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      07-23-2013, 02:50 PM   #1
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Stromburg Installed

Tough with jack stands but done in an hour and a half - adjustment for extension easy to do with moving rear fascia.

The fit into the cut outs however - no or not much adjustment up as held as high as I could - tighten upper flange bolts as much as could and then lower - SO -

Question is - has anyone bent the mounting brackets to shorten them a bit to move the entire muffler up ?

Would bend the single a bit - shorten it and move the double ones apart a bit to shorten it - could make it tough to remove the mounting bolts after but - who cares

SOUNDS great - great service - fast shipping although tax, suites and shipping to Canada nearly $325
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Tough with jack stands but done in an hour and a half - adjustment for extension easy to do with moving rear fascia.

The fit into the cut outs however - no or not much adjustment up as held as high as I could - tighten upper flange bolts as much as could and then lower - SO -

Question is - has anyone bent the mounting brackets to shorten them a bit to move the entire muffler up ?

Would bend the single a bit - shorten it and move the double ones apart a bit to shorten it - could make it tough to remove the mounting bolts after but - who cares

SOUNDS great - great service - fast shipping although tax, suites and shipping to Canada nearly $325
Congrats on your new exhaust! I assume you mean Stromung?

The vertical adjustment is a common issue. Check out DKF hangars. They solve that issue and more. Here's more info.
http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=747182
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Question is - has anyone bent the mounting brackets to shorten them a bit to move the entire muffler up ?
I use a jack to lift the tips until it almost touch the rear bumper. Tighten the flange bolts. It will drop about an inch to a perfect height.
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When I talked to Stromung they said they were supposed to hang relatively low by design. I didn't have any trouble getting them as tight as I wanted them to be. I can't imagine them getting much higher. I checked them often for awhile after install the make sure the paint wasn't getting too hot. It was never hotter (or even as hot as) just sitting in the sun.
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Thanks for all the replies

Sorry - I did mean Stromung and yes its a great exhaust.

I did exactly what was suggested even did bend the supports a "little"
Pushed them up with wooden blocks to touch the fascia - then I pushed the pipes from the cross pipe UP so when I let it down it pushed the muffler up. The flange bolts are almost horizontal so couldn't pull them up much by tightening the top ones more - so snugged them up evenly on both sides and then let out the wooden props - moved them up 2"

They are out enough to see the wording and high enough to fit the cut-out .

Look as good as I am gonna frig with as too little time to drive - sounds great and with the ESS 445 - goes pretty good as well
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Can't see your pics bigger than they are but they look good to me!
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Do your tips extend evenly? My left side is about 3/4" longer than the right side.
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I just got mine installed on Sat, sounds great.

Tips look even to me. I did a very scientific finger measurement. They came in at 2.5 fingers.
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You can also adjust the rear fascia to compensate a little when you install the lower screws
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