
It now has a custom rear bendy bit and a flashy new tip. He also replaced all the old hangers and even installed two new rubber hangers to give it that little bit of extra support to keep it from hitting the carrier bearings, front sway bar, and rear diff. He only has a "crush" bender but it is still better than anything it has ever had on the car.
And the best part was he only charged me $75. So I took him and his employee out for lunch afterward.
I failed to get a before pic but it was hanging very low under the diff. Here is what I did take:
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