Blake's V50 2.4i Progression Thread by Blake_from_Texas

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Just completed the Exhaust install. Was mostly a breeze, the only parts that were somewhat difficult were negotiating the stock exhaust out of the hangars and cutting the rear spoiler. 

First I unboxed the system and layed it out to see how it pieces together. 

All necessary hardware was included.

I pulled the car onto wheels ramps and used jack stands on the rear to get some working room, and used a halogen floodlight to illuminate the underside of the car.

Here is a comparison of the OEM muffler and the EST muffler, I estimate that the EST muffler is about 20-25 lbs lighter.

Putting in the system was quite easy, everything pieced together nicely and fit without issue. Here are some pictures of the new sections of exhaust;

And finally, the car as it appears from the rear;

I took it around the block and the sound is good. At startup there is a nice low rumble and then it returns to a quiet idle. When driving, the engine produces a pleasant low tone below 3500 rpm. As revs increase, it produces the same kind of tone as stock, although with a bit more volume and more "high-flow" sounding. I'm about to take some video for sound demostration and will be posting again shortly!

Here you go 

Here's the stationary rev video! I will be doing a drive-by/take off video later today!