Hi guys,

I've recently bought a Maganflow system but have decided to go a different route. I want to get something else but enjoy doing work like this myself. One thing I didn't like about the Magnaflow was that it was extremely crooked. I just couldn't get it aligned proberly while working on my back with a floor jack. I think I would have either had to heat it up and bend the hangers, or adjust the mid pipes which is too hard with my current tool set. So which axleback kit out there bolts up the easiest with out much adjustment... or with minimal adjustment...

Thanks!

 

Interesting. I have been running Maggies for 2 years. No alignment issues at all. Are you also loosening the clamps after the H-pipe? You know under your butt? You have to loosen the pipes there and rotate the over-the-axle pipe at the same time your adjusting the mufflers. It really is very easy. You shouldn't have to be bending any hangers.

 

It's a 2 man job with Jack stands to get it straight

 

I think that may be my issue. Wood ramps and my girlfriend don't cut it lol!

 

My Borla 11752's are straight. Just needed a little twisting of the stock mid pipe.

 

+1 My Stingers weren't centered at first either, because I couldn't get to the midpipe clamps with just the back-end lifted.

 

I own a muffler, brake shop, and let me tell you i have installed most brands. The majority of the time they
need tweaking. Sometimes they just fit like S _ _ _ ! Then you get one and you go, man that fit's nice.

 

My magnaflows went right on and were perfect fit. We did adjust the pipe after noticing it was hitting when going over bumps.

 

My BoomTubes bolted up and centered up perfect on the first try.

 

My Boomtubes fit like crap first try. Ended up going to the muffler shop and they told me the same thing that the previous poster mentioned; most of these systems need tweaking. My Mac's had similar issues. I think it just comes with the territory.

 

Even the most expensive systems need to have everything loosened up to the mid pipe like 70mach1owner stated. Magnaflow is among the very best fitting exhaust available. They make the first prototype system by hand with small sections of pipe with a group of technicians, then a computer aided system scans the welded together pipes and a computer aided mandrel pipe bender does all the work according to the scan. It's pretty much a fool proof method and every system that's made goes through the identical computer aided bending process.

You need to loosen the mid pipes and axleback portion of the exhaust and have a buddy at the rear of the car holding the tip in place, centered in the bumper's cut out as you go under the car and tweak the pipes and tighten the clamps. It is common to have to bend a hanger a little to because nothing made by men is ever perfect unless you are lucky. Magnaflow is definitely one of the better fitting systems.

 

Nothing is perfect.. Pypes mid muffler FTW!

 

Borla lt's, or x, over axels and stingers still in alignment after 2+years, fitment is perfect from factory.

 

Forgot to mention only around 2k miles on the system so not much vibration yet