rainier446
Professional Amateur Tech
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EDIT: VIDEO ADDED!!!
I will be taking a video later today (hopefully), I will do my best to include all driving situations inside and out. Now for the review
I didn't take any pictures, you can see everything on @COYOTEV8's review thread and on [MENTION=18139]goingsolo2[/MENTION] video...just search for it.
Received the package last night as it was getting dark but that didn't stop me. I had the Ford Racing Sport Catback installed on the car, I liked it but I didn't love it. Just sounded a little too tame for me.
When I opened the box, the packaging was great. Everything was bubble wrapped and protected where needed and there was a lot of filler in there to prevent the parts from moving around. Solo includes all stainless hardware, some little knick knacks (keychain, stickers) and a T-shirt...but that thing is hideous
I removed the old exhaust, and if you've ever been under this car you know how simple it is considering it's the lowest piece on the car so there's nothing else to fight with. For the installation I recommend removing the bubble wrap from the muffler as it has an orientation sticker on it that I didn't find until I installed it upside down. The front section mounts using the factory clamps to the manifolds/cats. Each rear section has reinforced hangers with multiple welds to ensure strength. They're not the prettiest welds I've seen but it's exhaust and not boost piping, they appear strong enough to last the life of the exhaust. The 3" piping is nice, and the tunable "J" pipes are already clamped tight with a preset length which I didn't touch or change.
I had a b***h of a time tightening down the strap clamps that connect the rear sections to the mid-pipe as the location for the connection is pretty tight up top and the clamps use bolts versus studs like the factory ones. Outside of this everything went good, I installed from front to back and tightened everything in that order as well. The ball-socket joint that they have setup for the tips makes this possible without constant tweaking because you can adjust the tips however you want. I opted for the black tips, and to my delight there's no writing or etching on them (I despise having brand names exposed) but there is a couple imperfections on them that I'm hoping to resolve with solo. Nothing major, just a spot on each tip where the paint has an imperfection.
The sound. OMG the sound. So as I stated earlier I used to run the FRPP Sport, it is pretty loud if you get on it but not loud inside the car at all. My issue with the FRPP is that it seems too high pitched, but opinions are subjective and I've been told numerous times how awesome my car sound(ed). The volume of the mach-thunder exhaust compared to the FRPP is a bit louder, but I really won't know until I get someone else to drive my car and I take some videos. The mach-thunder is deeper and louder for sure, but it also pops and burbles on downshifts and deceleration which I love. It's not obnoxious like backfire bangs or anything like that, just a good dose of activity to make it more lively. I took it to work this morning and down the highway last night and I am pleased to report that so far no drone, my highway range is 60-70mph and pretty flat.
I'll have the videos up this weekend for sure, but hopefully later today after work.
For anyone wondering what exhaust they should get, and if you're pondering anything in the Borla S, FRPP Sport, Corsa Sport loudness range then you should get this one. At half the cost of the FRPP and Corsa, and a few hundred less than the Borla you can't go wrong. Zero drone, great sound, 409SS 3" piping and massive 304SS tips, and a much better price point. The frpp is 2.5" 409, and I'm pretty sure the Borla is the same (they're basically the same exhaust). Corsa is a great product and quality construction, but that price is hard to swallow for a lot of us. You can get something just as good IMO in your price range with the SOLO Mach-Thunder kit.
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I will be taking a video later today (hopefully), I will do my best to include all driving situations inside and out. Now for the review
I didn't take any pictures, you can see everything on @COYOTEV8's review thread and on [MENTION=18139]goingsolo2[/MENTION] video...just search for it.
Received the package last night as it was getting dark but that didn't stop me. I had the Ford Racing Sport Catback installed on the car, I liked it but I didn't love it. Just sounded a little too tame for me.
When I opened the box, the packaging was great. Everything was bubble wrapped and protected where needed and there was a lot of filler in there to prevent the parts from moving around. Solo includes all stainless hardware, some little knick knacks (keychain, stickers) and a T-shirt...but that thing is hideous
I removed the old exhaust, and if you've ever been under this car you know how simple it is considering it's the lowest piece on the car so there's nothing else to fight with. For the installation I recommend removing the bubble wrap from the muffler as it has an orientation sticker on it that I didn't find until I installed it upside down. The front section mounts using the factory clamps to the manifolds/cats. Each rear section has reinforced hangers with multiple welds to ensure strength. They're not the prettiest welds I've seen but it's exhaust and not boost piping, they appear strong enough to last the life of the exhaust. The 3" piping is nice, and the tunable "J" pipes are already clamped tight with a preset length which I didn't touch or change.
I had a b***h of a time tightening down the strap clamps that connect the rear sections to the mid-pipe as the location for the connection is pretty tight up top and the clamps use bolts versus studs like the factory ones. Outside of this everything went good, I installed from front to back and tightened everything in that order as well. The ball-socket joint that they have setup for the tips makes this possible without constant tweaking because you can adjust the tips however you want. I opted for the black tips, and to my delight there's no writing or etching on them (I despise having brand names exposed) but there is a couple imperfections on them that I'm hoping to resolve with solo. Nothing major, just a spot on each tip where the paint has an imperfection.
The sound. OMG the sound. So as I stated earlier I used to run the FRPP Sport, it is pretty loud if you get on it but not loud inside the car at all. My issue with the FRPP is that it seems too high pitched, but opinions are subjective and I've been told numerous times how awesome my car sound(ed). The volume of the mach-thunder exhaust compared to the FRPP is a bit louder, but I really won't know until I get someone else to drive my car and I take some videos. The mach-thunder is deeper and louder for sure, but it also pops and burbles on downshifts and deceleration which I love. It's not obnoxious like backfire bangs or anything like that, just a good dose of activity to make it more lively. I took it to work this morning and down the highway last night and I am pleased to report that so far no drone, my highway range is 60-70mph and pretty flat.
I'll have the videos up this weekend for sure, but hopefully later today after work.
For anyone wondering what exhaust they should get, and if you're pondering anything in the Borla S, FRPP Sport, Corsa Sport loudness range then you should get this one. At half the cost of the FRPP and Corsa, and a few hundred less than the Borla you can't go wrong. Zero drone, great sound, 409SS 3" piping and massive 304SS tips, and a much better price point. The frpp is 2.5" 409, and I'm pretty sure the Borla is the same (they're basically the same exhaust). Corsa is a great product and quality construction, but that price is hard to swallow for a lot of us. You can get something just as good IMO in your price range with the SOLO Mach-Thunder kit.
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