97 Cobra header back exhaust

I am looking to replace the stock exhaust for 2 reasons...
The first is that (prior to me owning the car) the original T45 was replaced with a T45 for a GT. As far as I know, the trans are the same except for the crossmember mounting points...which leads me to the problem. The yahoo who installed (the wrong trans in my mind) moved the crossmember forward to mate with the new T45. Now the stock cats bang into the crossmember. The genius who installed it smashed the heat shields to minimize the noise. It drives me nuts!

The second reason is I want better perfomance and sound. This is my daily driver so I don't want obnoxious but I do want to be noticed.

I was looking at the new Summit catalog and they have a Pypes SS manifold back system for $659. I read a couple threads about the Pypes products and people seem to be generally happy. I was hoping for some insight and recommendations.

Thanks,
C

before I get buried in corrections...I screwed up. The Pypes system I was looking was for a V6. So ignore the Pypes part but feel free to comment on the other part.

Now that you mention it (after looking at your setup), a blower may be in my future somewhere down the road. I will look at the dynomax for sure now.

and yes, the crossmember moved forward about 6 inches!!