airrikk17

i just received my new cat back exhaust from downey , looks stout and hopefully in the next couple of days ill get a chance to get in put on ,also delivered was the idler arm brace , ill be waiting to put it on until i get a new idler arm , which while it was a the toyota dealer the other day they said needs replacing along with pretty much all the tie rods and such , so that will be another project .
in the mean time hopefully ill get a chance to install the cat back and those darn rancho torsion bars that have been sitting around for a while .


airrikk17

airrikk17

well i finally got the cat back exhaust installed. it sounds throttier like i had hoped , im not sure if its increased fuel milage or power yet , havent driven it much .
it wasnt as straight forward of an install as i had hoped, and the written directions sucked. but after a simple call to the people at downey it was all figured out.
first off the pipes they supplied were longer then they needed to be , due ot multiple systems using the same bends jsut longer or shorter , so i was instructed to cut the pipes to fit , no biggie , other then the fact i hadnt expected ot be doing any cutting , i wish they had said so on their website. but it was easy enough and you only need to cut the male fitted ends , so no need to get any pipes reflared.
my biggest complaint is that the way my exhaust fits , and this may be due to the length i cut things and the way i had the pipes turned due to the pre bent pipes , but my spare tire doesnt fit any more . good thing i dont use it , but i had to remove it
and it was my back up to my spare.
i do plan on putting air tanks where the spare tire used to be anyways , so not a huge deal.
but for anyone running a regualr sized spare under there and who wants to order this cat back system from downey , id call them first and make sure that the spare tire wont be affected , and then when you make your cuts and place the pipes make extra sure the spare fits with room to spare so it wont melt.

ok, as soon as i move into my new house with large garage/shop ill be onto repalcing the stock t bars with rancho ones , and replacing all the ball joints and such up front , and while im at it , im goingto redo the front brakes and install drilled and slotted rotors.

my days will be busy LOL

airrikk17

X-AWDriver

I want an exhaust but I have to buy GAS!!!

That's why their exhausts don't cost $500. Any pics?

My friend who works at a muffler shop said he could set me up with a Magnaflow mufflered cat back installed for under $300 which is only about $50 less than what he charges the less fortunate.

geneius

I wanted to get the Downey cat back but read some posts that their muffler sounded to ricey. How do you like the sound of yours?

waskillywabbit

iTrader: (-1)

Where's the pic of the hot UPS chick?

brandontrek

i just got a pacesetter tsx(i think) cat back and it sounds deep and smooth. i love it. it has a 3 inch chrome monza tip welded on the end pipe. good choice for $250 bones

4x4Lamm

I got a flowmaster, new cat-co cat, and new pipes and hangers from the cat back for $220 installed.

Lamm

airrikk17

i personally think the downey sounds good and at higher rpm it doesnt even sound different only at idle does it really sound any different. not ricey jsut throttier

im not as lucky as that other guy was with the ups gal.

airrikk17

99_Runner

airrikk17

is this your ups chick, if it was mine id be in the poor house

haha

photomike72

Wowza!!!!!