I did that too, then I got a SLP system for 5.90 FREE hahahaha and I clamped it up,,.... ITS THE SAME as a doing what you did! Sound and all ! And to think people pay 339.00$$ for a piece of pipe welding in place of a muffler and some chrome tips !! I spent 69 on my setup from Marco mufflers, before I got the SLP. I keep the stock tips on..before the switch.