Received my Steeda cat-back (made by Borla) yesterday from Steeda.ca (great guys by the way). Fedex dropped the box off at about 6pm and I was gonna wait until the weekend but my new fluorescent lights I installed in my garage were begging me to put it in that night!
Installation: I am not a mechanic by any stretch of the imagination yet the install still went pretty smoothly. I jacked the rear of the car onto to ramps and also had some jack stands by the axle and some wheel stops in front of the front wheels just in case. I would strongly recommend buying a creeper if you do not have one already...it came in very handy. Removing the old mufflers was a bit tough...I used a rip saw and a hack saw to cut the pipe. That was probably the most difficult part. The new system went on pretty easily. One word of advice, TIGHTEN THE CLAMP BLOTS AS TIGHT AS YOU CAN! I was a bit nervous about putting the clamps on too tight. I realized that was bad idea when I got to the end of my street and one of my pipes fell off! (not the chrome part thank God)!
Sound: Exactly what I wanted...not too loud when driving under normal conditions...nice deep and throaty sound when you hammer it down. I had some type of glasspacks on my old 02 which were stupid loud all the time. The Steeda's sound very rich.
Looks: Nicely polished tips...printed "Steeda" and logo on the top of the tip. The tips are wider than stock by about 1/2 an inch...not too big, but enough that people know that your car is not an "off the lot" Mustang!
Power increase: I can feel a slight increase in throttle response. I am running a K&N Fipk, a custom tuned SCT program and 94 octane gas. I am very pleased overall with the setup as the car is running smooth and fast!
I am very happy with the purchase and the install process.
Installation: I am not a mechanic by any stretch of the imagination yet the install still went pretty smoothly. I jacked the rear of the car onto to ramps and also had some jack stands by the axle and some wheel stops in front of the front wheels just in case. I would strongly recommend buying a creeper if you do not have one already...it came in very handy. Removing the old mufflers was a bit tough...I used a rip saw and a hack saw to cut the pipe. That was probably the most difficult part. The new system went on pretty easily. One word of advice, TIGHTEN THE CLAMP BLOTS AS TIGHT AS YOU CAN! I was a bit nervous about putting the clamps on too tight. I realized that was bad idea when I got to the end of my street and one of my pipes fell off! (not the chrome part thank God)!
Sound: Exactly what I wanted...not too loud when driving under normal conditions...nice deep and throaty sound when you hammer it down. I had some type of glasspacks on my old 02 which were stupid loud all the time. The Steeda's sound very rich.
Looks: Nicely polished tips...printed "Steeda" and logo on the top of the tip. The tips are wider than stock by about 1/2 an inch...not too big, but enough that people know that your car is not an "off the lot" Mustang!
Power increase: I can feel a slight increase in throttle response. I am running a K&N Fipk, a custom tuned SCT program and 94 octane gas. I am very pleased overall with the setup as the car is running smooth and fast!
I am very happy with the purchase and the install process.