ah i see, thanks for clarifying! mine is set up exactly like yours, i have an extra bolt and washer as well. i think i'll just take the word of aj-racing because it seems like even with the spring bolt, the extra flexibility would be very minimal since it would be very tight any way. anyhow, mine has been set up this way for a couple of months now, and no leaks so far. i've done at least 4 thousand miles with it on like this, but if something goes wrong in the future i will let you know in case you still don't have spring bolts on yours either. haha.
Hey man, I had a talk w/ Sam over at AJR yesterday, and he mentioned that he would recommend using the springbolts and some 12mm nuts. I would agree with him, since I do think that it's a fair amount of stress on a very long solid pipe from the catpipe inlet on through to the muffler. I believe most flanges connected w/ a donut gasket should use springbolts to allow for the flex/rotation around it. Anyway, I'm gonna swap them out just as soon as I get some nuts for the springbolts, but just thought I'd pass along the info!
-Mike
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Hey man, I had a talk w/ Sam over at AJR yesterday, and he mentioned that he would recommend using the springbolts and some 12mm nuts. I would agree with him, since I do think that it's a fair amount of stress on a very long solid pipe from the catpipe inlet on through to the muffler. I believe most flanges connected w/ a donut gasket should use springbolts to allow for the flex/rotation around it. Anyway, I'm gonna swap them out just as soon as I get some nuts for the springbolts, but just thought I'd pass along the info!
Sorry, between being out of town for vacation, the 4th of July coming up, and temperatures being around +/- 115 in Phoenix, I've had very little inspiration to go outside. I have another care package on the way from AJR, though, so I might wait until those arrive to get the headers installed.
The exhaust definitely sounds a bit more mellow, though, now that I've been running it for a few weeks. I still love it, and really think it looks great without screaming, "Hey, look at (i.e, steal) me!"
-Mike
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Another update: It's been raining like a mother here in Phoenix (several inches over the past couple days... flooding everywhere), so I haven't had a chance to work on the car. It was weird, though... with the high humidity tonight, my exhaust sounded really quiet. Not sure what that was about, but I kinda liked it. Anyway, sorry for the delay, but I'll have that sucker installed by the weekend with my full report to follow. Thanks again for reading through this.
-Mike
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I'm curious to see what this muffler looks like from the back. I imagine it probably looks fairly stealthy if it tuck up underneath the bumper enough. Do you have any pictures?
Here are the pix of 50s v.2 muffler installed on my Fit sport. I really like how it looks myself.
That looks pretty tidy, but could I bother you for full car shot from the rear end on eye level so I can see how concealed it really is? Thanks a lot for the pictures, I've really enjoyed your other thread about taking your car to race at Pacific Raceway as well.
That looks pretty tidy, but could I bother you for full car shot from the rear end on eye level so I can see how concealed it really is? Thanks a lot for the pictures, I've really enjoyed your other thread about taking your car to race at Pacific Raceway as well.
Keep in mind that it's going to depend on the lighting how concealed the exhaust will look at standing eye level. If the sun is behind the car, the stainless finish really shines. It definitely does not look stock at that point, and reflects a good amount of light. If light isn't directly hitting it, you can still see the finish, but it's a lot more understated. The tip does not stick out past the bumper, and pretty much sits where the stock muffler sits. The tip is bigger, the muffler section is about the same (maybe a little larger), and weight is also about the same.
All in all, if you're a Fit owner, you'll notice it, but the Average Joe will probably not know that it's an aftermarket muffler.
-Mike
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Sorry man the muffler was on my car for abt a week for road test & video purpose awhile ago & I returned it to Ben already. That's the only pic that I can find at the moment.
I think my SPOON sports muffler is more eye catching at night if u are at a 3-4cars' length distance away. I keep it clean most of the time & it's like a mirror sometimes *rice*
Keep in mind that it's going to depend on the lighting how concealed the exhaust will look at standing eye level. If the sun is behind the car, the stainless finish really shines. It definitely does not look stock at that point, and reflects a good amount of light. If light isn't directly hitting it, you can still see the finish, but it's a lot more understated. The tip does not stick out past the bumper, and pretty much sits where the stock muffler sits. The tip is bigger, the muffler section is about the same (maybe a little larger), and weight is also about the same.
All in all, if you're a Fit owner, you'll notice it, but the Average Joe will probably not know that it's an aftermarket muffler.
-Mike
Thanks for the description, thats what I was hoping for. I'm not even a Fit owner (yet) but I think I would notice it!
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Sorry man the muffler was on my car for abt a week for road test & video purpose awhile ago & I returned it to Ben already. That's the only pic that I can find at the moment.
I think my SPOON sports muffler is more eye catching at night if u are at a 3-4cars' length distance away. I keep it clean most of the time & it's like a mirror sometimes *rice*
Haha, well thank you for the pictures you did share. Try not to blind anybody with that Spoon canister of yours!
I haven't forgotten about this. LOL It's been a crazy couple of months since the storms, not the least of which is the economic rollercoaster right now. Temperatures are finally cooling down into the low 90s/high 80s, so I'll finally be able to get out there and put the headers and other bits in. I also dusted off the video camera a couple weeks ago for work, and will be using it to film some runs once everything's installed. I'm still really liking this setup, and I barely notice it now unless I have it wide-open.
-Mike
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okay. so im still waiting on the turn out on this setup. have you put the headers on yet? lol this is a great review ur doing here.
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I have another care package on the way from AJR, though, so I might wait until those arrive to get the headers installed.
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