GReddy SP2 w/hoseclamp mod on a lakeshore blue max
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GReddy SP2 w/hoseclamp mod on a lakeshore blue max
well i finally got my SP2 and got it installed and i took the time to adjust the height and centered it with the hoseclamp mod. it looks beautiful, the only thing is its too quiet, i guess i expected it to be a little louder, but its all good. oh and another thing isnt there supposed to be an O2 sensor on a stock Cali-Spec pipe, well mine was on the cat, dont matter i got it welded shut. heres the pics.
b4 the adjustment
after the adjustment
lookin sexy sleepin in the garage
b4 the adjustment
after the adjustment
lookin sexy sleepin in the garage
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my longest trip on my max was about 550 miles. the sp2 sounds the loudest in the 2k-3k rpm range with my foot slightly on the gas and for me that is in 6th gear. when i downshift to 5th gear and my revs step out of the 3k i no longer hear the exhaust. i would drive in 5th gear but gas mileage would suck but i have no problem driving in 6th gear and listening to the sp2. it is not loud or annoying and with the radio on i can barely hear it.
#18
I would be very cautious of burning your back bumper. I don't see what was wrong with the way it sits...nor am I going to go back and look closely either. Sorry, it's 2am.
#19
basically, the hoseclamp wraps around the rubber hanger, and then by tighting it it will raise up the tip.
i raised it up too high before and burne a bit of my rear bumper, but other than that it looks awesome.
i raised it up too high before and burne a bit of my rear bumper, but other than that it looks awesome.
#20
actually i have sp2 for about 1.5 year already w/ wsp y-pipe (2.5 years). it sounds very nice and deep...especially when it warms up.
but it's nothing compare to my tC with custom s-pipe (no resonator), TRD exhaust w/ modified magnaflow ss tip. oh well... that's just the difference between inline4 vs. V6.
but it's nothing compare to my tC with custom s-pipe (no resonator), TRD exhaust w/ modified magnaflow ss tip. oh well... that's just the difference between inline4 vs. V6.
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Originally Posted by happyricefob
actually i have sp2 for about 1.5 year already w/ wsp y-pipe (2.5 years). it sounds very nice and deep...especially when it warms up.
but it's nothing compare to my tC with custom s-pipe (no resonator), TRD exhaust w/ modified magnaflow ss tip. oh well... that's just the difference between inline4 vs. V6.
but it's nothing compare to my tC with custom s-pipe (no resonator), TRD exhaust w/ modified magnaflow ss tip. oh well... that's just the difference between inline4 vs. V6.
#24
Btw, IMO, the before pictures are how its supposed to sit. The after pictures may look better to some because its flush with the bumper, but it will melt the bumper, as people have already said, and will also be rattling as it makes contact with the bumper when you go over bumps, even little bumps. I had a GReddy EVO on my 5.5 which fit "too well" and it was flush with the bumper, so I've been through it all before.
#28
Originally Posted by One Crazy Max
well i finally got my SP2 and got it installed and i took the time to adjust the height and centered it with the hoseclamp mod. it looks beautiful, the only thing is its too quiet, i guess i expected it to be a little louder, but its all good. oh and another thing isnt there supposed to be an O2 sensor on a stock Cali-Spec pipe, well mine was on the cat, dont matter i got it welded shut. heres the pics.
b4 the adjustment
after the adjustment
lookin sexy sleepin in the garage
b4 the adjustment
after the adjustment
lookin sexy sleepin in the garage
did you get a rattling noise behind your seat when your car was cold? My greddy sp2 rattles when my car is cold, its annoying, and then when i go over pot holes i hear it hiting.
#29
Originally Posted by XoPtOn
did you get a rattling noise behind your seat when your car was cold? My greddy sp2 rattles when my car is cold, its annoying, and then when i go over pot holes i hear it hiting.
i have the apex ws2 and my exhaust rattles like a ****.....thats a good idea for the hose clamp mod..i would have never thought of that...
#30
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Originally Posted by XoPtOn
did you get a rattling noise behind your seat when your car was cold? My greddy sp2 rattles when my car is cold, its annoying, and then when i go over pot holes i hear it hiting.
#33
I don't like how the original poster's muffler sits at an angle after the hoseclamp mod... I like the height of mine but the tip isn't quite centered.
And I need to get an exhaust shop to fix how damn low the B sits, unless anyone has any ideas. The problem seems to be the flange of the the catback where it meets the cat has the wrong angle, that's all.
And I need to get an exhaust shop to fix how damn low the B sits, unless anyone has any ideas. The problem seems to be the flange of the the catback where it meets the cat has the wrong angle, that's all.