It's hard to see here but they have a
straight-through design. This is typical of there racing line of
mufflers and Borla brought that over to there Turbo line as well. The
major difference between these and there XR-1 series is some packing
material that goes inside them. That packing material makes them quieter.
Now when you buy a muffler and haven't heard them before like me, it's a
crap-shoot so if they don't sound good or are to loud, I'll buy some
others.
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I measured the length from my reducer
(black piece) back to where the muffler would be and cut some tubing.
The use of tape worked so good on my headers that I used it here too.
Notice the small one inch piece just behind the reducer.
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This small piece is cut at an angle so
the tubing would be away from my chassis on the other end. There is less
than a 1/8" difference here but makes a big change at the other end
of the tube. Whatever it takes ya know.
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After sliding on the muffler and
seeing how things were fitting, I needed to go up-and-over the cross
member, so out came the hack-saw. Notice the bent welding rod at the
bottom. This was the pattern that I needed to follow. After marking some
lines, I cut 3" of the end (the piece to the right) which was
straight. Then I cut the other end which ended up just into the bend.
The piece in the middle is what I ended up with and will go into the
muffler. The bent section will be the start of the trip that will go
around the cross member.
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